Object Details
user
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese
Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mande
maker
Prosch, George W.
Description
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.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
ca 1839-1840
ID Number
PG.000004
accession number
20341
catalog number
4
Object Name
camera, daguerreotype
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 in x 10 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 26.67 cm x 26.67 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_834664