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 in a world where the spread of technology makes photo manipulation as easy as a tap on your phone, the idea that a visual image is an absolute truth is as outdated as the daguerreotype.
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Deepti Hajela, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
Full-spectrum color had been a photographic dream since the first daguerreotypes, and early moviemakers were no less determined to conjure a celluloid canvas that reflected life in all its splendor.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
The 1846 daguerreotype, which captured her in her 70s, is by photographer John Plumbe Jr., who would also create the earliest extant image of the U.S. Capitol in 1846.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Besides our own sun, Vega was the first star to be photographed, with a 20-minute daguerreotype exposure taken at Harvard College Observatory in 1850.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
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Deepti Hajela, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
Full-spectrum color had been a photographic dream since the first daguerreotypes, and early moviemakers were no less determined to conjure a celluloid canvas that reflected life in all its splendor.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
The 1846 daguerreotype, which captured her in her 70s, is by photographer John Plumbe Jr., who would also create the earliest extant image of the U.S. Capitol in 1846.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Besides our own sun, Vega was the first star to be photographed, with a 20-minute daguerreotype exposure taken at Harvard College Observatory in 1850.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daguerreotype
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But now the asymmetry shone (sometimes, especially in photographs, literally: reflecting a spot of glare back at the camera).—
Alice Gregory,
Vogue,
4 June 2025
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The book includes lots of maps, photographs, drawings and diagrams to illustrate the regions and concepts that Professor Williams discusses in the text.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
4 June 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.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 May 2025
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Hotel hall and corridor walls are lined with vintage black and white photos of fishermen, early-century pilots and beach scenes, all provided courtesy of the Montauk Library archives.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Daguerreotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daguerreotype. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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