Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing substantially surface latent image type silver halide grains, said emulsion layer or at least one hydrophilic colloid layer adjacent to the emulsion layer containing a compound represented by general formula (III): ##STR1## wherein L.sub.2 represents --CONR--, --SO.sub.2 NR-- or --NRCONR' and Z, L.sub.1, m, Ro, R.sub.1 and M are as herein described. The silver halide photographic material is capable of having high contrast negative images, high sensitive negative images, and good dot images.

Abstract: A negative silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is provided, having a silver halide emulsion layer, which layer comprises silver haloiodide grains prepared in the presence of an iridium salt in an amount of 1.times.10.sup.-8 to 1.times.10.sup.-5 mole per one mole of silver, wherein the silver iodide content in the surface part of said grain is larger than the average silver iodide content in said grain, and additionally containing in said emulsion layer or in some other hydrophilic colloid layer, a compound of formula (I):R.sub.1 --NHNH--CHO (I)wherein R.sub.1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group. Said photographic light-sensitive material is, after being exposed imagewise, developed with a developer containing 0.15 mole/l or more sulfite ion and having a pH value of 9.5-12.3, to form negative images having ultra-high contrast.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer which contains silver halide grains containing from 1.times.10.sup.-8 to 8.times.10.sup.-6 mole of a rhodium salt per mole of silver, and containing in said emulsion layer or another hydrophilic colloidal layer a compound represented by formula (I)R.sup.1 -NHNH-G-R.sup.2 (I)wherein R.sup.1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group; and G represents a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfoxy group, a phosphoryl group, or an N-substituted or unsubstituted imino group; is exposed to imagewise pattern of light and then development-processed with a developer containing 0.15 mole/liter or more of sulfite ion and having a pH adjusted to from 9.5 to 12.

Abstract: A direct positive silver halide material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support base having a silver halide emulsion layer thereon which contains at least one phenazine series compound represented by the general formula (I), (II) or (III) and at least one compound represented by the general formula (IV), (V) or (VI). The structural formulae are shown within the specification wherein their substituents are defined. By including one compound of each of these groups within the material the resulting material provides images with a reduced minimum density without reducing the contrast of the images formed.

Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive material which has on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing large-size silver halide grains formed in the presence of at least one compound acting as a silver halide solvent and having the following general formual (I): ##STR1## wherein l and m each represents an integer of 2 or 3; n represents zero or an integer of 1 or 2; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.5 may be the same as or different from one another, each being an alkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group or carboxyalkyl group, and when n equals zero, at least one of the substituents of R.sup.1 to R.sup.4, must be a hydroxyalkyl group, while when n does not equal zero, at least two of the substitutents of R.sup.1 to R.sup.5, must be hydroxyalkyl groups. Use of the compound of the present invention results in emulsions exhibiting excellent reproducibility with respect to gain sizes of silver halides.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having on a support a hydrophilic colloidal layer containing a basic polymer, and at least one styryl or butadienyl dye represented by the following general formula (I) and having at least three sulfo groups in a dye molecule: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group; R.sub.3 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or alkenyl group; L represents --O--Y--SO.sub.3 M or ##STR2## in which Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, an acyl group or --Y--SO.sub.3 M, Y represents an alkylene or alkenylene group, and M represents a cation; X.sub.1, X.sub.2 and X.sub.