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Brian Pierson
Feb 1, 20248 min read
The Curious Case of Tintype Photography: How a 19th Century Camera Technique Made an Unlikely Comeback
Introduction to Tintype Photography Tintype photography is a photographic process that involves creating a direct positive image on a...
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Brian Pierson
Jan 25, 20248 min read
The Good, the Bad, and the Tintype: How Tinplate Photos Captured Life in the Wild West
Introduction to Tintype Photography on the American Frontier Tintype photography, patented in 1856 by Hamilton Smith, was one of the...
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Brian Pierson
Jan 18, 20248 min read
The Faces of Battle: How Tintypes Immortalized Civil War Soldiers
Tintype photography, also known as ferrotype photography, rose in popularity during the 1860s and became an integral part of documenting...
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Brian Pierson
Jan 11, 20248 min read
The Dark Art of Tintype: A Day With a Forgotten Photographer
Introduction Tintype photography, also known as ferrotype photography, became popular in the mid-1800s as a cheaper and faster...
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Brian Pierson
Jan 4, 20248 min read
Capturing the Past: The Rise and Fall of Tintype Photography
Tintype photography refers to photographic images produced directly onto thin iron sheets that are coated with a dark lacquer or enamel....
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Brian Pierson
Jul 12, 20221 min read
Good Morning from Skagway, Alaska!
Finally updating the blog. :) Where to begin? Since April we have traveled from Idaho to California then back up the West Coast on the...
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Brian Pierson
Aug 8, 20211 min read
The Beginning of the Adventure
I am starting my third week of the 2021 limited cruise ship season. Here is the Whitepass RR rotary plow. I recently sent this piece to...
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