It sounds like you have cyanotypes?  Scroll down a bit on the attached web page for some examples.

http://www.vernacularphotography.com/VPM/V1N1/the_cyanotype.htm 


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Hello colleagues:
   
  I am doing personal genealogical research, and have come across some photos of my grandfather from the 1920s. They are printed on what looks like thick writing paper in blue ink. Does anyone have an idea what this type of picture is called? They are actual photos, non-glossy, and seem not to be hand-colored.
   
  Thanks for any help!
  Lee Ann Brensinger
   




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