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Preserving Revolutionary & Civil War History
Preserving Revolutionary & Civil War History
Credit: The American Museum of Photography
Media type: cyanotype
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Annotation: Developed in 1842, the process of cyanotype gives a cyan-blue tint to photographs. This is the same method used to make blueprints used by engineers and architects. Ten African American children pose for this photograph.
Year: 1898