The Daguerre Monument, Washington, DC

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The Daguerre Monument, Washington, DC

Description

The French artist Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre (1787-1851) became interested in the 1820s in trying to capture images photographically. In August 1839 his “Daguerreotype” technique–fixing an image on a light-sensitive, polished silver plate–was announced to the public.

Creator

Mohammed Adil Ali

Date

29 March 2012

Contributor

Mohammed Adil Ali

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Citation

Mohammed Adil Ali, “The Daguerre Monument, Washington, DC,” Northern Virginia Digital History Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://novahistory.ctevans.net/items/show/125.