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Early photography used metal or glass plates, not film, and most certainly existed during the civil war. Here is an exhibition on civil war photography from the
by whyenot 16y ago
Early photography used metal or glass plates, not film, and most certainly existed during the civil war. Here is an exhibition on civil war photography from the Met:
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/phcw/hd_phcw.htm http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/phcw/hd_phcw.htm
- JacobAldridge 16y agoTrue - I aimed for brevity instead of clarity with my point. I mentioned film for its ease of use in a variety of situations, meaning its invention made it much more likely that photos would be taken and maintined - as you point out, earlier technology has survived.