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6 Contents
6 The daguerreotype
Daguerre's Diorama-attempts to make the images of the camera obscura permanentdiscovery
of the development of the latent image, and a means of fixation-first successful
daguerreotype, 1837-attempts to exploit the process-patronage of Arago-French Government
acquires the daguerreotype process, 1839-pensions for Daguerre and Niepce's sonpublication
of the process-fears of artists-'Daguerreotypomania' -disadvantages of the
daguerreotype-daguerreotype outfits.
7 Negative/positive processes on paper 75
Photogenic Drawing-Fox Talbot's sketching with camera lucida and camera obscura
leads to desire to fix images by chemical means-experiments with silver chloride papercontact
copies and camera views-earliest surviving paper negative, 183 5-photomicrographs-announcement
of Photogenic Drawing, 1839-positive prints-public indifference
to the invention-photographic cameras and paper on sale-discovery of the latent image,
1840, speeds up the process-the calotype-Talbot's cameras.
8 Direct positives on paper
Hippolyte Bayard-negatives and direct positives made in the came a early in .
1839-
Bayard's photographs exhibited-discouraged by Arago-process not divulged until 1840
-dispute over priority-other direct positive paper processes.
9 Other independent inventors 88
Friedrich Gerber-direct positive and negative/positive camera photographs on papercontact
copies-suggestion of photography for book illustration-photomicrographs.
Rev. ]. B. Reade's solar mezzotints, contact copies, camera photographs, and photomicrographs-his
discovery patented by Talbot-witness in Talbot versus Laroche trial.
Ko bell and Steinheil's camera photographs, 18 39-Sir John Herschel's independent invention
of photography-'hypo' -origin of the words 'photograph', 'negative', 'positive' -photograph
on glass.
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THE EARLY YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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10 The daguerreotype in France
Travelling daguerreotypists-Excursions Daguerriennes-attempts at portraiture-Lerebours'
and Bissons' studios-instantaneous views-zenith of popularity 1847-panoramic viewsincreasing
popularity of paper photography.
11 The daguerreotype in America 120
First daguerreotype in New World-Morse's and Draper's experiments-earliest portraits­
Daguerre's agent in America-Gouraud's daguerreotype exhibition in New York-advice on
taking portraits-Wolcott's mirror camera-world's first photographic portrait studio­
Morse and Draper's portrait studio-daguerrotypes of Yucatan, California and Rocky
Mountains- Brady's 'Gallery of Illustrious Americans' -zenith of popularity 185 3 -the first
photographic journal-American daguerreotypes at the Great Exhibition.
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12 The daguerreotype in Great Britain 130
Legality of Daguerre's English patent-absence of amateur daguerreotypists-exhibitions
and demonstrations-Claudet the first licensee-exposure too long for portraiture-speeded
up by Wolcott's mirror camera and acceleration with bromine-first public portrait studio
March 1841 -Beard purchases the patent-acceleration with chlorine-rivalry of Beard
and Claudet-colouring daguerreotypes-painted backgrounds-red darkroom lighthints
on sitter's dress and expression-retarding influence of the patents-lawsuit Beard versus
Egerton-Beard's bankruptcy-Claudet's 'temple to photography' -other London studiosthe
daguerreotype in the provinces-Thomas Davidson's portrait lens and metal daguerreotype
camera-Scottish studios-cost of outfit and chemicals.