/r/Daguerreotypes
A subreddit for sharing historic daguerreotype photographs taken around the world mostly during the 1840s and 1850s. Modern daguerreotypes are also allowed. Non-daguerreotype related photography posts will be removed.
A subreddit for sharing historic daguerreotype photographs taken around the world mostly during the 1840s and 1850s. Modern daguerreotypes are also allowed.
Some background links
Video showing the process of taking a daguerreotype photograph by George Eastman House.
Second video showing the process of making daguerreotypes by Getty Museum.
Video detailing the differences between daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and collodion negatives by Civil War Trust.
"Fixed in Time." Guide to dating daguerreotype, ambrotype, and tintype case and mat styles.
Lucretia Mott portrait and description of the daguerreotype process by the National Portrait Gallery.
Video collection of daguerreotypes taken by its inventor, Louis Daguerre.
List of history-related subreddits maintained by the History Network.
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of Martha Beebe Corwin by an unknown maker
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a man by an unknown maker
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of children by an unknown maker
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a Julia Savage by an unknown maker
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a child by an unknown maker
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a woman by an unknown maker
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a woman by an unknown maker
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Ninth plate daguerreotype of a child by an unknown maker
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a woman by an unknown maker
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Oldest known photo of the Alamo. A daguerreotype photo from 1849.
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a man by an unknown maker
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Ninth plate daguerreotype of a woman by Robert Weston
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a child by an unknown maker
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Sixth-plate daguerreotypes of an unidentified man, c. 1850s.
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a child by an unknown maker circa 1859
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a young girl by an unknown maker
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Does Anyone Recognize This Man?
Hi everyone!
I'm trying to id the guy below, it is falsely identified as Henry Dodge and Hon. John J. Crittenden. He isn't either of them, so I'm curious: do you recognize this man?
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Identifying daguerreotypes using AI?
Just curious for a discussion. Has anyone tried to use facial recognizing AI for unidentified daguerreotypes? The AI would need to mostly compare to drawings and paintings which I'm not sure it normally does, but it would be nice to someday get a lot more people identified. What are your thoughts?
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Whole-plate daguerreotype portrait probably depicting a mother and two daughters taken by Southworth and Hawes, c. 1856.
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a child by an unknown maker circa 1848
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a woman by an unknown maker circa 1854
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a child by an unknown maker circa 1856
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Sixth-plate daguerreotype of an unidentified woman by Southworth and Hawes, c. 1850.
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a woman by an unknown maker circa 1859
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Ninth plate daguerreotype of John G. Hoffman by an unknown maker
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Ninth plate daguerreotype of "Mollie" Ann Mahaffy Derry by an unknown maker circa 1856
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Ninth plate daguerreotype of a child by an unknown maker circa 1860
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Sixth-plate daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man, c. 1855.
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Sixth plate daguerreotype of a child by an unknown maker circa 1859
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