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Rotogravures

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Scope Note: Prints in which an unobtrusive cross line screen breaks up the image, which is then printed from a rotating cylinder. Introduced ca. 1895 and commonly used for newspaper illustrations. Especially suitable for long printing runs at high speed; inks frequently brown or sepia.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ida Smoot Dusenberry photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 1432
Scope and Contents Collection includes photographs relating to the life of Ida Smoot Dusenberry, including family portraits taken in Utah, photos from travel in Italy while serving as a delegate at the International Council of Women, photos from students at Brigham Young University, and miscellaneous photos. Many are gelatin silver prints, but the collection also includes possibly selenium toned silver gelatin prints, glycerine, sulfur toned developing out paper, and rotogravure. Dated approximately 1881 to...
Dates: 1881-1955
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ida Smoot Dusenberry photographs

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