Portrait of James J. Mapes (1844–60) by Mathew Brady.

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#OTD #TDIH #February14, 1849 In #NYC, #MatthewBrady takes 1st surviving #POTUS photo when he makes a #Daguerreotype of #JamesKnoxPolk.
#JamesKPolk #HistoryOfPhotography #Daguerreotypes #USPresidents #PresidentialSky
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Portrait of unidentified man (1844–60) by Mathew Brady.

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Portrait of Benjamin B. French, U.S. Commissioner of Buildings (1844–60) by Mathew Brady.

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Portrait of Dolly Madison (1848) by Mathew Brady.

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A ★★★★ review of Daguerréotypes (1975) A beautiful documentary, and one that only Varda could have made. One of the central shop-owning couples reminded me a lot of my late grandparents, which made me quite emotional. Watching this 50 year...

My ★★★★ review of Daguerréotypes on Letterboxd boxd.it/b0XHOf
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George H. Johnson California Goldminers

The Hoosac [Locomotive owned by the Fitchburg Railroad from 1854-1862] Image likely created c. 1854

San Francisco, c. 1852

Cemetery Trees

This afternoon, I took a trip to the Wadsworth Atheneum with Mom. Here are some highlights from our favorite exhibition, “The Scenic #Daguerreotype in America 1840–1860.”

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#daguerreotypes #ArtHistory
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#cinema Grâce à une projection au Studio, revu #Daguerreotypes d'Agnès Varda. Une belle ode à la simplicité et à la lenteur. Et un sacré document sur le "petit commerce" des années soixante-dix ! Pensées pour Marcelle et Léonce du Chardon Bleu...

An Early Photograph With a Famous Creator Goes Up for Auction. Among a collection of #daguerreotypes for sale at Christie’s is one made by Samuel F.B. #Morse, the inventor of the #telegraph, who briefly ran a portrait studio in New York City. nytimes.com/2025/04/10/n...

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#OTD #TDIH #February14, 1849 In #NYC, #MatthewBrady takes 1st surviving #POTUS photo when he makes a #Daguerreotype of #JamesKnoxPolk.
#JamesKPolk #HistoryOfPhotography #Daguerreotypes #USPresidents #USHistory
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19th century daguerreotype portrait of 2 young male gold miners in dirty, tattered clothes, one with ripped shoes, one barefoot, posing with their pick axes and shovels in front of a painted studio backdrop of an idyllic California river landscape One miner leans against the other and they both look completely exhausted

“Two Gold Miners,
c. 1860”

America has always been one giant pump and dump scheme

#Photography #Daguerreotypes
#California
#GoldRush
#GoldMiners
#MoiraCalifornia
#WeekGForGold
#AlphabetChallenge

via Hyperallergic:

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19th century portrait of 2 young male gold miners in dirty, tattered clothes, one with ripped shoes, one barefoot, posing with their pick axes and shovels in front of a painted studio backdrop of an idyllic California river landscape One miner leans against the other and they both look completely exhausted

On this day in 1848, gold was discovered in California on the South Fork of the American River

This country has always been one giant pump and dump scheme

#Photography #Daguerreotypes
#California
#GoldRush
#GoldMiners
#MoiraCalifornia

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Fredrik Rehnström, Fenckell Paper Mills, Finland, 1847

Advent Calendar of Daguerreotypes, Day 10 on my blog.
Fredrik Rehnström, Fenckell Paper Mills, Finland, 1847
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Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, Acropolis, 1842

Daguerreotype Advent Calendar Day 9, on my blog.
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Franziska Möllinger, Thun Castle, ca.1844

Daguerreotype Advent Calendar Day 8.
Franziska Möllinger, Thun Castle, ca.1844
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Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, Earliest Known Photograph of a Living Animal, 1842

Daguerreotypes Advent Calendar Day 7 now on my Zen Mischief blog: Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, Earliest Known Photograph of a Living Animal, 1842
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Louis Daguerre, Boulevard du Temple

Daguerreotype Advent Calendar Day 6 on my blog.
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Mona Lisa of the Depths

Daguerreotypes Advent Calendar Day 5 on my blog.
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Bristol is hosting its first dedicated Vintage Photograph Fair on Sunday 1 December at the RPS offices, Sunday 1 December 2019, 10-4 http://www.bristolphotofair.uk #photography #collecting #daguerreotypes #stereoscopy #magiclanterns #calotypes #albumen #books

Less than a week to go now before #Photographica2019. What will you find there? #cameras #photography #daguerreotypes #stereoscopy