New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-29
PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE UNITED STATES.
HISTORY oY rnE INVENTION.

HISTORY OF INVENTION.
The art of Photognphy-more popularity known as Da.
srreoypngis brought to great perfection in this
ary and prosecuted on scale Of such magnitude and
different manufactures connected whit are Of suchim
.nce especially nhis City, that weproposeg giving afew
sk respecting Them and also sketch Of the origin and
.ugrtss Of this important discovery.
l S,eral designations distinguish this new art-it was
FINALLY called Photography writing by light; after
"a the art Of Photogenic drawing or drawing produced
accustomed by light; then photography or writing by
!, sunhe latter term being that used by the experiment.
who first succeeded in fixing the delineatons Of pic
ss produced by light-Mons Daguerre whose name has
naied another and the most general title by which the
sn Daguerreotypng- compliment to the dis
vrer which viii hand his down to the latest pos
! sny
Although ii was not until the year 1899 that Daguerre
ga succeeded in making picture by the aid of the sun.
sst upon plate chemically prepared still the idea that
effect could be produced had been entertained far
i as early in the commencement Of the Eighteenth Cen.
-, and memoirs the influence Of light in the crystali-
son of salts published by Petit in l722 by Chapal
l7ss and by Dizen 1889 These and similar researches
l IA 10 the experiments of Mr. Wedgwood the porce-
lin manufacturer of Staffnrdshire England who in 1903
IA before the Royal Institution of London memoir en-
sed "An Account ofa Method of Copying Paintings upon
Glass and Of Making Profes by the Agency of Light
.,op Nitrate of Silver; with Observations by Sir
4 urmDl
- white paper leather, the Photographic material
.nloyed but the experiments eventually failed owing
Liz 10 the want of those chemical agencies which were
sprwards employed as the fixing materials Bromine,
,Ere and Hyposulphte of Soda were not then discoy
- and without them Photography would still have re.
,,ped where Wedgwood left it.
No further Investigations appear to have been made until
90. when NJ Niepce, of ChaOns Saone turned his at.
,sop TO the chemical agency of light his object being
II oft he cal Ob and a
,sd that by spreading bumen on glass metal plate
"A nlacng this in the camera, dormant image was i'm
,,ss.ea on the plate in fire or sic hours.
r. 100. Daguerre commenced his researches EMPLOYING
i a. Wildwood nitrate and chloride of silver and in
,.Ss he and Niepce becoming acquainted pursued their
,uies together. In 1922 Nepce letter to Dsguerre,
says; ~
sneousy by the action of the light with gradstions OF
~ from black to white the images received by the
| tbcura.
s previous to this in 1927 Niepce had exhibited en-.
savings copied by of photography many of which
still ia existence presenting the appearance of advanced
.ches produced by of graver, and proving that
bsd already solved the problem which had defeated all
medecessor fmaking his copy nsensibe to the subSe
Oan and backening rays of the SUM-
1900 Nepce and Daguerre entered into deed of part
hn in which document the several portions of the dis
are accorded 0he respective parties to the contract
contans the remarkable assertion that the experiments
e latter had elected process which reproduced images
A rv ar eighty times the force of the previous mode 1t
nsssary 70 observe the words of the contract" for the
,AoOranhc copying of engrGrings for not only did he
aaiu producing kenesses living objects, for as will be
esen shown the first successful attempt in that sphere
Was made in this State but he unsuccessful in his at
tmpts at producing copies from nature In landscape,
tspstance part of the picture was boldly porrayedwhe
mother portion would be poor and inefficient and there
L., fha qffp nj a
whole Daguerre length conceived amethod which he
called Nepces plan completed but, though an improve
mon, il was still far from efficient Through long course
observation however, he at length saw the reason OF MS
repeated failures and by great perseverance anu ingenuity
finally so far overcame them as to bring his dScoveryo
prse,ca state Nepce died in 1888 ana his interest III he
invention deyoyed to his but 1t was not un'h 1857
aaDaeuerre had perfected his process lie then submitted
to the French Government with view 10 obtaining
TO enable him make the result OF his long
bors public; and from report made TO the Ohaoer VI
puuties by the celebrated Arago, appeared that te
Commission of Inquiry convinced Oh s capaoy "
SEC, what its ventor claimed resolution was Ultimate
Epassed granting Daguere pension OF oOoo francs
seol and to Nepce Jr 1900 fir sSOOl annually but the
- sr,, was finally increased TO $4,000 fir (s20O01
Ru nrevious 10 the grant by the French Government
which also purchased the of Daguerres process IN
a own words for the glory of endowing the word OF
60; od of art with one of the most surprising discov-
49,, A. -, honor their native land, Mr. FOX talbot OF Lon
dan nrbsbed "Some Account of the Art OF Phoogenc
Dr.wngr and still holds a contested claim together with
Mr. Wattles of the United States to priority OF the III
vepon over Dapuerre but if Talbot be indeed entitled TO
hs d &C ON inventor of this beautiful art the produc
tons Of Dapuerre evnce much more Perieco 'ns INC
palm of superiority must be conceded 10 'ne ei' o
English invention known by name OF the Caoype vi
T,n0,e nrocess and differs from all others by the en-
pOyment of paper instead OF metal pi"e'i D"' '"Vus"
;ts for
will finally supersede Daguerres process we
,ucb will be the case The following the contrary opn
ion Of an eminent authority on the subject;
aA nec,lv as the manipuators of the Tab peprofess
IA dsipeae an image paper, they do not succeed so
well as TO preclude the necessity OF retouchng various
parts of the picture with the pencil All their art ana care
,ouste lines brought by the Daguerreoype process
while the more rapid manipulation ana greater econoy Vi
the latter will always cause II to be preferred
Mr. Talbot also the original ntroducer of the process
substituting unglazed porcelain for paper The latest dis
cOyerv in this art called the Crystaotype invented by
Mr. Wbppe of Boston 1t is method of taking scenes
rkenesses upon glass and paper so that with one PIC
ure thousands of copies may be made Its rapidly ana
ehespness will no doubt make il popular method OF Nus
ton for books; it, however still needs to be greatly I'M
proved especially in its representations OF natural ooec
houses trees and landscapes 1t makes everything ap'
pear fat aud its landscapes are without an Atmosphere
THE sTEREoscoPE
Bu. one If the most wonderful Of all the discoveries con-
need with the Daguerrean art is the Stereoscope' n"o
kiying the power show pictures OF natural ooJeo'
under the form of solids precisely as they themselves "P
pear standing out in isolated relief was invented by
Professor Wbeatone of London of the claimants OF
The discovery Of the magnetic telegraph but who never
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