P&P ONLINE CATALOG - DAGUERREOTYPES
Chancy Brown

About This Collection

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman

There are approximately 700 daguerreotypes in the Prints & Photographs Division. The majority of the images are portraits, but the collection does include a few early architectural views, outdoor scenes, and copies of works of art.

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Rights and Access Information

Background and Scope of the Collection

The Daguerreotype Medium

Glossary of Terms Used With Daguerreotypes

Timeline of the Daguerreian Era

Preservation of the Collection

Selected Bibliography

Related Holdings

Digitizing the Collection

Cataloging the Collection

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Images displayed at the top: 1) [Chancy Brown], LC-USZC4-6772. 2) [Louisa Van Velsor Whitman] , LC-USZ6-2063.
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( November 23, 2004 )