Early Daguerreotype Photo of a Street on a Market Day in Baltimore, Maryland (1840's)

 

Early daguerreotype photo of a street on a market day in Baltimore, Maryland, c. 1840-1844. A number of market day vendors are visible on the left hand side of the street. Taken by photographer Henry Fitz, Jr.

Source: American History Museum.

Daguerreotype View of A Busy Boulevard Des Italiens Decorated For a State Visit by Queen Victoria in Paris, France (1855)

 

 

Daguerreotype view of a busy Boulevard des Italiens decorated for a state visit by Queen Victoria in Paris, France, August 1855. The moving pedestrians and vehicles are for the most part so sharp that this would probably have been deemed to be an "instantaneous" photo by stereocard publishers 4-5 years later. Originally taken as a stereoscopic daguerreotype.

Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.

Animated Time-Lapse Daguerreotype View of the Grave of Henry Clay, Jr. in Mexico During the Mexican-American War (1847)

 

 

Animated time-lapse daguerreotype view of the grave of Henry Clay, Jr. in Mexico taken by an unidentified photographer during the Mexican-American War, c. 1847. Lieutenant Colonel Clay was killed at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847. It is unclear which grave was his, why the crosses seemed to be switched around between photos and also why the camera was moved.

 Source: Amon Carter Museum of American Art.

Daguerreotype With Multiple Exposures of the Moon Taken With a Telescope Probably by French Photographer Antoine-François-Jean Claudet (1840's/1850's)

Daguerreotype with at least 18 exposures of the moon taken with a telescope probably by French photographer Antoine-François-Jean Claudet, c. 1846-1852. British photographer John Jabez Edwin Mayall is also credited with taking the daguerreotype.

Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Daguerreotype View of a Crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City Taken By An Unidentified Italian Photographer in Rome, The Papal States (1845)

Daguerreotype view of a crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City taken by an unidentified Italian photographer in Rome, the Papal States, c. 1845. One of the earliest photographs of Vatican City.

Source: The J. Paul Getty Museum.

Daguerreotype View of the Launch of the First-Rate 131-Gun HMS Marlborough in Portsmouth, England (1855)

Daguerreotype view of the launch of the first-rate 131-gun HMS Marlborough in Portsmouth, England, July 31, 1855. By British photographer Thomas Richard Williams.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Daguerreotype View of Native American Tipis and the John Harrington Stevens House on Ground That Would Later Become the Gateway District of Minneapolis, Minnesota (1850's)

Daguerreotype view of Native American tipis and the John Harrington Stevens House on ground that would later become the Gateway District of Minneapolis, Minnesota, c. 1852-1855. By Tallmadge Elwell.

Source: Minnesota Historical Society.
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Daguerreotype View of a House at the Corner of Chestnut Street and Strawberry Alley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1845)

Daguerreotype view of a house at the corner of Chestnut Street and Strawberry Alley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1845. By William Young McAllister.

Source: Library of Congress.

Daguerreotype View of Recife, Brazil (1851)

Daguerreotype view of Recife, Brazil, 1851. By Charles DeForest Fredericks.

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Daguerreotype View of Union Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts (1850's)

Carte de visite copy of a daguerreotype view of Union Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts, c. 1850's. Attributed to Morris Smith.

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Daguerreotype View of the Unitarian Congregational Church of the Messiah and Other Buildings Along Broadway in New York City, New York (1839)

Daguerreotype view of the Unitarian Congregational Church of the Messiah and other buildings along Broadway in New York City, New York, c. 1839. Believed to be the earliest surviving photograph of New York City. By Samuel Morse and John Draper.

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Daguerreotype View of Fort Howard From Across the Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin (1851)

Daguerreotype view of Fort Howard from across the Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1851. The officer standing on the wharf is identified as a Major Haller.

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Daguerreotype View of a Line of Red River Ox Carts on Main Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota (1854)

Daguerreotype view of a line of Red River ox carts on Main Street with St. Anthony Falls in the background in Minneapolis, Minnesota, c. 1854.

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Daguerreotype of a Group of People Posing With a Wagon in Front of a Building in Thompson, Connecticut

Daguerreotype of a group of people posing with a wagon in front of a building in Thompson, Connecticut, c. 1850’s. A sign on the right side of the building advertises the possible photographer's studio inside. Attributed to L.J. Phillips.

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Daguerreotype of a Group of People Posing on Brienner Straße in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria (1840)

Daguerreotype of a group of people posing on Brienner Straße in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, 1840. One of the earliest photographs taken in Germany. By Steinheil.

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Daguerreotype View of People Watching a Ship Departing the Port of Le Havre, France (1851)

Daguerreotype view of people watching a ship departing the port of Le Havre, France, 1851. By Louis-Cyrus Macaire.

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Daguerreotype View of the South Front of St. Mark’s Basilica, St. Mark’s Clocktower, and the Procuratie in Venice

Daguerreotype view of the south front of St. Mark’s Basilica (right), St. Mark’s Clocktower, and the Procuratie in Venice, c. 1850. By John Ruskin.

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Daguerreotype View of a Lumber Mill Somewhere in the United States

Daguerreotype view of a lumber mill somewhere in the United States, c. 1855.

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Daguerreotype View of the Intersection of State and Main Streets in Rochester, New York (1852)

Daguerreotype view of the intersection of State and Main Streets in Rochester, New York, c. 1852. By Edward Tompkins Whitney.

Daguerreotype View of Henry Clay's Funeral Procession in Lexington, Kentucky (1852)

Daguerreotype view of Henry Clay's funeral procession in Lexington, Kentucky, July 10, 1852.

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