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[Llanberis and Lyn Peris, Wales] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Kest Schwartzman said:

  article on the process of photochrom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photochrom "A litho stone is coated with a thin layer of purified bitumen dissolved in benzene. A reversed half-tone negative is then pressed against this light-sensitive coating and an exposure in daylight made (taking from 10–30 minutes in summer, to several hours in winter). The bitumen hardens and becomes resistant to normal solvents in proportion to the light. The coating is then washed in turpentine solutions, removing the unhardened bitumen. It is then retouched in the tonal scale of the chosen color to strengthen or soften the tones as required. Each tint needs a separate stone bearing the appropriate retouched image, and prints are usually produced by at least six, and more commonly from 10 to 15 tint stones.[4]"

• Siaron James said:

  Llyn = 2 Ls, not 1

• Ryan (LOC P&P) said:

  Thanks for catching this typo, siaronj. We'll make the correction the next time we update the record.

• Siaron James said:

  I noticed the post about corrections being welcome, so I thought I'd help! Thanks for posting this wonderful collection - I know so many of these places very well and it's fascinating to see how they looked so long ago.