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== Description ==

A photographic film developed by George Eastman as an alternative to   glass plates. American film was made with a gelatino-bromide emulsion on a   gelatin support. It was introduced in 1884 and used in the Kodak No. 1   cameras. By 1889, gelatin film was replaced by roll film made with a [[cellulose nitrate]] substrate.

== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Eastman gelatin film

== Additional Information ==

° Luis Nadeau, ''Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical   Processes'', Atelier, New Brunswick, 1997

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