Care and identification of 19th-century photographic prints / by James M. Reilly.

Rochester, NY : Eastman Kodak Co., [1986], ©1986.

xii, 116 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.

"Flowchart for identification guide" (1 folded leaf) inserted.

"Fourth printing, 2009."

The history of photographic printing in the 19th century. The earliest photographic prints: Photogenic drawings ; Salted paper prints: 1840-1855 ; The albumen print: 1850-1895 ; Non-silver papers: 1860-1900 ; Technical advances in silver printing papers: 1880-1900 ; Bromide developing-out paper: 1885-1900 ; Emulsion-type printing-out papers: 1885-1900 ; Contact-speed developing-out papers: late 1890s. -- The component materials of 19th-century prints and their forms of deterioration. Final image materials ; Binders ; Paper supports ; Secondary supports ; Surface treatments and adhesives ; Preservation problems related to the laminate structure of photographic prints. -- Stability of specific print materials. Salted paper prints ; Albumen prints ; Platinotypes ; Cyanotypes ; Carbon prints, woodburytypes, and gum bichromate prints ; Collodion printing-out papers ; Gelatin printing-out papers ; Gelatin developing-out papers. --

Identification of 19th-century photographic and photomechanical print processes. Preparation and tools ; Identifying daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes ; Identifying print processes: the identification guide ; Summary of physical descriptions of the major 19th-century photographic and photomechanical print processes. -- Preservation and collection management. Defining the purpose and significance of a collection ; Establishing order ; User policies ; Exhibition policies ; Loan policies and traveling exhibitions ; Security ; Preventing and responding to emergencies. -- Storage. The storage environment ; Storage materials. -- Handling, display, and care. Handling ; Display ; Care.

Includes bibliographies and index.