Daguerre Statue – Vintage Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Daguerre Statue in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Daguerre Statue
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Few early photographers are honored with a monument in the nation's capital, but this glass negative records a memorial to Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, the French painter whose 1839 announcement of the daguerreotype helped launch practical photography. The National Photo Company made the negative around 1918 to 1920, when it was documenting Washington's streets and monuments. Look for the streaks and blemishes across the glass, which come from the natural deterioration of the original coatings and give the image its worn, textured character.
| Created / published | [between 1918 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch one. |
| Subjects | Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé,--1787-1851. Monuments & memorials. United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,263 × 4,230 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-229451 |
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