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Born in Sheffield in 1832, John Carbutt came to Philadelphia in 1853. He was a chemist and scientific photographer. He was first president of the Photographers' Association of America. Among his inventions was the orthochromatic plate. In 1879, he perfected what became known as the Carbutt dry plate.
Nov 3, 2012 · Carbutt soon spread the news of his discovery. On 23 November 1888, The Photographic News reported: From John Carbutt, of Wayne Junction, Philadelphia, we have received a package which contains celluloid films coated with gelatine emulsion, and which are developed as easily as coated glass plates.
Open Content; Number: 84.XC.979.2759 Culture: American Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Weston J. and Mary M. Naef Creator Display Name: John Carbutt (American, 1832 - 1905)
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Jun 28, 2009 · File: Camp of Pawnee Indians on the Platte Valley, by Carbutt, John, 1832-1905.png
Dec 20, 2012 · The breakthrough came in 1888 when John Carbutt, an Englishman born in Sheffield who had emigrated to America as a young man, put on the market the very first commercially produced gelatin emulsion-coated celluloid sheet film.
See all 2 artworks ›. Chicago River from Rush Street Bridge, No. 188 from the series “Views of Chicago”, Late 19th century. John Carbutt. University of Chicago, front view, No. 142 from the series “Views of Chicago and Vicinity”, 1890/99. John Carbutt.
