The First Daguerreotype Camera Made in the United States, 1839
Object Details
- Subject
- United States National Museum
- United States National Museum Division of Graphic Arts
- Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
- Also known as 2011-00047
- Summary
- Daguerreotype camera. The first camera made in the United States by Samuel Morse, 1839.
- Cite as
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 12-492, Image No. SIA2012-6523
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
- 1896
- Between 1896 and 1934
- Local number
- SIA Acc. 12-492 [SIA2012-6523]
- Restrictions & Rights
- No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Type
- Lantern slides
- Physical description
- 4 x 3.25;
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Record ID
- siris_arc_367731
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
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