Daguerrotype Collection (page 5)

Pompei, Strada dei sepolcri; Pompeii, Street of the Tombs (b / w photo)
7152941 Pompei, Strada dei sepolcri; Pompeii, Street of the Tombs (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pompei, Strada dei sepolcri; Pompeii)

Pompei, Casa dei Vetii; Pompeii, House of the Vettii (b / w photo)
7152939 Pompei, Casa dei Vetii; Pompeii, House of the Vettii (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pompei, Casa dei Vetii; Pompeii, House of the Vettii)

Pompei, Tempio d Apollo; Pompeii, Temple of Apollo (b / w photo)
7152936 Pompei, Tempio d Apollo; Pompeii, Temple of Apollo (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pompei, Tempio d Apollo; Pompeii, Temple of Apollo)

Nel cratere del Vesuvio, La e orlo del cratere; At the bottom of the crater of Vesuvius
7152931 Nel cratere del Vesuvio, La e orlo del cratere; At the bottom of the crater of Vesuvius, Lava and edge of the crater (b/w photo) by Hielscher

Napoli, Veduta del Vesuvio dalla strade di Posilipo; Naples, View of Vesuvius from the Posilipo Road (b / w photo)
7152927 Napoli, Veduta del Vesuvio dalla strade di Posilipo; Naples, View of Vesuvius from the Posilipo Road (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoli)

Napoli, Castello dell Ovo; Naples, Castello dell Ovo (b / w photo)
7152924 Napoli, Castello dell Ovo; Naples, Castello dell Ovo (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoli, Castello dell Ovo; Naples, Castello dell Ovo)

Napoli col Vesuvio; Naples and Vesuvius (b / w photo)
7152923 Napoli col Vesuvio; Naples and Vesuvius (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoli col Vesuvio; Naples and Vesuvius)

Cassino (b / w photo)
7152919 Cassino (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassino. Illustration for Italien, Baukunst und Landschaft (Ernst Wasmuth, 1925)

Monte Cassino, Il Cortile del Convento; Monte Cassino, Monastery Court (b / w photo)
7152918 Monte Cassino, Il Cortile del Convento; Monte Cassino, Monastery Court (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monte Cassino)

Tramonto nelle Paludi Pontine; Evening in the Pontine Marshes (b / w photo)
7152914 Tramonto nelle Paludi Pontine; Evening in the Pontine Marshes (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le rovine di Ninfa nelle Paludi Pontine; The ruins of Ninfa on the Pontine Marshes (b / w photo)
7152911 Le rovine di Ninfa nelle Paludi Pontine; The ruins of Ninfa on the Pontine Marshes (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frascati, Villa Aldobrandini (b / w photo)
7152898 Frascati, Villa Aldobrandini (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frascati, Villa Aldobrandini)

Roma, La Scala di Spagna; Rome, The Spanish Staircase (b / w photo)
7152883 Roma, La Scala di Spagna; Rome, The Spanish Staircase (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roma, La Scala di Spagna; Rome, The Spanish Staircase)

Roma, Il Tempio di Vesta; Rome, Temple of Vesta (b / w photo)
7152881 Roma, Il Tempio di Vesta; Rome, Temple of Vesta (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roma, Il Tempio di Vesta; Rome, Temple of Vesta)

Early colour photography: Study in black and white (colour photo)
7157949 Early colour photography: Study in black and white (colour photo) by Wolff, Paul (1887-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Study in black and white)

Strassburg / Strasbourg: Die Uhr im Munster; D Horloge (b / w photo)
7166831 Strassburg / Strasbourg: Die Uhr im Munster; D Horloge (b/w photo) by Bernhoeft, Charles (or Carl) (1859-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Die Uhr im Munster; D Horloge)

Strassburg / Strasbourg: Neue Jung-St-Peter-Kirche; Nouvelle Eglise de St-Pierre (b / w photo)
7166816 Strassburg / Strasbourg: Neue Jung-St-Peter-Kirche; Nouvelle Eglise de St-Pierre (b/w photo) by Bernhoeft, Charles (or Carl) (1859-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Strassburg / Strasbourg: Statthalter-Palast; Palais du Statthalter (b / w photo)
7166815 Strassburg / Strasbourg: Statthalter-Palast; Palais du Statthalter (b/w photo) by Bernhoeft, Charles (or Carl) (1859-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Strassburg / Strasbourg: Orangerie mit orientalischem Kiosk; Orangerie avec Kiosk oriental (b / w photo)
7166813 Strassburg / Strasbourg: Orangerie mit orientalischem Kiosk; Orangerie avec Kiosk oriental (b/w photo) by Bernhoeft

