daguerreotype

Following recent archival acquisitions that have expanded its collections of photography, the Bodleian Libraries has announced the opening of a season of photographic exhibitions and talks at the W
Here are the sales I'll be watching this week:
Cincinatti, OH — An incredibly rare antebellum quarter plate daguerreotype believed to be the earliest known image of enslaved African Americ
New York — In conjunction with a new exhibition that highlights animals in photography, the search is on for the earliest photograph ever made of an animal.
DALLAS — A rare and significant half-plate daguerreotype portrait of Capt. Samuel H.