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 THE DAGUERREOTYPE: AN ARCHIVE OF SOURCE TEXTS, GRAPHICS, AND EPHEMERA


  The research archive of Gary W. Ewer regarding the history of the daguerreotype

TEXTS FROM 1850
1850
Doggett's New York City Directory
Ewer archive: P8500002
supplemental file: graphic and basic notes
text title: "Brady's National Gallery of Daguerreotypes"
notes: The text of an advertisement for Brady. Also illustrates the exterior of his gallery.
keywords: Mathew B. Brady, 205 Broadway, 207 Broadway, Gallery of Illustrious Americans
1850
The American Advertiser
Ewer archive: B8500001
text title: "Something New!"
notes: An advertisement for the gallery of Samuel N. Rice; includes a poem, "To a Daguerreotype."
keywords: Samuel N. Rice, 194 Canal
9 July 1850
Alta California (San Francisco)
Ewer archive: N8500007
text title: "Daguerreotyping"
notes: A text regarding a daguerreotype view of San Francisco by James Pierpont.
keywords: James Lord Pierpont
9 July 1850
Daily Alta California (San Francisco)
Ewer archive: N8500005
text title: "Daguerreotypes"
notes: A text regarding the daguerreotype portraits by James Pierpont of San Francisco.
keywords: James Lord Pierpont
19 July 1850
Daily Alta California (San Francisco)
Ewer archive: N8500008
text title: "Daguerreotypes"
notes: A text regarding the daguerreotype portraits by Henry W. Bradley.
keywords: Henry William Bradley
23 July 1850
Daily Alta California (San Francisco)
Ewer archive: N8500009
text title: "Taking Daguerreotypes"
notes: A text regarding the theft of portraits from the gallery of Henry W. Bradley.
keywords: Henry William Bradley
August 1850
Fly Leaf of Art and Criticism
(New York)
Ewer archive: P8500003
author name: C. Edwards Lester
text title: "The Origin and Progress of the Daguerrean Art"
notes: The text (appearing in the newspaper-like publication accompanying the individual issues of The Gallery of Illustrious Americans) highlights the endeavors of Anthony, Edwards, Chilton, and Clark, but especially the work of Mathew Brady.
keywords: Charles Edwards Lester, Francis D’Avignon, Samuel F. B. Morse, John William Draper, Washington Chilton, Anthony, Edwards & Chilton, Anthony, Edwards & Clark, Edward Anthony, Jonas M. Edwards, United States Senate Chamber, Thomas Doney, Mathew B. Brady, Jeremiah Gurney, Augustus Morand, Philip Haas, Martin Lawrence, Theron C. Leland
1 September 1850
Illustrated California News
(San Francisco)
Ewer archive: P8500005
text title: "The Riot at Sacramento City"
notes: An illustration based on a George H. Johnson daguerreotype, as well as editorial comments about Johnson.
keywords: George Howard Johnson
21 September 1850
Daily Evening Transcript (Boston)
Ewer archive: N8500002
text title: "Portrait of Jenny Lind after a daguerreotype"
notes: An advertisement by Edward Anthony for an engraved portrait of Lind based on his daguerreotype. The advertisement includes the poem by Anna L. Snelling, "On Seeing Mr. Anthony's Portrait of Jenny Lind."
keywords: Anna L. Snelling, Jenny Lind, Edward Anthony
15 November 1850
Daguerreian Journal
Ewer archive: P8500001
text title: "Daguerreotyping in New York"
notes: An article, although brief, providing statistics regarding the state of daguerreotypy in New York in 1851.
keywords: statistics