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Daguerreotype Hats
The Virtual Dime Museum | 12 hours ago by Lidian
Here is another sort of novelty from the New York Clipper of 1853 - hatters with an extra incentive for their customers: a free daguerreotype!The daguerreotype, named for its inventor Louis Daguerre, was an early form of photograph in which an image read more
A Right Fine Time
FrancisP@ge | September 23rd 2008 by Christopher Francis
Hootin’ & Hollerin’ with We Make History as boots stomp across the floor for the Tucson Barn Dance!As Told By Christopher, Boatman of The Ol’ Miss and the Mighty Mo'(although mistakenly attributed to a certain Finn)Daguerreotypes by Mr. M. Cyne read more
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NYC Limousine Blog | September 10th 2008
Capture some great photographyGot a passion for photography? Then head over to the International Center of Photography museum in Midtown Manhattan to check out the works of renowned photographers from around the world.The museum’s permanent collect read more
On View: Victor Prevost's (really) old New York
The Bowery Boys: NYC History | September 4th 2008 by The Bowery Boys
If all this talk of Jacob Riis has whet your appetite at all for some nostalgic images of Manhattan, you must check out the New York Historical Society's display of some really, really, really old photographs, the early work of photography pioneer Vi read more
Aug. 19, 1839: Photography Goes Open Source
Shithappens | August 19th 2008
With a French pension in hand, Louis Daguerre reveals the secrets of making daguerreotypes to a waiting world. The pioneering photographic process is an instant hit. Using chemical reactions to make images with light was not quite new. Doing it fas read more
ADVENTS OF IMAGES
The Electric Egg Cream | August 11th 2008 by Michael
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently hosting an exhibit called “Framing a Century: Master Photographers, 1840-1940″ through September 1. Photography’s evolution from daguerreotypes to its modern underpinnings in the 1930s is read more
The Spark: Inventions: The Good, the Bad, and the Antiquated
The Spark of Yahoo! | August 7th 2008
Thomas Edison's Electric Pen On August 8, 1869, Thomas Alva Edison was granted the patent for his mimeograph machine. This copying device was the predecessor of ditto machines and today's copiers. Such is often the story of great inventions -- they read more
The Spark: Inventions: The Good, the Bad, and the Antiquated
The Spark of Yahoo! | August 7th 2008
Thomas Edison's Electric Pen On August 8, 1869, Thomas Alva Edison was granted the patent for his mimeograph machine. This copying device was the predecessor of ditto machines and today's copiers. Such is often the story of great inventions -- they read more
worth seeing
Bibliophile Bullpen | August 2nd 2008
Woman with cameraOriginally uploaded by George Eastman House. the George Eastman House museum has been quietly loading copyright free images from their collection onto Flickr. Such as this Carte de Visites, as well as other Cabinet Cards, autochr read more
Daguerrotype Photography
My Boots n Me . com | April 29th 2008 by DiamondVVV1
The daguerrotype is an early (mid 1800's) form of photography. It was a fairly complex way of imaging using polished silver plates and all kinds of interesting chemicals.Must have taken ages to get even one usable shot, and then you could only have read more
Leon Gimpel, les audaces d'un photographe au Musée d'Orsay
Une Russe a Paris | March 6th 2008 by Une Russe a Paris
J'ai toujours aimé la photographie du XIXe - début du XXe siècle, les premiers daguerreotypes, les photos en sépia: toutes ces traces d'une vie disparue, ces visages fins et expressifs m'hypnotisent. Aussi me suis-je précipitée pour voir la nou read more
Photography Pioneers
Akwaba Yoann Dechambenoit Photography | December 14th 2007 by yoann dechambenoit
Modern day photography dates back to the early 1800's. The word photography is derived from the Greeks; photos meaning light and graphein meaning to draw. The word was first used in 1839 by scientist Sir John FW Herschel to describe a method of recor read more
The Old House
Mauigirl's Meanderings | November 24th 2007 by Mauigirl
DH and I have been spending part of this day cleaning up the house and putting things away for the winter. The screens have come out of the storm doors and been replaced by glass; the air conditioners have been removed from the windows. And I finally read more
(64) The First Photographs
exQUIZZme ! :: general knowledge blog-quiz ! | October 13th 2007 by djumBOX
The first photographs were named after the French inventor - what were they called?ANSWER: daguerreotypes / learn more... read more
Gravure Idols and Photogravure
Flickr Babes Asian - Asia's Finest Models | September 20th 2007 by Kimcci
Gravure idols (グ ラビアアイドル, gurabia aidoru?) are Japanese models who often pose in bikinis and other provocative clothing for photo spreads in magazines aimed largely at men. They are known for their large breasts and suggestive poses. read more
Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman…
Audium | August 16th 2007
Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to right, standing, in costume with lace apron, holding bouquet. Originally uploaded by pantufla.[Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, thr read more
Henrietta, wife of Wardale G. McAllister, three-quarters length,…
Audium | August 15th 2007
Henrietta, wife of Wardale G. McAllister, three-quarters length, seated in ornate chair, with arm resting on table with tablecloth. (1855 May 18) Originally uploaded by pantufla.memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3g00000/3g04000/3g04900/3g...[Henrietta, read more
Photography Pioneers
Photographers Reviewed | July 26th 2007 by jurly maloloy-on jr.
by: Suzanne VanDeGriftModern day photography dates back to the early 1800's. The word photography is derived from the Greeks; photos meaning light and graphein meaning to draw. The word was first used in 1839 by scientist Sir John FW Herschel to desc read more
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH Here is another layout im...
Alvarez Art | May 23rd 2007
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH Here is another layout image. I have been working on pleating one of the pieces of fabric I am going to use. I am using some of the elements in the girls dresses. Here, I have included a photo of them. I have been using dagu read more
Baseball Tintypes (1)
Baseball Iconography | September 18th 2006
I've been asked in multiple occasions to explain what a Tintype photograph is, so I thought this would be an interesting topic to write about now that I'm back from a short 2 week vacation with the family.Let's start with some basic information about read more
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