RESOURCES AND SITES
Daguerreotypes: A Selected Bibliography
Peter E. Palmquist (September 23, 1936 – January 13, 2003) was an autodidact photography historian and independent researcher/writer.
- Barger, M. Susan, and William B. White. The Daguerreotype: Nineteenth-Century Technology and Modern Science. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991.
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- The Daguerreian Annual: Official Yearbook of the Daguerreian Society. Eureka, CA: The Daguerreian Society, 1990.
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Musée d’Orsay, and Dominique de Font-Réaulx. The Daguerreotype. Musée d’Orsay ; 5 Continents, 2008.- Fern, Alan, and Milton Kaplan. "John Plumbe, Jr., and the First Architectural Photographs of the Nation's Capitol." The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress. 31 (January 1979): 3-20.
- Field, Richard S. American Daguerreotypes from the Matthew R. Isenburg Collection. New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 1989.
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- Foresta, Merry A., and John Wood. Secrets of the Dark Chamber: the Art of the American Daguerreotype. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995.
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- Kilgo, Dolores. Likeness and Landscape: Thomas Easterly and the Art of the Daguerreotype. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society Press, 1994.
- Newhall, Beaumont. The Daguerreotype in America. New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1961. Comprehensive history of daguerreotype photography in America, from its origins in France through to the early days in Boston and beyond. Gorgeous plates of famous people, and illustrations of various paraphernalia, including heavy cast-iron headrests for people who had to sit still for twenty seconds.
- Pfister, Harold Francis. Facing the Light: Historic American Portrait Daguerreotypes. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978.
- Rinhart, Floyd, and Marion Rinhart. American Daguerreian Art. New York: C.N. Potter, 1967.
- Rudisill, Richard. Mirror Image: the Influence of the Daguerreotype on American Society. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1971.
- A Dictionary of the Photographic and a Comprehensive and Systematic catalogue of Photographic Apparatus Material: Manufactured Imported and Sold by E. Anthony.
- Wood, John, ed. America and the Daguerreotype. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1991.
- Wood, John, ed. The Daguerreotype: A Sesquicentennial Celebration. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1989.
- Wood, John. The Scenic Daguerreotype: Romanticism and Early Photography. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995
- Fleming, Paula Richardson. The North American Indians; in Early Photographs [by] Paula Richardson Fleming [and] Judith Luskey. Dorset Press, 1986.
- AUTHOR: Paula Richardson Fleming, Smithsonian Photography History Emeritus. (website: https://www.flemingphotohistory.com/index.ht
- PHOTOGRAPHERS
- Palmquist, Peter E., and Richard Rudisill. Photographers : A Sourcebook for Historical Research. Rev. 2nd ed, Carl Mautz Pub., 2000, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=108583.
- McKay, William A. A Directory of Delaware Photographers, 1839-1900 and Beyond. Oak Knoll Press, 2018.
- CASES
- Paul. Berg
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- Nineteenth Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames
- Krainik, Clifford, and Michele Krainik. Union Cases: A Collector's Guide to the Art of America's First Plastics. Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo Service, 1988.
- Sean William Nolan
- Fixed in Time, Color edition A guide to dating daguerreotypes, ambrotypes & tintypes by their mats and cases, for historians, genealogists, collectors and antique dealers.
Rinhart, Floyd, and Marion Rinhart. American Miniature Case Art. South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes Company, 1969.- CLOTHING.
- Joan Severa (1925-2015)
- Her career started at the Wisconsin State Historical Society in 1958, and by 1979 she had worked her way up to Curator of Costume and Textiles, which included Decorative Arts. During her tenure, Joan published many articles on historic costume for living history centers and created the Patterns of History. Among her many achievements is her book, Dressed for the Photographer 1840-1900. The book won the CSA Millia Davenport Award in 1996, and prizes from the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, the Victorian Society in America, Wisconsin Library Association and the Golden Pen Writing Award from the United States Institute for Theater Technicians. She followed up with another book, My Likeness Taken.
- Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840-1900 Fashion has always been a cultivating force. And during the 19th century―a time of great change―fashion was a powerful component in the development of American society. Through dress, average individuals could step beyond class divisions and venture into the world of the elite and privileged. Beginning in 1840, with the advent of the daguerreotype, that moment could be captured for a lifetime.
- In Dressed for the Photographer, Joan Severa gives a visual analysis of the dress of middle-class Americans from the mid-to-late 19th century. Using images and writings, she shows how even economically disadvantaged Americans could wear styles within a year or so of current fashion. This desire for fashion equality demonstrates that the possession of culture was more important than wealth or position in the community. Arranging the photographs by decades, Severa examines the material culture, expectations, and socioeconomic conditions that affected the clothing choices depicted. Her depth of knowledge regarding apparel allows her to date the images with a high degree of accuracy and to point out significant details that would elude most observers. The 272 photographs included in this volume show nearly the full range of stylistic details introduced during this period. Each photograph is accompanied with a commentary in which these details are fully explored. In presenting a broad overview of common fashion, Severa gathers letters and diaries as well as photographs from various sources across the United States. She provides graphic evidence that ordinary Americans, when dressed in their finest attire, appeared very much the same as their wealthier neighbors. But upon closer examination, these photographs often reveal inconsistencies that betray the actual economic status of the sitter. These fascinating photographs coupled with Severa’s insights offer an added dimension to our understanding of 19th century Americans. Intended as an aid in dating costumes and photographs and as a guide for period costume replication, Dressed for the Photographer provides extensive information for understanding the social history and material culture of this period. It will be of interest to general readers as well as to social historians and those interested in fashion, costume, and material culture studies
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HAIRSTYLES
Major Daguerreotype Holdings in Other Institutions
Many museums and historical societies have daguerreotypes in their collections. Some of the larger or more well-known collections are listed below:
- George Eastman House/International Museum of Photography and Film
(Rochester, NY) has over 3,500 daguerreotypes. More than 1,200 of these images are by the Boston studio of Southworth & Hawes. Another strength of this collection is French daguerreotypes. - The Getty
- The Library of Congress. Many Matthew Brady and John Plumbe https://www.loc.gov/collections/daguerreotypes/about-this-collection/
- The Missouri Historical Society
(St. Louis, MO) has over 600 daguerreotypes by St. Louis daguerreotypist Thomas Martin Easterly. - Museum of Fine Arts
(Boston, MA) has a collection of approximately 175 daguerreotypes by the Boston studio of Southworth & Hawes. - Ohio State University, The Cartoon, Graphic, and Photographic Library
(Columbus, Ohio) has the Floyd and Marion Rinhart Collection, which includes approximately 1,500 daguerreotypes. - Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
(Washington, D.C.) has over 2,000 daguerreotypes, primarily portraits of unidentified sitters. The collection also includes landscapes, architectural views, and genre scenes. - Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery
(Washington, D.C.) has a small, but important collection of daguerreotypes of prominent Americans. - The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
(Boston, MA) has over 800 daguerreotypes, primarily portraits of New Englanders.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
The Colors of Photography, edited by Bettina Gockel (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2020), 201-230. The Colors of Black-and-White Photography, Kim Timby
