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Louis Daguerre

A Photographic Pioneer in the Unclaimed Body Lot–His Grave Unmarked

December 7, 2009 by Jeff Richman

Early in 1839, Louis Daguerre offered his invention, the Daguerreotype, to the world. That invention was the birth of photography. Daguerre then dispatched his pupil, Francois Jean-Baptiste Gouraud, who was the agent for the manufacturer of equipment endorsed by Daguerre, to America to introduce photography. It was 170 years ago today that Gouraud arrived in … Read more

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