Albumen Prints
Period of Use: 1850 - ca. 1890

The Albumen print was the most common photographic print used in the nineteenth century, and represents 80% of all surviving 19th century photographs.  Albumen prints can vary in color from purple to chocolate brown.   They fade to yellow, and the highlights are often yellow.  Because the paper was extremely thin, albumen prints were almost always placed on a thick mount.  Unmounted prints would curl, crack and/or tear easily.  
 

Albumen Prints come in a variety of sizes:
Carte de Visite  Cabinet  Promenade  Boudoir Imperial  Panel	1 1/2” x 2 1/2”  6 1/2” x 4 1/2” 7 1/2” x 3 3/4”  8 1/4” x 5”  10” x 7” 13” x 8”

	Examples of Albumen Prints:
	The camp barber			Soldier and boy posing with wooden gun

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