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Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.

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Contents

Introduction
1Introduction to dark tents and dark boxes
Examples
2Dark tents and dark boxes
3Photographs of dark tents, dark boxes and photographers in the field
4A surviving example of a dark tent
Contemporary accounts
5Contemporary accounts of nineteenth century dark tents
6Sources on nineteenth century dark tents and dark boxes
Photographers using dark tents and dark boxes
7Carleton E. Watkins (uncertain): #925 Spring Valley Water Works
8William Henry Jackson: Photographing in High Places
9Francis Frith at the Temple of Dendara, Egypt
10Jackson Brothers (Omaha, Nebraska): Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad - #192 Dale Creek Bridge
11John Burke: Fixing the Negative
12Contemporary dark tents and dark boxes

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