Abstract: A photographic recording element is disclosed containing in at least one dye image forming layer unit (a) a radiation-sensitive silver halide grains include tabular grains (1) having {111} major faces, (2) containing greater than 50 mole percent bromide, based on silver, and (3) accounting for greater than 50 percent total grain projected area, (b) a fragmentable electron donating sensitizer, (c) a water dispersible cationic starch peptizer, and (d) a one equivalent dye image providing coupler. Increased photographic speed is realized.

Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element comprising a support and at least two silver halide emulsion layers wherein at least one emulsion layer contains an electron transfer agent releasing compound represented by the formula:CAR--(L).sub.n --ETAwherein:CAR is a carrier moiety which is capable of releasing --(L)n--ETA on reaction with oxidized developing agent;L is a divalent linking group, n is 0, 1 or 2; andETA is a releasable 1-aryl-3-pyrazolidinone electron transfer agent having a calculated log partition coefficient (c log P) greater than or equal to 2.40 bonded to L or CAR through either the nitrogen atom in the 2-position or the oxygen attached to the 3-position of the pyrazolidinone ring; and at least one soluble mercaptan releasing compound.

Abstract: A photographic emulsion is disclosed containing for enhanced imaging speed high bromide {111} tabular grain emulsion peptizer with a cationic starch and sensitized with a fragmentable electron donating sensitizer. The photographic emulsion is disclosed for use in black-and-white and color photographic elements.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed having at least one emulsion layer comprised of (a) radiation-sensitive silver halide grains, (b) sensitizer for the radiation-sensitive silver halide grains, (c) hydrophilic colloid vehicle, including peptizer for the radiation-sensitive silver halide grains, and (d) light scattering particles, wherein (a) the radiation-sensitive silver halide grains include tabular grains (1) having an aspect ratio of at least 2.0, (2) having {111} major faces, (3) containing greater than 50 mole percent bromide, based on silver, and (4) accounting for greater than 50 percent total grain projected area, (b) the sensitizer includes a fragmentable electron donating sensitizer, (c) the peptizer is a water dispersible cationic starch, and (d) the light scattering particles have aspect ratios of less than 1.5 and can be dissolved for removal from the emulsion layer. The photographic elements exhibit enhanced imaging speed and can be employed for color or black-and-white photographic imaging.

Abstract: A color photographic element is disclosed comprised of a transparent film support and, coated on the support, a red recording layer unit containing the latent image forming silver halide grains in a plurality of emulsion layers with the latent image forming silver halide grains of maximum sensitivity being the first red recording emulsion layer to receive exposing radiation and containing randomly oriented red light scattering silver halide grains free of adsorbed spectral sensitizing dye. An optional layer coated beneath first layer contains tabular silver halide grains to reflect red light. Improvements in imaging speed with improvements or relatively low losses in image sharpness are realized.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed that relies upon high bromide silver halide grains that are sulfur and/or gold sensitized for latent image formation. Coated to receive exposing radiation directly from a layer containing the latent image forming grains is a non-imaging layer containing (a) tabular silver halide grains (i) comprised of greater than 50 mole percent bromide, based on silver, (ii) having a thickness in the range of from 0.03 to 0.20 .mu.m, and (iii) having an average aspect ratio of greater than 20, and (b) silver halide epitaxy selectively positioned adjacent edges of said tabular grains in said non-imaging layer, said silver halide epitaxy (i) containing greater than 50 mole percent chloride, based on silver, and (ii) accounting for from 0.1 to 50 percent of the total silver in the composite grains.

Abstract: A color photographic element is disclosed containing in its blue recording layer unit a blue light reflective layer positioned to receive light from a layer in the blue recording layer unit containing latent image forming silver halide grains of maximum sensitivity. The blue light reflective layer is free of blue absorbing dye and contains tabular silver halide grains having a thickness in the range of from 0.12 to 0.15 .mu.m, an average aspect ratio of greater than 15, and a coating coverage of 0.5 to 1.5 g/m.sup.2, and are formed of greater than 50 mole percent bromide, based on silver. The layer containing grains of maximum sensitivity additionally contains from 0.01 to 0.5 g/m.sup.2 of randomly oriented grains having an ECD in the range of from 0.01 to 0.5 .mu.m.

Abstract: A color photographic element is disclosed comprised of a transparent film support and, coated on the support, a red recording layer unit containing the radiation-sensitive silver halide grains in a plurality of emulsion layers with each emulsion layer located to receive exposing radiation prior to an underlying emulsion layer containing silver halide grains of higher sensitivity than the silver halide grains located in the underlying emulsion layer. The red recording layer unit includes a red light reflective layer free of red absorbing dye and containing tabular silver halide grains having a thickness in the range of from 0.03 to 0.12 .mu.m, an average aspect ratio of greater than 20, and a coating coverage of 0.5 to 1.25 g/m.sup.2, and formed of greater than 50 mole percent bromide, based on silver, is located in the red recording layer unit interposed between two emulsion layers. Improvements in imaging speed and/or gamma with relatively low losses in image sharpness are realized.

Abstract: A color photographic element is disclosed containing in its blue recording layer unit a blue light reflective layer positioned to receive light from first and second latent image forming layers in the blue recording layer unit. The first layer overlies the second layer and contains a silver coating coverages in the range of from 0.1 to 0.7 g/m.sup.2. The second layer contains latent image forming silver halide grains of maximum sensitivity. The blue light reflective layer is free of blue absorbing dye and contains tabular silver halide grains have a thickness in the range of from 0.12 to 0.15 .mu.m, an average aspect ratio of greater than 15, and a coating coverage of 0.5 to 1.5 g/m.sup.2, and are formed of greater than 50 mole percent bromide, based on silver.

