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Albumen transparencies |
Albumen positives on glass, used primarily for lantern slides and stereographs. Introduced in 1849. |
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Autochromes |
An additive color process on glass using a color screen with an irregular mosaic pattern formed starch grains dyed red, green and blue-violet. The screen was coated on a glass plate and a panchromatic black-and-white emulsion was coated on top of the screen. The image is exposed through the glass and viewed from the emulsion side. Manufactured by the Lumière brothers between 1907 and 1933. |
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Collodion transparencies |
Collodion positives on glass, used primarily for lantern slides and stereographs. Popular 1850-1910. |
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Gelatin silver glass transparencies |
Gelatin positives on glass, used primarily for lantern slides and stereographs. |
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On Film |
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Chromogenic color film transparencies |
Color slides and transparencies using the chromogenic color process. |
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Gelatin silver film transparencies (B&W slides) |
Film transparencies & slides having gelatin as the binder, holding silver as the final image material. |
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On Motion Picture Film |
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Color motion picture film (polyester) |
Any of various types of color processes on motion picture film. |
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Gelatin silver motion picture film (polyester) |
Motion picture film having gelatin as the binder, holding silver as the final image material. |
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Gelatin silver filmstrips |
Short rolls or lengths of 16mm or 35mm film on which there are a series of gelatin silver transparencies bearing pictures, text, or captions. |
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