blue tinted photgraphs
 

Posted By: <b>jamie</b><p>a few old baseball photographs have turned up that are tinted blue. what kind of photo process is this indicative of and what era? do reprints ever turn up that match this style or is this something distinctive to one time period?<br /><br />heres an example:<br /><br /><img src="http://www.aquariumdvd.com/111854544587787+MVC-451S.JPG">

blue tinted photgraphs
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>It's called cyanotype (cyan = blue). The photos aren't tinted, but are blue and white (instead of black and white). It's an old time process, popular in the 1800s and early 1900s. It is used today in fine art photography. There are a fair number of early 1900s baseball cyanotypes, and, without seeing them in person, it's fair to assume that yours are vintage.

blue tinted photgraphs
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>I add that the paper on the photo you posted looks very thin, which is consitant with being vintage. It's very unlikely that that a modern photo would have paper that thin.