Unidentified man halfle – Vintage Photo Print
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Description
This rare historic photograph captures Unidentified man halfle in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Unidentified man halfle
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A half-length portrait of a man who remains unidentified, the image is a reminder of how many ordinary sitters from the 1840s went unrecorded. Daguerreotypes were introduced in 1839 and quickly became the most popular form of portraiture, and by 1844 studios in American and European cities were making them for a broad middle-class clientele. Each plate is a single, reversed image fixed on polished silvered copper, so it is easily damaged and usually kept in a protective case. Exposures still took seconds to minutes, so sitters held a steady pose, and the stillness visible in faces of this period reflects that demand.
| Created / published | 1844 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 3,258 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 412_Unidentified_man_halfle_1844 |
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