The daguerreotype in America

Description:

Comprehensive history of daguerreotype photography in America, from its origins in France through to the early days in Boston and beyond. Gorgeous plates of famous people, and illustrations of various paraphernalia, including heavy cast-iron headrests for people who had to sit still for twenty seconds.

subjects: Daguerreotype,  Photography,  history of photography,  American history,  History,  Photography, history

Places: United States,  Boston

Times: 1830-1900