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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 10141722, member: 8267&quot;]At this period in time, the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there were two common types of photographic prints on paper. Albumen prints were reaching the end of their popularity, and were being replaced by gelatin silver prints. Based on what I can see, your photos might be either type. Albumen prints are typically on very thin paper and almost always mounted on heavier card stock for needed support. Gelatin silver prints are printed on heavier paper, but also were often mounted. (I don&#039;t know what you might have been reading that suggested they were on glass, unless it was referring specifically to some types of negatives.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes the color of the images can help in identification. But at this time the colors of albumen prints could be quite variable depending on whether they were toned by various methods or not. </p><p><br /></p><p>The ways they change and deteriorate over time can also provide clues, but both albumen prints and gelatin silver prints can show the type of &quot;mirroring&quot; that is visible on several of your photos. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is some additional information on both types of prints -</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/pdf/atlas_albumen.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/pdf/atlas_albumen.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/pdf/atlas_albumen.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://gawainweaver.com/images/uploads/Weaver_Guide_to_Gelatin_Silver.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://gawainweaver.com/images/uploads/Weaver_Guide_to_Gelatin_Silver.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://gawainweaver.com/images/uploads/Weaver_Guide_to_Gelatin_Silver.pdf</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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