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The appearance of photographic studios
1Photographs of the interiors of photographic shops and studios
2Paintings showing backgrounds in use
3Illustrations of the interiors of nineteenth century photographic shops and studios
4Richard Beard: Jabez Hogg and Mr. Johnson (1843)
Darkrooms
5Surviving examples of early darkrooms
Backgrounds and foregrounds
6Backgrounds used in nineteenth century photographic studios
7C.M. Coolidge: US patent No. 149,724, Processes of Taking Photographic Pictures (1874)
Electric light
8Use of electric lighting in studios
The process of having a portrait taken
9Portrait factory on Broadway, New York
Posing
10The "helping hand", "hidden mother" and "hidden father" portraits
11The simulation of snow and ice in portrait studios
12Arthur Scheiner: At the Photographer (1890)

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