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The Curious Case of Tintype Photography: How a 19th Century Camera Technique Made an Unlikely Comeback
Introduction to Tintype Photography Tintype photography is a photographic process that involves creating a direct positive image on a...
Brian Pierson
Feb 1, 20248 min read
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The Good, the Bad, and the Tintype: How Tinplate Photos Captured Life in the Wild West
Introduction to Tintype Photography on the American Frontier Tintype photography, patented in 1856 by Hamilton Smith, was one of the...
Brian Pierson
Jan 25, 20248 min read
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The Faces of Battle: How Tintypes Immortalized Civil War Soldiers
Tintype photography, also known as ferrotype photography, rose in popularity during the 1860s and became an integral part of documenting...
Brian Pierson
Jan 18, 20248 min read
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The Dark Art of Tintype: A Day With a Forgotten Photographer
Introduction Tintype photography, also known as ferrotype photography, became popular in the mid-1800s as a cheaper and faster...
Brian Pierson
Jan 12, 20248 min read
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Capturing the Past: The Rise and Fall of Tintype Photography
Tintype photography refers to photographic images produced directly onto thin iron sheets that are coated with a dark lacquer or enamel....
Brian Pierson
Jan 4, 20248 min read
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Good Morning from Skagway, Alaska!
Finally updating the blog. :) Where to begin? Since April we have traveled from Idaho to California then back up the West Coast on the...
Brian Pierson
Jul 12, 20221 min read
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The Beginning of the Adventure
I am starting my third week of the 2021 limited cruise ship season. Here is the Whitepass RR rotary plow. I recently sent this piece to...
Brian Pierson
Aug 8, 20211 min read
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