Sep 2, 2018 · Of the four major formats—daguerreotype, ambrotype, tintype and carte de visite—the ambrotype dominated the market during the war’s first year, according to an …

Dec 14, 2020 · During the Civil War era, the ambrotype—an image on glass—joined the tintype—an image on an iron plate—as popular means of distributing images. Audiences also …

There are approximately 700 daguerreotypes in the Prints & Photographs Division. The majority of the images are portraits, but the collection does include a few early architectural views, …

Aug 22, 2012 · These selected daguerreotypes are from the 1850s, the period immediately proceeding the Civil War. They are extremely high quality images (as you would expect from …

Most of the Civil War photographers were accustomed to working with daguerreotypes; one scholar notes that "the roots of Civil War photography came out of the daguerreian era and …

Daguerreotypes became a popular means of portraiture, especially by the late 1840s when exposure times were reduced to only a few seconds. Daguerreotypes were usurped by …

Here's a closer look at the people, clothing, & styles of the Civil War era from the Library of Congress: "Daguerreotypes" [search collection] "The Library's daguerreotype collection …

[Unidentified cadet in Virginia Military Institute in uniform] 1 photograph : sixth-plate daguerreotype ; 9.4 x 8.1 cm (case) | Portrait of a young man who, in later years, might have fought in the …

Tons of Antique Daguerrotype photos for sale ready for your personal collection.

Oct 1, 2004 · The daguerreotype, the first photographic process, was invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (1787–1851) and spread rapidly around the world after its presentation to the …