Colour Photography and Stereoscopy: Parallel Histories, 2005 •Kim Timby, In History of Photography 29 (2), 2005, an exploration of some of the technical and theoretical ties between 3D and color photography. /// Original abstract : The invention of stereoscopic photography and of indirect colour photography in the nineteenth century are re-examined so as to underline elemental theoretical similarities between the two processes
ONLINE
- Luminous Lint https://luminous-lint.com/phoenix.php/contents/
- Daguerreobase http://www.daguerreobase.org/en/
- The Daguerreian Society:
- British Photography: https://britishphotohistory.ning.com/
- FLICKER Early Photographic Processes. https://www.flickr.com/groups/earlyphotographicprocesses/pool/page4
- http://phototree.com/history.htm?fbclid=IwY2xjawGHL4tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZAg3iTrqpBg0paf8glRjtwRJTmqT0zZ5ZZi28WG8ye6cp9h8RaBIkbObQ_aem_06yqUwQ1zqJ6YPrCayWnvA
- https://www.photoconsortium.net/all-our-yesterdays/photographic-processes/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGHL7xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUTrsnpTTeAr_u3jtjzMvfbERthRsTua28PX_sOu__u5cWF7xaFSWkir9Q_aem_jwJGDLXp-WYFC9PlFzkQlA
- https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/PMG_Photographic_Processes?fbclid=IwY2xjawGHL_FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaRB_UalwDeOq-mkDVsIrMaOySlKVs9mImz8ZsokHwZgXyyPYsWn6V_uiA_aem_H7EFfDq7v49j7vRQfkFG5A
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List of Contents
Contemporary accounts of the process
Modern articles on the process
New Daguerreian Journal (1971-75)
General writing
Materials safety data sheets
Vintage manuals and accounts
Contemporary Cameras
Contemporary Cases
Silver plating
Materials Sources
Daguerreotype Conservation
Workshops
Daguerre online
Blogs
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Contemporary accounts of the process (website links)
Albornoz, Carlos DarÃo – Dagsargentinos.com.ar
Culver, Sean – Seanculver.com
Danforth, Jonathan – Shinyphotos.com
Kerun, Marc – Disactis.com
Kessell, Mark – Studiocyberia.com
Mertens, Eric – TheDagLab.com
Motamedi, Jason Greenberg – Motamedi.info
Robinson, Mike – Dagazine.com – account of the historical process
Schreiner, Charlie – NewDags.com
West, Christopher Brenton – Daguerreotypes.co.uk
Modern articles on the process
Baker, Roger Jr – “Surface Films on Daguerreotypes”,
Hilty, Jon – “A low cost approach to making Daguerreotypes”
History of Photography, Vol. 4, No. 2, April 1980.
Hurlock, John – “Warming Up to Cold Mercury”,
The Daguerreian Society Annual, 1998. (pdf file – 0.84mb)
Hurlock, John – “The Light at the End of the Bromine, The truth is out there“,
The Daguerreian Society Annual, 2000. (pdf file – 1.26mb)
Hurlock, John & Rickart, Eric – “Frozen in Time: Preserving the Daguerreotype Latent Image”,
The Daguerreian Society Annual, 2002. (pdf file – 1.96mb)
Hurlock, John – “Unlocking the Secret: Hyper-sensitizing Daguerreotypes with Light”,
The Daguerreian Society Annual, 2004. (pdf file – 2.38mb)
Nelson, Ken – “The Cutting Edge of Yesterday”,
The Daguerreian Society Annual, 1990. (pdf file – 4.8mb)
Nelson, Ken – “Mercury and the Daguerreotypist: A Modern Assessment”,
The Daguerreian Society Annual, 1994. (pdf file – 8.5mb)
Pobboravsky, Irving – “Study of Iodized Daguerreotype Plates” (pdf file – 6.8mb)
Pobboravsky, Irving – “Exposure guide” (pdf file – 40kb)
Stockton, Andy – “Making Glass Daguerreotypes” (pdf file – 672kb)
New Daguerreian Journal (1971-75)
Reproduced here by the kind courtesy of the publisher, Walter Johnson, whom all copyright resides with. Copies of the NDJ are also available from Walter on CD.
General Writing
The adventures of Professor Simon Alexander Wooley- pdf file – 60kb
Convocation of Latter Day Daguerreans (July 9-11, 1976)
Making Daguerreotypes – My First 12 Months – David Burder- pdf file – 420kb
How I made Daguerreotypes in 1972 – Walter Johnson- pdf file – 1.1mb
Making a Daguerreotype portrait of the Rinharts (1973) – pdf file – 280kb
Save That Film Pack Adapter – pdf file – 752kb
Dominique Genty’s Daguerreotypes and Scientific Analysis – pdf file – 1.46mb
Plate Size Comparison Guide – pdf file – 787kb
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