TEXTS FROM 1848
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March 1848 Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science Ewer archive: P8480001 |
author name: Antoine Claudet text title: "Question of Priority respecting the Discovery of the accelerating process in the Daguerreotype operation" notes: An article by Claudet in which he admits priority of discovery to John F. Goddard regarding the use of bromine to increase the sensitivity of the daguerreotype plate. keywords: Antoine François Jean Claudet, John F. Goddard, bromine of iodine |
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25 March 1848 Spirit of the Times (New York) Ewer archive: N8480002 |
text title: "Daguerreotype Portraits" notes: A fictional piece of humor regarding the requests of sitters. keywords: |
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18 September 1848 Daily Evening Transcript (Boston) Ewer archive: N8480001 |
text title: "Another Daguerreotype Card Cheat" notes: An anecdote about a "bank note" advertisement by the Boston daguerreotypists, E. B. Chase and L. G. Chase. keywords: Ezra Bailey Chase, Lorenzo G. Chase, 247 Washington |
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5 December 1848 manuscript letter Ewer archive: M8480001 |
author name: Samuel F. B. Morse notes: An letter from Morse to Henry Hunt Snelling regarding details of the Morse's early involvement with the daguerreotype. keywords: Samuel F. B. Morse, Henry Hunt Snelling, Alexander S. Wolcott, John William Draper |