Strassburg / Strasbourg: Rheinbrucken bei Kehl; Ponts du Rhin pres Kehl (b / w photo)
7166810 Strassburg / Strasbourg: Rheinbrucken bei Kehl; Ponts du Rhin pres Kehl (b/w photo) by Bernhoeft, Charles (or Carl) (1859-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Dee at Cambus O May (b / w photo)
7191214 The Dee at Cambus O May (b/w photo) by Porter, James (1874-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dee at Cambus O May)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French post-Impressionist painter, 1894 (b / w photo)
7157544 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French post-Impressionist painter, 1894 (b/w photo) by Sescau, Paul (1858-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)

Romanesque chapel Saint-Etienne de Vaissiere in Azille (photograph)
6434335 Romanesque chapel Saint-Etienne de Vaissiere in Azille (photograph) by Romanesque, (11th century); (add.info.: Romanesque chapel amidst vineyards in the French countryside)

Saint Joseph des Fins church. Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve. Stained glass window. Annecy. France
7136489 Saint Joseph des Fins church. Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve. Stained glass window. Annecy. France. by Bellot, Dom Paul (1876-1944); © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) american explorer of Arctic, photo by Nadar, c. 1910
1755282 Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) american explorer of Arctic, photo by Nadar, c. 1910 by Nadar, (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910); (add.info)

Postcard depicting Saint Aubin Cathedral, Namur, c. 1900 (litho)
1720160 Postcard depicting Saint Aubin Cathedral, Namur, c. 1900 (litho) by Belgian School, (20th century); (add.info.: Namur (Belgium) : Saint Aubin cathedral, postcard, c. 1900)

Paris Commune (1871): portrait of Auguste Jean Marie Vermorel (1841-1871) member of the Commune. Carjat photography
GRZ4960848 Paris Commune (1871): portrait of Auguste Jean Marie Vermorel (1841-1871) member of the Commune. Carjat photography. Dim

Dolmen des Fades (covered alley, called Palet de Roland or Morrel de las Fadas) in Pepieux (Aude, Minervois, Occitanie)
7243318 Dolmen des Fades (covered alley, called Palet de Roland or Morrel de las Fadas) in Pepieux (Aude, Minervois, Occitanie) by Prehistoric; Private Collection; (add.info)

Dolmen des Fades (covered alley, called Palet de Roland or Morrel de las Fadas) in Pepieux (Aude, Minervois, Occitanie)
7243316 Dolmen des Fades (covered alley, called Palet de Roland or Morrel de las Fadas) in Pepieux (Aude, Minervois, Occitanie) by Prehistoric; Private Collection; (add.info)

Postcard depicting Meaux Town Hall, c. 1900 (litho)
1720157 Postcard depicting Meaux Town Hall, c. 1900 (litho) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Meaux (Seine-et-Marne) : l hotel de ville, carte postale, c

Gideon and his soldiers attack the Camp of Midian, from the Psaililter of St Louis (vellum) (b / w photo)
1721334 Gideon and his soldiers attack the Camp of Midian, from the Psaililter of St Louis (vellum) (b/w photo) by French School

Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) American explorer of Arctic, photo by Nadar, c. 1910
1708888 Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) American explorer of Arctic, photo by Nadar, c. 1910 by Nadar, (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910); (add.info)

Art. The french painter Jean Baptiste Corot in c. 1854 (b / w photo)
2636372 Art. The french painter Jean Baptiste Corot in c.1854 (b/w photo) by Nadar, (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art. Coll. Part)

Paris Commune (1871): portrait of the chief of the police prefecture Raoul Rigault (1846-1871), member of the Commune
GRZ4960789 Paris Commune (1871): portrait of the chief of the police prefecture Raoul Rigault (1846-1871), member of the Commune. Photography Etienne Carjat. Dim

Postcard depicting a statue of an angel, Namur, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
1720203 Postcard depicting a statue of an angel, Namur, c.1900 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Namur (Belgium) : square of Angel, postcard, c. 1900)

Postcard depicting Rue Colbert, Reims, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
1720175 Postcard depicting Rue Colbert, Reims, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Reims (Marne) : perspective de la rue Colbert, carte postale, c

Postcard of the view from the Philippe-Lebon Garden, Chaumont, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
1720174 Postcard of the view from the Philippe-Lebon Garden, Chaumont, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Chaumont, France : view from Philippe-Lebon, garden, postcard)

