Eve M. Kahn writing in the New York Times:
The process of producing photographs on silvered plates, which Louis Daguerre first unveiled to the public in 1839, caught on among rich and middle-class patrons seeking to document their loved ones, possessions and travels. This year, the photos have been the subject of books, exhibitions, scholarly presentations and at least one movie.
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A new documentary, “Carvalho’s Journey,” about the 19th-century daguerreotypist Solomon Nunes Carvalho’s travels from South Carolina to California, is being shown at film festivals.