as in photograph
an old type of photographic image that was made on a piece of silver or a piece of copper covered in silver
The exhibit includes a series of fascinating daguerreotypes from the Civil War.
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Recent Examples of daguerreotype
But the daguerreotype had already captured the world’s imagination.
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Anika Burgess
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
The book details the way daguerreotypes, lithographs, cartes de visite and steam printing presses enabled artists to advocate for social reform, including the Abolitionist movement.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
The Portrait Gallery features daguerreotypes of U.S. Senators Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, as well as a lithograph of the latter.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Not everyone could make a daguerreotype, but nearly everyone could own one.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
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Anika Burgess
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
The book details the way daguerreotypes, lithographs, cartes de visite and steam printing presses enabled artists to advocate for social reform, including the Abolitionist movement.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
The Portrait Gallery features daguerreotypes of U.S. Senators Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, as well as a lithograph of the latter.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Not everyone could make a daguerreotype, but nearly everyone could own one.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daguerreotype
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During passage around the far side, about a quarter of the moon will be in sunlight, giving the astronauts a chance to observe, photograph and shoot video of features never before seen by human eyes.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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This serial presentation emphasized the relationship between the photographs rather than the singular sculpture pictured in each—a demonstration of her conviction that a successful artwork should change over time according to its own internal logic.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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In a file photo, Tina Peters, former Mesa County clerk, listens during her trial on March 3, 2023, in Grand Junction, Colo.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Justice Department began releasing a huge cache of additional Epstein documents, videos and photos, though others remained under wraps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Daguerreotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daguerreotype. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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