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John Pendygraft

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Wet plate photography was invented in the 1850s. Images are made on tin or glass on site, using a portable darkroom. The process is slow, difficult, tempramental and inefficient, especially compared to how quickly and easily we make images today. By

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

One Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Vanitas

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(Photo by Dave Wilson, @vps_gettysburg)

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Wet plate photography was invented in the 1850s. Images are made on tin or glass on site, using a portable darkroom. The process is slow, difficult, tempramental and inefficient, especially compared to how quickly and easily we make images today. By

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

One Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

Once Upon Main Street (in progress)

65 years together.jpg

Screenshot 2026-04-14 at 7.28.31 PM.png

Screenshot 2026-04-14 at 6.52.43 PM.png

Screenshot 2026-04-14 at 6.55.02 PM.png

Screenshot 2026-04-14 at 6.55.16 PM.png

(Photo by Dave Wilson, @vps_gettysburg)

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