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Gelatin Silver Collection (#2)

"Gelatin Silver: A Captivating Glimpse into History and Art" Step back in time to the year 1890

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Steamfitter Mechanic Steam Pump Lewis W Hine

Steamfitter Mechanic Steam Pump Lewis W Hine
Steamfitter, or Mechanic and Steam Pump; Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940); United States; negative 1921; print later; Gelatin silver print; 24.4 x 17.8 cm (9 5, 8 x 7 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Gee Bend Alabama Artelia Bendolph Arthur Rothstein

Gee Bend Alabama Artelia Bendolph Arthur Rothstein
Gees Bend, Alabama (Artelia Bendolph); Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915 - 1985); 1937; Gelatin silver print; 40 x 49.7 cm (15 3, 4 x 19 9, 16 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: H. H. Maharaja Tagore Durbar costume jeweles worth

H. H. Maharaja Tagore Durbar costume jeweles worth
H.H. the Maharaja of Tagore in Durbar costume, jeweles worth 00, 000 - Calcutta; Underwood & Underwood (American, 1881 - 1940s); 1903; Gelatin silver print;

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Bagging cotton-seed meal oil extracted Georgia

Bagging cotton-seed meal oil extracted Georgia
Bagging cotton-seed meal after oil has been extracted, Georgia, U.S.A; Underwood & Underwood (American, 1881 - 1940s); about 1899; Gelatin silver print;

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Union Square Manhattan Berenice Abbott American

Union Square Manhattan Berenice Abbott American
Union Square, Manhattan; Berenice Abbott (American, 1898 - 1991); July 16, 1936; Gelatin silver print; 19.7 x 24.8 cm (7 3, 4 x 9 3, 4 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Printer Lewis W Hine American 1874 1940 New York

Printer Lewis W Hine American 1874 1940 New York
Printer; Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940); New York, New York, United States; 1905; Gelatin silver print; 17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3, 4 x 4 3, 4 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Sarah Bernhardt Nadar Gaspard Felix Tournachon

Sarah Bernhardt Nadar Gaspard Felix Tournachon
Sarah Bernhardt; Nadar, Gaspard Felix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910), Paul Nadar (French, 1856 - 1939); negative about 1864; print about 1924

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Factory Worker Lewis W Hine American 1874 1940

Factory Worker Lewis W Hine American 1874 1940
Factory Worker; Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940); United States; 1931; Gelatin silver print; Sheet: 41.9 x 32.4 cm (16 1, 2 x 12 3, 4 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Hopi Watching Dancers Edwards Curtis American

Hopi Watching Dancers Edwards Curtis American
Hopi, Watching the Dancers; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1906; Gelatin silver print or platinum print; 19.7 × 14.7 cm (7 3, 4 × 5 13, 16 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Cranberry Picker New Jersey Lewis W Hine American

Cranberry Picker New Jersey Lewis W Hine American
Cranberry Picker, New Jersey; Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940); New Jersey, United States; 1913; Gelatin silver print; 38.1 x 31 cm (15 x 12 3, 16 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Priest old miracle-working cross Karl Karlovitz

Priest old miracle-working cross Karl Karlovitz
Priest with an old miracle-working cross; Karl Karlovitz Bulla (Russian, 1854 - 1929); 1913; Gelatin silver print; 18.6 x 13.6 cm (7 5, 16 x 5 3, 8 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Wells Cathedral Canopy Altar Bishop Sugar Chantry

Wells Cathedral Canopy Altar Bishop Sugar Chantry
Wells Cathedral: Canopy of Altar in Bishop Sugars Chantry; Frederick H. Evans (British, 1853 - 1943); 1903; Gelatin silver print; 16.7 x 21.7 cm (6 9, 16 x 8 9, 16 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Logger crosscut saw felled tree Darius Kinsey

Logger crosscut saw felled tree Darius Kinsey
Logger, crosscut saw and felled tree; Darius Kinsey (American, 1869 - 1945); Washington, United States; about 1915; Gelatin silver print; 25.4 × 32.7 cm (10 × 12 7, 8 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Sioux Girls Edwards Curtis American 1868 1952

