Originally Posted by
interneg
Kodak Super Panchro Press Type B is the most likely answer. Very fast stock for the time, intended for exactly the sort of stuff he was doing. There were a lot more stocks than Super-XX - there are Kodak dataguides from the right period on the internet archive that will give an insight into what was available at the time.
Edit: Can confirm it was Super Panchro Press - see Popular Photography, December 1946, p.174. Exposure was 1/200, f16 via suitable flash bulb (article says 'midget' flash bulb). For the IR shots he apparently used 1/100 at f8 at 6ft, IR flashbulbs and processed in D-76 to control the contrast.
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