Traces the early history of photography, concentrating on the achievements of Joseph Niepce, who in 1822 invented the first permanent photograph. Louis Daguerre, who in 1838, developed a process for recording photographs on polished metal plates is shown with other innovators in the field.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002596
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mande, 1787-1851
Crafts & Visual Arts → Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mande, 1787-1851
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Processing
Documentary → Documentary films - France
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)