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Originally Posted by varsitycollectibles
CatsPJS, the item that sparked the question is one that I just purchased from your store. Haha. The link is in my original post.
As you may already know, it's glossy on the front and shows adhesive residue on the back. It's only the second photo I've purchased and it just made me wonder.
Love the item and your shipping was very fast. Much appreciated.
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Ooops, guess I should have checked the link before speaking
So if I may remove my foot from my mouth and answer my own question, it is not a resin-coated print. Like most black-and-white photographs of the era, it is a gelatin silver print, the process for which was invented in the 1870's but not in commercial use in the U.S. until about the mid-1890's (Kodak adopted it in 1900). The "glossy" prints you asked about became popular in about the 1920's (according to Wikipedia), with earlier photo papers having more of a low-gloss and textured appearance.
Hope that helps
I might add that David Cycleback, also here on Net54, is an excellent resource for questions regarding photographic processes and paper types.