American Photography: 1839–1900
Friday, June 2nd, 1989![](https://www.rebeccanemser.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Marcus-Aurelius-Root-Edgar-Allan-Poe-1848-e1275482006808.jpg)
The people in the portraits present anxious faces to the camera; having your picture taken was a serious business. The camera was enormous, bulky, and expensive; the process was time-consuming and mysterious. Silvery and almost transparent, their delicate faces float on the shimmering silver plates like ghosts.
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