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Insight: A Brief History of Photo History, and the Drama of 1839

By David Schonauer   Monday October 18, 2021


In 1839, tea from India first arrived in the United Kingdom.

That same year, Congress prohibited dueling in the District of Columbia.

Meanwhile, in Paris, the daguerreotype photography process was announced at the French Academy of Science.

Today we look back at the history of photography, briefly, thanks for a …


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