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  2. Category:1840s photographs - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "1840s photographs" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. P. Portrait of a Married Couple in ...

  3. History of photography - Wikipedia

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    View from the Window at Le Gras 1826 or 1827, believed to be the earliest surviving camera photograph. [1] Original (left) and colorized reoriented enhancement (right).. The history of photography began with the discovery of two critical principles: The first is camera obscura image projection; the second is the discovery that some substances are visibly altered by exposure to light. [2]

  4. Daguerreotype - Wikipedia

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    Daguerreotype [note 1] was the first publicly available photographic process, widely used during the 1840s and 1850s. "Daguerreotype" also refers to an image created through this process. "Daguerreotype" also refers to an image created through this process.

  5. Photography in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2021, the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) in Washington, D.C., announced the acquisition of a private collection of early photographs, taken between the 1840s and the mid-1920s, with 40 daguerreotypes made by three 19th century African American photographers.

  6. 1840s - Wikipedia

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    The 1840s (pronounced "eighteen-forties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1840, and ended on December 31, 1849. The decade was noted in Europe for featuring the largely unsuccessful Revolutions of 1848 , also known as the Springtime of Nations .

  7. 50 Fascinating Images That You Probably Didn’t See In ... - AOL

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    Photos—and the feelings associated with viewing them—could even prompt us to forgive. Or sometimes, fall in love all over again. #7 My Grandma And Grandpa, 1961. Image credits: colieoly

  8. 1840s in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    1840s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by a narrow, natural shoulder line following the exaggerated puffed sleeves of the later 1820s and 1830s. The narrower shoulder was accompanied by a lower waistline for both men and women.

  9. List of photographs considered the most important - Wikipedia

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    Fenton's pictures during the Crimean War were one of the first cases of war photography, with Valley of the Shadow of Death considered "the most eloquent metaphor of warfare" by The Oxford Companion to the Photograph. [13] [14] [s 3] Sergeant Dawson and his Daughter: 1855 Unknown; attributed to John Jabez Edwin Mayall [15] Unknown [e]