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
First observed on Aug 19, 1991, the day commemorates the invention of the daguerreotype, a photographic process developed in 1837.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 July 2025
And the massive collection of photographic plates the Harvard Computers used in their work began with a July 17, 1850 daguerreotype of the star Vega.
—Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Developing a daguerreotype is an involved process, notes Ann Shumard, senior curator of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Ezekial Hawkins opened the city’s first daguerreotype studio on Third Street in 1841, just two years after the process was developed.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 July 2025
And the massive collection of photographic plates the Harvard Computers used in their work began with a July 17, 1850 daguerreotype of the star Vega.
—Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Developing a daguerreotype is an involved process, notes Ann Shumard, senior curator of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Ezekial Hawkins opened the city’s first daguerreotype studio on Third Street in 1841, just two years after the process was developed.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daguerreotype
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Attendees would have received copies to deepen the bonds created by the affair, not unlike how people today cherish photographs of their encounters with celebrities and politicians.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a photograph of themselves with their three children to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The information appears next to an April 26 Navy photo that shows Boxer transiting the Surigao Straight, roughly 4,000 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The photo choice and subtitle sing.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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