Jos Arcadio, the founding father, all common sense when it comes to law or town design, is lured into alchemy and other esoteric sciences; he tries to use a daguerreotype .
A copy of the earliest known daguerreotype, a still life of a corner of Louis Daguerre's studio showing plaster Cupids heads, a bas relief and a large straw covered wine bottle .
By the end of the century, both David and Le Dsert were considered as out of date as a daguerreotype.
Daguerreotypes offer windows to city's past When the Taft Museum of Art scheduled a touring daguerreotype show, it was the right time to shine a spotlight on images with local connections.
June 21, 2013 - The Cincinnati Enquirer
Texas auction house to sell John Brown leg irons Dallas-based Heritage Auctions estimates the shackles are worth at least $10,000, but some Brown memorabilia has fetched much more. In 2007, a rare daguerreotype sold for $97,750 at a Cincinnati auction.
June 20, 2013 - KIMT Mason City