RIGHT HANDED GUN

Sorry it took so long to get back to the question of why a photograph that showed Billy the Kid as left handed actually proves that Billy was right handed. The photo in question was a tintype which shows the subject reversed left to right. Thus the left handed image proves Billy was right handed.

FILMED IN TECNICOLOR

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - The Technicolor process, used in the making of color motion pictures, was invented in 1932.

ISO OR HIGH-S-O

HISTORY'S TIDBITS - Kodak introduced TMAX 3200 film in 1988. This super high speed negative film literally revolutionized black & white photography.

THE DANGER OF DAGUERREOTYPES

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Daguerreotypists were at risk for mercury poisoning due to the fact that the ;process of development involved exposing the plate to mercury vapor. All too often, the daguerrotypist would breathe in the toxic fumes,sometimes resulting in death.

THE VIEWMASTER

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - The viewmaster, first introduced in 1939, quickly made even stay at home Americans virtual tourists.

POLAROID INSTANT COLOR FILM

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - In 1963, the Polaroid Corporation introduced the first instant color film.

TTHE LEFT HANDED GUN - GREAT MOVIE BUT LOUSY HISTORY

Actor Paul Newman starred as left handed gunslinger Billy the Kid in the 1958 film The Left Handed Gun. The film's premise was based on the common belief that Billy was left handed. An early photograph of the infamous gunfighter appears to back up the theory that Billy (William Bonny) was a lefty. In truth, the photo proves Billy was right handed. Why? find out in our next post.

THE AMBROTYPE - POSITIVELY NEGATIVE

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Ambrotypes were an early form of photographic negative that appeared to the viewer as a positive image. A glass plate would be thinly coated with collodion, then dipped into a solution of silver nitrate. One side of the plate was subsequently coated with a thick black varnish. The whitish collodion coated areas paired with the black varnished areas caused the photographic negative to appear as a positive image when viewed by reflected light.