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daguerreotype

noun

as in photograph

an old type of photographic image that was made on a piece of silver or a piece of copper covered in silver The exhibit includes a series of fascinating daguerreotypes from the Civil War.

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Recent Examples of daguerreotype But the daguerreotype had already captured the world’s imagination. —

Anika Burgess july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025 The book details the way daguerreotypes, lithographs, cartes de visite and steam printing presses enabled artists to advocate for social reform, including the Abolitionist movement. —

Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025 The Portrait Gallery features daguerreotypes of U.S. Senators Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, as well as a lithograph of the latter. —

Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025 Not everyone could make a daguerreotype, but nearly everyone could own one. —

Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for daguerreotype

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In late March, grainy photographs of the Republican South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham relaxing at Disney World spread across the internet.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
Present too are souvenirs from Brazil; products by some favorite brands, including Flos lighting and Élitis wall coverings; and works by artist friends (photographs by Paul Sepuya, Naima Green, and Clifford Prince King; a site-specific mural by Brian Robles).

— Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026