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The Sisters of Mercy, unknown photographer
Circe
William Mortensen
On silver gelatin, ca. 1935.
Via: Abraxas Journal
Edgar Allan Poe (right) at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University - 1843
This image may be the earliest interior photograph taken in the United States and is almost certainly the first taken inside a museum. It’s a daguerreotype, a form of early photography developed by Louis Daguerre. Philadelphia inventor Paul Beck Goddard had dramatically enhanced this process a year after the French announced it in 1839. Exposure times were reduced from one hour to minutes.
This daguerreotype, taken by Academy member Goddard himself, features a teenage Joseph Leidy (center), who would later become one of the leading American scientists of his time. The young man seated on the right—known for his keen interest in natural history, chemistry, and phrenology (not to mention his writing talent)—is Edgar Allan Poe.
Qunhulahl Qagyuhl / Cowichan / Koskimo / Hamasilahl Qagyuh / Hami / Nane (Edward S. Curtis, c. 1913)
Equivalent - Alfred Stieglitz, 1931
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Mihály Zichy, A kísértetek órája, részlet, 1880.