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Negative retouching was a respected profession in the days of large format photography including the use of an opaque red paint applied with a quality hair brush to block the light during printing/enlarging.

Mike Pierry, Jr.

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> On Feb 25, 2015, at 11:34 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> The white background was dubbed in (probably on the negatives) when the photos were printed. I was going to say "in the darkroom" but realized the dubbing didn't have to be done in the dark. Once in awhile they even dubbed out parts of the locomotive itself.
> 
> Jim Nichols
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> On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 9:31 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> How did they take photos of the steam locomotives with an apparent white background?
> Thanks,
> Mike Shockley
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