Sioux Girls Edwards Curtis American 1868 1952
Sioux Girls; Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952); 1907; Gelatin silver print; 40.2 x 30.5 cm (15 13, 16 x 12 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Grandmother Kasebier Knitting Gertrude Kasebier

Grandmother Kasebier Knitting Gertrude Kasebier
Grandmother Kasebier with Knitting; Gertrude Kasebier (American, 1852 - 1934); Germany; 1895 - 1901; Gelatin silver print; 35.7 x 27.9 cm (14 1, 16 x 11 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Unloading cotton gin pnematic suction pipe Georgia

Unloading cotton gin pnematic suction pipe Georgia
Unloading cotton at gin by pnematic suction pipe, Georgia; Underwood & Underwood (American, 1881 - 1940s); about 1900; Gelatin silver print;

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Broadway Metropolitan Hotel N. Y Edward Henry T

Broadway Metropolitan Hotel N. Y Edward Henry T
Broadway near Metropolitan Hotel, N.Y; Edward and Henry T. Anthony & Co. (American, 1862 - 1902); about 1890; Gelatin silver print;

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Heart Turbine Lewis W Hine American 1874 1940

Heart Turbine Lewis W Hine American 1874 1940
Heart of the Turbine; Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940); United States; 1930; Gelatin silver print; 24.1 × 19.4 cm (9 1, 2 × 7 5, 8 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Frances Artie Tom Crowell Susan Macdowell Avondale

Frances Artie Tom Crowell Susan Macdowell Avondale
Frances, Artie and Tom Crowell and Susan Macdowell in Avondale, PA.; Thomas Eakins (American, 1844 - 1916); negative 1883; print 1975; Gelatin silver print; 25.6 x 31.7 cm (10 1, 16 x 12 1, 2 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Eagle Nest Wairakei New Zealand Valentine & Sons

Eagle Nest Wairakei New Zealand Valentine & Sons
The Eagles Nest, Wairakei, New Zealand; Valentine & Sons (Scottish, 1851 - 1910); New Zealand; about 1892; Gelatin silver print; 18.5 x 29.1 cm (7 5, 16 x 11 7, 16 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Capt Ginger Yacht Jamaica American 1900 Gelatin silver

Capt Ginger Yacht Jamaica American 1900 Gelatin silver
Capt. Ginger and his Yacht, Jamaica; American; about 1900; Gelatin silver print;

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Earth Eugene Druet French 1868 1917 Auguste Rodin

Earth Eugene Druet French 1868 1917 Auguste Rodin
The Earth; Eugene Druet (French, 1868 - 1917), and Auguste Rodin (French, 1840 - 1917); about 1900; Gelatin silver print; 28.1 x 39.8 cm (11 1, 16 x 15 11, 16 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: southeast Janiculum Rome Aventine hill Alban mountains

southeast Janiculum Rome Aventine hill Alban mountains
southeast from Janiculum, Rome, Aventine hill and Alban mountains, southeast from Janiculum, Rome, Stereographic views of Italy, Underwood and Underwood, Underwood, Bert, 1862-1943

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Rome Tiber island southeast Stereographic views

Rome Tiber island southeast Stereographic views
Rome, Tiber and its island from the southeast, Rome, Stereographic views of Italy, Underwood and Underwood, Underwood, Bert, 1862-1943, stereograph: gelatin silver, ca

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Vatican palace St. Peter dome Stereographic views

Vatican palace St. Peter dome Stereographic views
Vatican palace from St. Peters dome, Stereographic views of Italy, Underwood and Underwood, Underwood, Bert, 1862-1943, stereograph: gelatin silver, ca

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: home old merchant Venice Palazzo Ca d Oro Stereographic views

home old merchant Venice Palazzo Ca d Oro Stereographic views
home of an old merchant of Venice, Palazzo Ca d Oro, home of an old merchant of Venice, Stereographic views of Italy, Underwood and Underwood, Underwood, Bert, 1862-1943, stereograph: gelatin silver

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Main Line Low Grade Tracks Parkersburg William H

