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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daguerreotype
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In 2006, researchers at Newcastle University found, in a study that became famous, that people were more likely to put money in an honesty box to pay for their coffee or tea when photographs of eyes were posted above the box.—
L. Carol Ritchie,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Paintings by Keith Haring, Damien Hirst, and Philip Taaffe adorn the walls, along with Richard Caldicott’s striking photographs of Tupperware.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Argentine Football Association (AFA) said he had been diagnosed with synovitis, a swelling of the synovial membrane, with a statement including a photo of Fernandez with strapping on that knee.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Daguerreotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daguerreotype. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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