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Morse Daguerreotype Camera

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Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872), an artist and inventor of the telegraph, was in Paris in 1839 sharing the scientific and celebrity stage with Daguerre. The two inventors shared notes on their inventions and Morse returned to the US with a camera, perhaps the first camera in the United States. Morse, whose photographic endeavors would be limited, inspired and taught a number of men who would become important photographers.

Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Albert Moore

Object ID: PG*000004

Subject(s): Photography

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