Back to Discover
💻

Daguerreotype

technology Maturity 7-9

Long ago, people made the first photos.

Louis Daguerre 2.jpg
Louis Daguerre 2.jpg
They used a shiny silver plate. It looks like a tiny mirror. These photos help us see the past.
Abraham Lincoln by Nicholas Shepherd, 1846-crop.jpg
Abraham Lincoln by Nicholas Shepherd, 1846-crop.jpg
They are very special. Do you like old photos?

44 words
🖼️ Images & Media (18)
File:Portrait of a Daguerreotypist, 1845 (with Frame).jpg
Portrait of a Daguerreotypist, 1845 (with...
File:Louis Daguerre 2.jpg
Louis Daguerre 2.jpg
File:Abraham Lincoln by Nicholas Shepherd, 1846-crop.jpg
Abraham Lincoln by Nicholas Shepherd,...
File:Niepce table.jpg
Niepce table.jpg
File:Susse Frères Daguerreotype camera 1839.jpg
Susse Frères Daguerreotype camera 1839.jpg
File:Daguerreotype Daguerre Atelier 1837.jpg
Daguerreotype Daguerre Atelier 1837.jpg
File:1837 Daguerreotype of Huet by Daguerre.jpg
1837 Daguerreotype of Huet by Daguerre.jpg
File:Boulevard du Temple by Daguerre.jpg
Boulevard du Temple by Daguerre.jpg
File:Camera obscura2.jpg
Camera obscura2.jpg
File:Camerae-obscurae.jpg
Camerae-obscurae.jpg
File:Earliest known photograph of a living animal (cropped).jpg
Earliest known photograph of a living...
File:Turku 1842 - Henrik Cajander.jpg
Turku 1842 - Henrik Cajander.jpg

+ 6 more

Up Next
💻
History of photography
Technology
→
More to explore

✨ What else?

Related topics you might enjoy

History of photography 0% Photographic plate 0% History of the camera 0%

🔬 Go deeper

More advanced topics to explore

Photographic plate Photography Astrophotography

🪜 Step back

Simpler topics to build understanding

History of photography Photograph
📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 14.7 | Vital Level 5