Postcard depicting Namur Town Hall, c. 1900 (litho)
1720158 Postcard depicting Namur Town Hall, c. 1900 (litho) by Belgian School, (20th century); (add.info.: Namur (Belgium) : town hall, postcard, c. 1900)

Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), French poet, 1865, by Carjat
RER4397979 Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), French poet, 1865, by Carjat by Carjat, Etienne (1828-1906); (add.info.: Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), French poet, 1865

Portrait of Emperor Alexander II (1818-1881)
FIA5408786 Portrait of Emperor Alexander II (1818-1881) by Bergamasco, Charles (Karl) (1830-1896); Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk; (add.info.: Albumin Photo, 1873)

Paris Commune (1871): portrait of the lawyer and journalist Jean Baptiste Milliere (1817-1871) member of the Commune
GRZ4960668 Paris Commune (1871): portrait of the lawyer and journalist Jean Baptiste Milliere (1817-1871) member of the Commune. Carjat photography. Dim

"Did acrobatics on the beasts horns"illustration from The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, 1922
7214612 " Did acrobatics on the beasts horns" illustration from The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, 1922 by Lofting

Postcard of Place de L hotel de Ville, Chaumont (b / w photo)
1720176 Postcard of Place de L hotel de Ville, Chaumont (b/w photo) by French Photographer; (add.info.: Postcard of Chaumont (Haute Marne) place de l hotel de ville)

Vocation of Samuel, from the Psalter of St Louis, 1258-1270 (vellum) (b / w photo)
1721348 Vocation of Samuel, from the Psalter of St Louis, 1258-1270 (vellum) (b/w photo) by French School, (13th century); (add.info.: Vocation of Samuel, illumination from Psautier de St Louis)

Paris Commune (1871): portrait of journalist Louis Charles Delescluze (1809-1871) member of the Commune
GRZ4960675 Paris Commune (1871): portrait of journalist Louis Charles Delescluze (1809-1871) member of the Commune. Carjat photography. Dim

Greek poet and musician Arion de Methymne (7th century BC) saves by a dolphin Detail from the Galerie doree of
JLJ4680215 Greek poet and musician Arion de Methymne (7th century BC) saves by a dolphin Detail from the Galerie doree of the Hotel de Toulouse

Georges Auguste de Mecklembourg Strelitz, aristocrate allemand, militaire de l armee imperiale de Russie - Portrait of
FIA5408752 Georges Auguste de Mecklembourg Strelitz, aristocrate allemand, militaire de l armee imperiale de Russie - Portrait of Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1824-1876), by Bergamasco

Elisabeth Mavrikievna de Russie (nee Princess Elisabeth de Saxe Altenbourg)
FIA5408692 Elisabeth Mavrikievna de Russie (nee Princess Elisabeth de Saxe Altenbourg) - Portrait of Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna of Russia (1865-1927), by Bergamasco

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"Daguerrotype: Capturing the Essence of Time in Monochrome" Step into the world of daguerreotype, a mesmerizing photographic technique that has immortalized countless moments throughout history. From Moscow's Worker and Kolkhoz Woman sculpture by Vera Mukhina to the majestic Drum Castle, these black and white photographs transport us back in time. In Fondi, Italy, Castello stands proudly against the backdrop of a grayscale sky, exuding an air of mystery and grandeur. Ceriana reveals its quaint charm through delicate shades of gray, while Milan's Duomo Cathedral showcases its architectural splendor from atop its roof. Traveling across borders to London's Crystal Palace botanical section in 1870, we witness nature's beauty frozen in time. Edward Burne Jones and William Morris grace our vision with their artistic presence captured in a timeless monochromatic portrait. Shrewsbury's Roman Catholic Cathedral emanates solemnity as it emerges from shadows cast by pen strokes on paper. Nellie Tayloe Ross and Edward Bruce delve into designs for the new Jefferson nickel with utmost precision under the watchful eye of a black-and-white lens. Jurgis Baltrusaitis' poetic gaze pierces through his portrait while Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov captivates us with his philosophical aura frozen forever on albumin photo paper. The French law proclaiming France's acquisition of Daguerre & Niepce's photographic inventions marks a pivotal moment in history when this groundbreaking technique was embraced worldwide. Daguerrotype captures not just images but also emotions etched onto silver-plated copper sheets or glass plates coated with light-sensitive chemicals. This art form transcends color limitations to reveal intricate details hidden within shades of gray. As we immerse ourselves in these captivating snapshots from different eras and places, let us appreciate how daguerreotype preserves fragments of our collective human experience—a testament to the power of photography in capturing the essence of time.