Unidentified man possib – Historic Photograph Print
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A window into the past: Unidentified man possib, preserved in this historic photograph. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Unidentified man possib
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A portrait of an unidentified man, the record's title breaking off before it says who he might be, so the sitter's identity remains open. The image dates to 1844, roughly five years after Louis Daguerre announced his process in France, when daguerreotype portraits were becoming popular in studios on both sides of the Atlantic. Each plate was a single silvered copper sheet with a mirror-like surface, sealed under glass, and it could only be viewed at the right angle. Sitters had to hold still for long exposures, which is one reason early portraits often look so composed and serious.
| Created / published | 1844 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 4,000 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 471_Unidentified_man_possib_1844 |
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