Alan will shed light on the first widely-produced form of photography, invented in France by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre in 1839. Daguerreotypes were produced for only twenty years before the process was replaced with ambrotypes, tintypes, and collodion negatives. He will talk about the process of producing a daguerreotype which captured a unique positive image on a polished silver plate, as well as key points and rare examples from the rich history of this artistic medium.

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