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Early Photojournalism Daguerreotype, 1853

Daguerreotype showing Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River, July 1853. Photographed by daguerreotypist Platt D. Babbitt (1822-1879). Three men boating in the Niagara River were overwhelmed by the river's strong current, lost control of their boat, and crashed into a rock. The current carried two men immediately over the Falls to their deaths. This daguerreotype shows the third man, stranded on a log which had jammed between two rocks. He weathered the current for eighteen hours before succumbing to the river. The image is an early example of a news photograph.
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Early Photojournalism Daguerreotype, 1853
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Daguerreotype showing Joseph Avery stranded on rocks in the Niagara River, July 1853. Photographed by daguerreotypist Platt D. Babbitt (1822-1879). Three men boating in the Niagara River were overwhelmed by the river's strong current, lost control of their boat, and crashed into a rock. The current carried two men immediately over the Falls to their deaths. This daguerreotype shows the third man, stranded on a log which had jammed between two rocks. He weathered the current for eighteen hours before succumbing to the river. The image is an early example of a news photograph.
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Science: History
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Image size:
3351 x 2382 px | 22.8 MB
Print size:
28.4 x 20.2 cm | 11.2 x 7.9 in (300 dpi)
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