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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Entitled Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, the statute bars both photographs and broadcasting from the courtroom of a federal criminal trial.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fingerprint matrix Ordinary imaging methods, whether photographs, sonar, or ultrasound scans, rely on sending a wave toward an object and analyzing the portion that bounces back.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
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As the two stop, Wallen asked the officer to comb his hair before taking any photos.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Daguerreotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daguerreotype. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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