THE ITEM

 lovely old

ALBUMEN - CABINET CARD

The albumen print, also called albumen silver print, was invented in 1850 by Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, and was the first commercially exploitable method of producing a photographic print on a paper base from a negative. It used the albumen found in egg whites to bind the photographic chemicals to the paper and became the dominant form of photographic positives from 1855 to the turn of the century, with a peak in the 1860-90 period.

The Carte de visite process was quickly replaced by the larger Cabinet cards. In the early 1860s, both types of photographs were essentially the same in process and design. Both were most often albumen prints; the primary difference being the cabinet card was larger and usually included extensive logos and information on the reverse side of the card to advertise the photographer’s services. However, later into its popularity, other types of papers began to replace the albumen process. Despite the similarity, the cabinet card format was initially used for landscape views before it was adopted for portraiture

(WIKIPEDIA)

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SHOWING:

ZELL AM SEE

DAS STEINERNE MEER

(INCLUDING THE RAILWAYSTATION, BUT NO GRAND HOTEL, THAT'S WHY WE DATE IT TO THE 1870's ....)

AUSTRIA / OOSTENRIJK / L'AUTRICHE

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER:

PHOTOGRAPHIE UND VERLAG

WÜRTHLE & SPINNHIRN

SALZBURG

NR.: 198

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SIZED:

10,5 X 15,8 CENTIMETERS

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CONDITION:

good, little rubbed and discoloured, corners and edges lightly bumped, very small damage on top-side, few (foxy) stains, small number written in ink on back-side

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