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Vandyke prints

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CategoryVandyke prints
SourceLibrary of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I

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Photographic prints made by a formula introduced in the late 1800s. Used in the 1920s-1950s to reproduce architectural, engineering, and mechanical drawings. Mirror image white lines on a dark brown or sepia background were used to make blue or black line prints. Revived in mid-1960s as an alternative photographic process.

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