Abstract: A color photographic element is disclosed containing in its blue recording layer unit a blue light reflective layer positioned to receive light from a layer in the blue recording layer unit containing latent image forming silver halide grains of maximum sensitivity. The blue light reflective layer is free of blue absorbing dye and contains tabular silver halide grains having a thickness in the range of from 0.12 to 0.15 .mu.m, an average aspect ratio of greater than 15, and a coating coverage of 0.5 to 1.5 g/m.sup.2, and are formed of greater than 50 mole percent bromide, based on silver.

Abstract: A photographic element and an aqueous coating composition for providing a layer to a photographic element are disclosed. The coating composition comprises gelatin in a concentration greater than about 6% by weight, and a palladium complex having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, and R.sup.8 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or alkaryl, the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or alkaryl optionally being substituted with a hydroxy, sulfonate, amino or ammonium group; and wherein any two of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, and R.sup.8 can be bonded to form a ring;Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer color photographic element comprising a support having coated thereon photographic silver halide emulsion layers, the layers including blue sensitive, green sensitive and red sensitive layers, the photographic element comprising at least one of a bleach accelerating releasing coupler and a bleach accelerating silver salt in at least one layer of the photographic element and a layer containing finely divided silver. An interlayer is disposed between the layer containing finely divided silver and a layer containing dye forming coupler.

Abstract: Multicolor photographic elements are disclosed containing at least three dye image forming layer units. An enhancement of the speed-granularity relationship of a dye image is obtained when the corresponding dye image forming layer unit contains at least three superimposed silver bromoiodide emulsion layers. The emulsion layer nearest the support containing an average iodide content of up to 60 percent the iodide content of the next overlying of the emulsion layers. The three emulsion layers each differ in speed from the next adjacent of the emulsion layers, with the fastest of the emulsion layers being located nearest the source of exposing radiation and being at least one half stop faster than the next adjacent layer and the slowest of the emulsion layers being located farthest from the source of exposing radiation and being at least one half stop slower than the next adjacent layer. The three emulsions layers are each tabular grain emulsion layers with tabularities of greater than 25.

Abstract: Multicolor photographic elements are disclosed containing at least three dye image forming layer units. An enhancement of the speed-granularity relationship of a dye image is obtained when the corresponding dye image forming layer unit contains at least three superimposed emulsion layers. The two emulsion layers farther from the support contain silver bromoiodide emulsions, with the emulsion layer nearest the support containing a silver bromide or bromoiodide emulsion of up to 60 percent the iodide as a proportion of silver of the next overlying of the emulsion layers. The three emulsion layers each differ in speed from the next adjacent of the emulsion layers, with the fastest of the emulsion layers being located nearest the source of exposing radiation and being at least one half stop faster than the next adjacent layer and the slowest of the emulsion layers being located farthest from the source of exposing radiation and being at least one stop slower than the next adjacent layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a melt for the coating of a layer in a photographic element and which contains water, gelatin and an anionically charged, hydrophobic group containing compound that is (a) water soluble or soluble in a solution of 5 to 20 percent of water miscible organic solvent,said melt being further characterized by containing an amount of an amphiphilic compound which is sufficient to reduce the viscosity of said melt, said compound selected from the class consisting of:Type A: Sugar (saccharidic) compounds, characterized by having one to three hydrophobic groups, each group containing from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms, and having one or more attached hydrophilic mono- or oligosaccharidic hydrophilic chains that may or may not be terminated by a negatively charged group such as a sulfate, sulfonate or a carboxyl group; andType B: Compounds compromising a hydrophobic group having from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms and having one or two attached hydrophilic chains comprising at least 4 oxyet

Abstract: The use of oxythioamido substituted arylhydrazides in producing images in silver halide photographic elements is disclosed. The oxythioamido substituted arylhydrazide can be incorporated in photographic silver halide emulsions. The oxythioamido substituent is capable of promoting adsorption of the arylhydrazide to silver halide grain surfaces. In negative working surface latent image forming emulsions the oxythioamido substituted arylhydrazides permit higher speeds to be achieved. In direct positive internal latent image forming emulsions increased nucleation activity can be achieved.

Abstract: Photographic elements, diffusion transfer assemblages and processes are described which employ a novel nondiffusible compound having a releasable 1-arylazo-4-isoquinolinol dye moiety. The compound contains:(a) in the ortho position of the arylazo moiety a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; and(b) a ballasted carrier moiety which is capable of releasing the diffusible azo dye under alkaline conditions. The dye is transferred imagewise to an image-receiving layer where it is contacted with metal ions to form a metal-complexed azo dye transfer image of excellent stability.

Abstract: Photographic elements, diffusion transfer assemblages and processes are described which employ a novel nondiffusible compound having a releasable 1-arylazo-4-isoquinolinol dye moiety. The compound contains:(a) in the ortho position of the arylazo moiety a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; and(b) a ballasted carrier moiety which is capable of releasing the diffusible azo dye under alkaline conditions. The dye is transferred imagewise to an image-receiving layer where it is contacted with metal ions to form a metal-complexed azo dye transfer image of excellent stability.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new cultivar of peach tree which is highly colored, has uniform ripening, and is early bearing.

Abstract: The use of oxythioamido substituted arylhydrazides in producing images in silver halide photographic elements is disclosed. The oxythioamido substituted arylhydrazide can be incorporated in photographic silver halide emulsions. The oxythioamido substituent is capable of promoting adsorption of the arylhydrazide to silver halide grain surfaces. In negative working surface latent image forming emulsions the oxythioamido substituted arylhydrazides permit higher speeds to be achieved. In direct positive internal latent image forming emulsions increased nucleation activity can be achieved.