Main Line Low Grade Tracks Parkersburg William H
Main Line and Low Grade Tracks at Parkersburg; William H. Rau (American, 1855 - 1920); 1891 - 1895; Gelatin silver print; 44 x 54.6 cm (17 5, 16 x 21 1, 2 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: President McKinley seated Underwood & Underwood

President McKinley seated Underwood & Underwood
President McKinley, seated; Underwood & Underwood (American, 1881 - 1940s); about 1905; Gelatin silver print;

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Bedouin Man orientalist photography American Colony

Bedouin Man orientalist photography American Colony
Bedouin Man, orientalist photography, American Colony Jerusalem, Active 1898-1934, Gelatin silver print, 1904

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Ottoman dignitaries railroad monument locomotives

Ottoman dignitaries railroad monument locomotives
Ottoman dignitaries before railroad monument, locomotives and track in background, Pierre de Gigord collection of photographs of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Panoramic view first courtyard Forbidden City

Panoramic view first courtyard Forbidden City
Panoramic view of the first courtyard of the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, LeMunyon, C. E. Hand-colored, oil?, gelatin silver, ca. 1910

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Stone boat Summer Palace Beijing China LeMunyon

Stone boat Summer Palace Beijing China LeMunyon
Stone boat in the Summer Palace, Beijing, China, LeMunyon, C. E. Hand-colored, oil?, gelatin silver, ca. 1910, The marble boat in Yihe Yuan was built as part of Empress Dowager Cixis renovations

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Marble bridges gate Forbidden City Bejing China

Marble bridges gate Forbidden City Bejing China
Marble bridges and gate, Forbidden City, Bejing, China, LeMunyon, C. E. Hand-colored, oil?, gelatin silver, ca. 1910

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Sawing lumber Manchuria Keystone View Company

Sawing lumber Manchuria Keystone View Company
Sawing lumber in Manchuria, Keystone View Company, Gelatin silver, 1904 or 1905, Image taken during the Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905). 523. 6571

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Tinsmith Shop rue de la Reynie Eugene Atget

Tinsmith Shop rue de la Reynie Eugene Atget
Tinsmiths Shop, rue de la Reynie; Eugene Atget (French, 1857 - 1927); Paris, France; 1912; Gelatin silver chloride printing-out paper print; 22.5 x 17.8 cm (8 7, 8 x 7 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Merchant Bodyguard Arnold Genthe American born Germany

Merchant Bodyguard Arnold Genthe American born Germany
Merchant with Bodyguard; Arnold Genthe (American, born Germany, 1869 - 1942); San Francisco, California, United States; about 1896 -1906; Gelatin silver print; 25.7 x 34 cm (10 1, 8 x 13 3, 8 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: elderly man moustache Walter Gardiner British

elderly man moustache Walter Gardiner British
elderly man with moustache; Walter Gardiner (British, active 1890s); about 1900; Gelatin silver print

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Street Fair Booth Fete du Trone Eugene Atget

Street Fair Booth Fete du Trone Eugene Atget
Street Fair Booth (Fete du Trone); Eugene Atget (French, 1857 - 1927), and Berenice Abbott (American, 1898 - 1991); negative 1925; print before 1954; Gelatin silver print; 17.3 x 22.5 cm (6 13)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Native American Man Frederick I Monsen American

Native American Man Frederick I Monsen American
Native American Man; Frederick I. Monsen (American, 1865 - 1929); 1894 - 1906; Gelatin silver print; 47.1 x 29.2 cm (18 9, 16 x 11 1, 2 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Herstmonceux Castle Sussex Steps Upper Garden

Herstmonceux Castle Sussex Steps Upper Garden
Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex, Steps to the Upper Garden; Frederick H. Evans (British, 1853 - 1943); 1918; Gelatin silver print; 18.6 x 23.5 cm (7 5, 16 x 9 1, 4 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Shanghai China street tea houses H C White Co

Shanghai China street tea houses H C White Co
Shanghai, China, In the street of the tea houses, Shanghai, China, H. C. White Co. Gelatin silver, 1901, Title from caption printed on mount. 3722--number preceeding caption

