Photography and the American Scene: A Social History, 1839-1889Account of the development of the art of photography in the United States from the first introduction of daguerreotypy to the appearance of the film camera and modern processes for book, magazine and newspaper illustration--Cover. |
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... Samuel F. B. Morse , whose letter to the New York Observer has already been mentioned . Morse played an important part in the early development of da- guerreotypy in this country , and his visit to Daguerre therefore de- serves special ...
... Samuel F. B. Morse , whose letter to the New York Observer has already been mentioned . Morse played an important part in the early development of da- guerreotypy in this country , and his visit to Daguerre therefore de- serves special ...
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... Samuel F. B. Morse , His Letters and Journals , E. L. Morse , Hough- ton Mifflin Co. , New York , 1914 , v . 2 , p . 129. It should be stated that there is some evidence that Morse was familiar with the actual process before the news ...
... Samuel F. B. Morse , His Letters and Journals , E. L. Morse , Hough- ton Mifflin Co. , New York , 1914 , v . 2 , p . 129. It should be stated that there is some evidence that Morse was familiar with the actual process before the news ...
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... Samuel F. B. Morse , S. I. Prime , D. Appleton and Co. , New York , 1875 , p . 407. A similar statement was made by Morse in 1855 in a letter addressed to M. A. Root ( see reference 18 ) . 15. American Journal of Science and Arts , v ...
... Samuel F. B. Morse , S. I. Prime , D. Appleton and Co. , New York , 1875 , p . 407. A similar statement was made by Morse in 1855 in a letter addressed to M. A. Root ( see reference 18 ) . 15. American Journal of Science and Arts , v ...
Contents
THEIR EXquisite perfeCTION ALMOST TRANSCENDS THE BOUNDS OF SOBER BELIEF | 3 |
FIRST PORTRAITS AND FIRST GALLERIES | 22 |
THE ERA OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE | 46 |
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