One of the most pathetic was a small daguerreotype of a beautiful young girl.
She had taken out a daguerreotype of her husband, and was looking at it.
She produced a piece of white paper in which the daguerreotype had been folded.
Then there were one or two daguerreotypes, little full-length figures framed in gold paper.
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Initially, as is the case here, artists and later trades men took direct gelatin copies from the surface of thedaguerreotypeto produce lithographs.
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Since early daguerreotypes required a fifteen-minute exposure, post-mortem images of children were easier to produce than images of live children.
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This archive includes daguerreotypes, magic lantern slides, glass plate negatives and modern cellulose nitrate and acetate formats.
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These pictures confirm that daguerreotypes accommodated, simultaneously, ' ' the informal portrait of the common man ' ' and the more ostentatious portraits of those in the lap of luxury.
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For its nature, plentiful evidence, and excellent layout, the book will appeal to fashion anddaguerreotypeexperts as well as to those engaged in sociocultural research.
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It is in fact a mirror image of the square, as was normal for daguerreotypes unless a mirror was used together with the camera.
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The thermionic cameras were made from brass, using rounddaguerreotypeplates which exposed a diameter of 8 cm.
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By the late 1850s, the ambrotype was overtaking thedaguerreotypein popularity.
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He substituted daguerreotypes for judging, a practice quickly adopted by newspapers.
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Daguerreotypes were mounted in cases under glass with a cover, or in a frame that could be hung on a wall.
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In 1842, however, he began working with the newly inventeddaguerreotype.
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With adaguerreotype, any writing will appear back to front.
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Two very important daguerreotypes (an early photographic process) were purchased in the 1990s.
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In addition, the calotype produced a less clear image than thedaguerreotype.
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Thedaguerreotypewas problematic in that it required exposure times as long as 30 minutes to create a portrait.
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