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Navy Yard Dells Wisconsin Henry Hamilton Bennett

Navy Yard Dells Wisconsin Henry Hamilton Bennett
Navy Yard Dells of the Wisconsin; Henry Hamilton Bennett (American, born Canada, 1843 - 1908); Kilbourn, Wisconsin, United States; about 1865 - 1875; Gelatin silver print; 8.8 × 13.8 cm (3 7)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Human Wreckage No Man Land Chemin des Dames France

Human Wreckage No Man Land Chemin des Dames France
Human Wreckage in No Mans Land, Chemin des Dames, France; Underwood & Underwood (American, 1881 - 1940s), Keystone View Co. (American, 1892 - 1963); about 1919; Gelatin silver print;

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Luncheon Hall Dells Wisconsin Henry Hamilton

Luncheon Hall Dells Wisconsin Henry Hamilton
Luncheon Hall Dells of the Wisconsin; Henry Hamilton Bennett (American, born Canada, 1843 - 1908); Kilbourn, Wisconsin, United States; about 1865 - 1875; Gelatin silver print; 8.6 × 13.6 cm (3 3)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: House Farmer Fairly Modest Means Rio Piedras

House Farmer Fairly Modest Means Rio Piedras
In the House of a Farmer of Fairly Modest Means, Rio Piedras; Jack Delano (American, born Russia, 1914 - 1997); United States; negative about 1940; print later; Gelatin silver print; 31.1 x 22.8 cm

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Untitled parkway structure New York Berenice Abbott

Untitled parkway structure New York Berenice Abbott
Untitled (parkway below structure), New York; Berenice Abbott (American, 1898 - 1991); New York, New York, United States; negative about 1935; printed later; Gelatin silver print; 27.5 x 34.7 cm

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: Hell Gate Bridge New York Berenice Abbott American

Hell Gate Bridge New York Berenice Abbott American
Hell Gate Bridge, New York; Berenice Abbott (American, 1898 - 1991); New York, New York, United States; about 1935; Gelatin silver print; 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)

Background imageGelatin Silver Collection: George Washington Bridge New York Berenice Abbott

George Washington Bridge New York Berenice Abbott
George Washington Bridge, New York; Berenice Abbott (American, 1898 - 1991); New York, New York, United States; 1937; Gelatin silver print; 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.)




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"Gelatin Silver: A Captivating Glimpse into History and Art" Step back in time to the year 1890, where the rhythmic clang of five blacksmiths' anvils resonates through the air, each holding a large hammer with skilled precision. This iconic image captures the essence of craftsmanship and strength. Unlocking another treasure trove of history, we find ourselves immersed in a key plan line canal by G. Herbert & Horace C. Bayley. The intricate details showcase their meticulous planning and engineering prowess, transporting us to an era when canals were lifelines for trade and transportation. Moving on to nature's delicate beauty, Karl Blossfeldt's lens transports us to the enchanting world of Blumenbachia hieronymi Loasaceae. Each petal seems to whisper secrets as it unfurls under his expert gaze, revealing Mother Nature's artistry at its finest. Alton Huffman takes center stage next with his captivating photograph titled "Cattle Laton. " Through his lens, he immortalizes American life from 1854-1931 - a snapshot frozen in time that tells tales of hard work and resilience etched onto every cowboy's face. Shifting our focus indoors, Edgar Degas paints an intimate portrait titled "Louise Halevy Lamplight. " Bathed in warm hues emanating from flickering candles, Louise exudes grace and elegance while capturing Degas' mastery at capturing human emotion through brushstrokes. Enter Louis Fleckenstein - an American woman armed with her trusty camera amidst towering trees. Her lens becomes a window into her perspective as she explores landscapes unknown; women like her paved the way for future generations behind cameras worldwide. Edward Henry T Anthony & Co. 's Printing House Square N. Y beckons us next - a bustling hub where photographs come alive on paper. Witnessing this process is akin to witnessing magic unfold before our eyes, as images are immortalized through the gelatin silver process.