1870s


1871

Richard Leach Maddox invents the dry plate, with a gelatin and silver bromide emulsion.

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1872

Louis Ducos du Hauron achieves first colour photograph using the subtractive method.

1879

Photogravure, photomechanical process. Karl Klic.

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