If you’re looking for information about the daguerreotype, you came to the right place!
Features galleries, extensive resources, and information about the Society. Brings together people from all over the world who are united by a common interest in the history of photography.
Don’t miss this! A broad selection of 19th and 20th century texts about the daguerreotype, some with their original illustrations
An extensive survey of daguerreian literature. A “must” for the serious student
The Society President responds to a variety of “Frequently Asked Questions”
A Thumbnail History of the Daguerreotype
A brief account contributed by Society member Ken Nelson
An illustrated description of how a daguerreotype is made, from the pages of Scientific American
A Tour of E. Anthony’s Daguerreian Manufactory
An illustrated tour of the manufacturing of daguerreian supplies
“Mirror with a Memory: The American Daguerreotype”
A tour of the first part of the exhibit at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (October 13, 2001 – January 6, 2002) which concerned the tools and artifacts, the various ways of presenting, and the ephemera of the era, plus an illustrated brochure, Making a Daguerreotype which elaborates on the process using all vintage equipment in the five illustrations. (5/22/02)
DagNews recaptures daguerreian-related texts, anecdotes, advertisements, poems, etc., from 19th and early 20th century sources.
A newsletter for the contemporary daguerreotypist by Charlie Schreiner.
A Message from the Membership Committee
The Daguerreian Society
3126 Millers Run Road Suite #4
PO Box #306
Cecil, PA 15321-0306
USA
Phone: (412) 221-0306
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