Abstract: A silver halide photographic material that has a photographic emulsion layer formed on a support comprising paper base coated with a resin on both sides is disclosed. In this photographic material, a hydrophilic colloidal layer containing a material that has an absorption in the wavelength region in which the photographic emulsion layer has sensitivity is provided between the emulsion layer and the support. The surface of the support on the side where the hydrophilic colloidal layer is to be coated has a center-line-average roughness, Ra, of 0.3-1.5 .mu.m, and the thickness of this hydrophilic colloidal layer is at least one half the center-line-average roughness, Ra, of the surface of said support. This photographic material has the advantage of imparting improved sharpness and a high degree of whiteness, as well as high sensitivity.

Abstract: A process for producing a silver halide photographic paper that has on a support at least one photographic constituent layer incorporating a silver halide developing agent and at least one photographic constituent layer containing both a polymer latex and an emulsified dispersion of an oil-soluble fluorescent brightener dissolved in a high-boiling point organic solvent wherein said emulsified dispersion is preliminarily mixed with said polymer latex, the resulting mixture then being incorporated in a selected photographic constituent layer.

Abstract: Silver halide photographic paper for direct positives, comprising a support and a silver halide emulsion layer for direct positives, provided on the support and containing silver halide grains having been fogged in the presence of a reduction fogging agent and a water-soluble gold compound, wherein a photographic layer on the side on which said silver halide emulsion layer for direct positives is provided contains an emulsion dispersion or latex dispersion of an oil-soluble brightening agent, and simultaneously contains at least one of organic desensitizers represented by formula (I), (II), (III), (IV) or (V) as shown in the specification.

Abstract: A silver halide printing paper is disclosed, which is improved in a remaining curl. The support of the photographic paper comprises a support having a paper substratum, being coated over to the both sides thereof with a polyolefin resin, and has a Taber stiffness value of from 1.0 to 3.0 in machine direction. At least one silver halide emulsion layer is coated on one side and a hydrophilic colloidal backing layer is coated on the other side of the support. The silver halide emulsion layer contains a polyhydric alcohol in an amount of from 5 to 40% by weight to an amount by weight of the gelatin binder forming the emulsion layer and an alkyl acrylate polymer latex in an amount of from 30 to 80% by weight thereto. A total amount of gelatin coated over to the emulsion layer side of said support is not more than 4.0 g/m.sup.2, and a total amount of gelatin coated over to the backing layer side of said support is not more than 2.0 g/m.sup.2.