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  <dc:title>Unpublished paper, 'Notice respecting a new kind of sensitive paper' by Henry Fox Talbot</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Talbot shares a method for preparing a photosensitive paper, which involves taking a sheet of  'good writing paper', washing it with silver nitrate followed by potassium bromide and another wash of silver nitrate, and drying it with fire. 

Marked on back as 'Archives 1 May 1839'.

Subject: Photography / Photomechanical processes

Received and read 21 March 1839.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>19 March 1839</dc:date>
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