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    Posted 6 years ago

    scottvez
    (977 items)

    19th century photographers employed artists to retouch photographs and apply colors to enhance the early black and white photographs. In what was a very competitive market , many photographers used these artist to increase profits and draw people into their studio.

    This image shows an early photographic colorist working on a large albumen print of a woman. His employer is the well known Western Photographers Sutterley Brothers, who worked in Nevada, Utah and California in the 1860s- 70s.

    This particular image is from Virginia (City), N. T. (Nevada Territory) and based on the backmark probably dates from the middle of 1864. Nevada became a state on 31 OCT 1864.

    Second image is a close up shot of the colorist-- it is unmarked.

    Reproduction of these images in any form is prohibited.

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    1. scottvez scottvez, 6 years ago
      It would be neat, but no such luck. They probably parted ways 150 years ago.

      I'll keep an eye out for it!

      scott
    2. scottvez scottvez, 6 years ago
      Thanks for looking fort and muse.

      scott
    3. scottvez scottvez, 6 years ago
      Thanks vetraio, craig and brunswick.

      scott
    4. scottvez scottvez, 6 years ago
      Thanks for looking bud and nobucks.

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    5. scottvez scottvez, 6 years ago
      Thanks for looking filmnet.

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    6. scottvez scottvez, 6 years ago
      Thanks official and watchsearcher.

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    7. scottvez scottvez, 6 years ago
      Thanks kiva.

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    8. scottvez scottvez, 6 years ago
      Thanks cultcha and hunter.

      scott

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