It seems that the “Union Cases” that were used to protect daguerreotypes from shattering (they resemble a woman’s make-up compact) were an example of early thermoplastic technology.

"Daguerreotypes are amongst the earliest photographic ... peering uncertainly into the camera. Early daguerreotypy required a long exposure time, ranging from three to fifteen minutes, making ...

Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet used the new technology to create the first photographs of Jerusalem in early November 1839, just three months after the announcement of the daguerreotype. He was quickly ...

[TOP LEFT] Glenalvin Goodridge, Untitled (man with books), sixth plate daguerreotype, undated. Museum purchase made possible through the Franz H. and Luisita L. Denghausen Endowment. L. J. West ...

The photograph - a quarter-plate-sized daguerreotype - was taken by John Plumbe Jr when Ms Madison was in her late 70s, most likely in the late spring or early summer of 1846, according to the ...

At the request of Sir John's wife Jane, Lady Franklin, at least two sets of 14 daguerreotypes, or early photographs, were taken on board HMS Erebus in the days before the ships' departure.