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Paget plates


 
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An early, ingenious attempt at color. Using a "screen" of tiny red, green, and blue filters, the Paget process allowed photographers to capture the world in color using standard black-and-white plates—a precursor to modern digital sensors.

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1Improving content on photographic techniques
Introduction
2Introduction to Paget Plates
Packaging
3Paget plates: Packaging
Photographers
4Frank Hurley: Paget plates of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917)
5Frank Hurley: Paget plates of the First World War

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