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Hillotype

Scope note

Early color photographic process announced by Levi L. Hill in 1856 but thought until recently to be spurious, and still not fully understood.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000133326

Broader Terms used

direct positive processes

Equivalent Terms used

Hillotypes

Created

13yrs ago

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