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DAGUERREOTYPES

 
Daguerreotypes

Invented by Louis Daguerre in 1839, the daguerreotype was the first form of photography. Pictured (top) are daguerreotypes of Mexican civilians; (bottom) a U.S. soldier and a Mexican cadet and friend.

Daguerreotypes, courtesy of the Graham Pilecki historical collection

 
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