daguerreotype

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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  • Present them with advice and encouragement and then present them with a reward for doing it, the T-shirt and the medal and the photographs.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The trio posed for photographs together, and Davis was one of the speakers who paid tribute.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 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  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
  • See photos of Ariana Grande at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025

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