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CloudWatcher

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20. Developing Film Found in a Time Capsule? ... well, no, not exactly :)

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2020, 10:55 PM

Sep 2020

He didn't develop "film" ... the glass plates were already developed. He knew immediately what the images were by looking at the negative images on the plates. You can even get a positive image reflection off of negatives if you hold them just right (at an angle). So it's not like he found 120 year old undeveloped plates whose content was a mystery

Yeah I know, picky picky. But I've spent way too much time huddled over foul smelling chemicals in darkrooms to let it pass without comment!

But still, very cool. Loved the video and thanks for posting!

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Photographer Finds 120-Year-Old Cat Photos After Developing Film Found in a Time Capsule [View all] packman Sep 2020 OP

They'z been hazzing cheezeburgers for over a century! Blue Owl Sep 2020 #1

LOL!!!! CatWoman Sep 2020 #14

Beautiful. So touchingly beautiful. gristy Sep 2020 #2

Interesting MustLoveBeagles Sep 2020 #6

Wow, almost made me tear up. Not sure why, just touched me. Fla Dem Sep 2020 #3

I did cry! The human connection. 120 years later, Dem2theMax Sep 2020 #8

Me too. I cried tears, something about it Raine Sep 2020 #28

Me too. StarryNite Sep 2020 #29

It touched me as well and I ChazII Sep 2020 #24

As am I, is the dog in the image StClone Sep 2020 #27

Becuz kittehs. n/t lastlib Sep 2020 #37

Just beautiful. And good to know that our fascination with kittens is ongoing. niyad Sep 2020 #4

K&R MustLoveBeagles Sep 2020 #5

Yes, a pretty black dog. nt tblue37 Sep 2020 #16

Yes, it is. Tess49 Sep 2020 #19

i twat i taw a puddy tat. i did , i did taw a puddy tat . AllaN01Bear Sep 2020 #7

Good story samplegirl Sep 2020 #9

So....cat pictures have been popular FOREVER!!!...as they should have been!❤ Karadeniz Sep 2020 #10

This is the stuff we all strive for tiredtoo Sep 2020 #11

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Cat pics owned the internet before the internet was even invented. nt tblue37 Sep 2020 #13

Wonderful and Amazing dexdah Sep 2020 #15

Awwwww .. sweet kitty returning to be worshipped by humans after 120 years. eppur_se_muova Sep 2020 #17

Excellent. byronius Sep 2020 #18

Developing Film Found in a Time Capsule? ... well, no, not exactly :) CloudWatcher Sep 2020 #20

"Printing negatives" or "Developing prints from old negatives" would be better. 4dog Sep 2020 #25

Thanks... I doubt .. reACTIONary Sep 2020 #39

What a sweet time capsule. crickets Sep 2020 #21

Thanks for thread and link! burrowowl Sep 2020 #22

Some anthromorphizing here ... soldierant Sep 2020 #23

That cat's a lefty. nt Wednesdays Sep 2020 #36

But of course. soldierant Sep 2020 #45

I have several file boxes of glass plate negatives.. Historic NY Sep 2020 #26

Animals/Kids: Montelimar Sep 2020 #35

May her sweet I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2020 #30

So touching (sniff sniff) kitties and doggie been gone a long time but Raine Sep 2020 #31

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You are such a... reACTIONary Sep 2020 #40

So sweet. Thank you for posting this kcr Sep 2020 #33

wonderful... thanks for posting Meowmee Sep 2020 #34

My great aunt lived more than a century and I have some of her stuff. hunter Sep 2020 #38

Wow, that's an old cat! aidbo Sep 2020 #41

A very French cat bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #42

That was beautiful! kimmylavin Sep 2020 #43

Very cool. cwydro Sep 2020 #44

That was such a sweet post. denbot Sep 2020 #46