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Itinerant photographers (smudgers) began appearing on English streets, fairgrounds and at the seaside (1860s). They were taking instant photographs while the customer waited. At first collodion wet plate processes were used to take Ambrotype and Ferrotype (Tintype) photographs using a portable darkroom to sensitize and develop the images. These photographs were produced in minutes. Most of the English photographs we have found are studio CDVs and cabinet cards. We have found few tintypes, but believe that many were taken. We suspect that images may have deteriotated over time. Interestingly those that survived provide us fascinating views outside the studio. This is arare thing in the 19th centyry. This stree photography seems more prevalent in England than any other country. Unfortunately, many of these images do not seem to have survived prbably because of the chemistry involved they were nit as stable as paper albumen studio prints. We have a much larger American archive, but almost all were studio portarits. Stree photography was much less common.
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