Originally Posted by
Michael Alpert
Bernice, Thank you for the link. The photographs are wonderful but seeing them seems a little strange. It is somewhat like hearing the recorded voice of a deceased friend.
Shannon, Cellulose-nitrate refers to the film-base, which was highly flammable and unstable. This material is the reason that many early motion pictures have not survived. It was, of course, much lighter in weight than glass-plates, which I guess was why it was used instead of glass plates during this early exploration. It is a minor miracle that these photographs have survived.
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