To meet changing aesthetics, manufacturers of collodion printing-out papers began to produce papers to imitate the surface and tonal qualities of platinum prints. These matte collodion papers became the choice among portrait photographers. Toned (treated with a metallic solution in order to modify the overall color of the image) with either gold or platinum, these prints have a distinct brownish to neutral-black hue and incredible stability.

 

 

Edna E. Maier
matte collodion printing-out paper; January 24, 1900
by Rojas and Conner
The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1981.251.2

Edna E. Maier
matte collodion printing-out paper; June 15, 1907
by Rojas and Conner
The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1981.238.20

Eighteen men with submarine
gelatin silver print; ca. 1900
by Ernest J. Bellocq
The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1988.19.2