1839 Dag

[SuzanneR]

From the front page of today's Boston Globe,

http://www.boston.com/community/photos/raw/articles/2010/06/27/a_glimpse_from_dawn_of_photography/?camp=misc:on:share:article

[Jeff Kubach]

That sure is interesting. Thanks!

Jeff

[Chazzy]

Fascinating. Thanks for posting the link.

[mwdake]

And maybe this was the camera that took the photo.....

http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=7131&_ssl=off&lang=3

This 1839 Daguerreotype camera sold recently for a record price.

[Ektagraphic]

Increadable!

[fotch]

Neat.

[TheFlyingCamera]

Very nice. Thanks for passing that along. I hope they put it up on display, as I'd love to get a chance to see it in person.

[Richard Wasserman]

Thank you Suzanne, very interesting. It was stored in a shoebox! Makes me wonder what else must be out there...