Boulevard du Temple is a photograph of a Parisian streetscape made in 1838, and is one of the earliest surviving daguerreotype plates produced by Louis Daguerre. Although the image seems to be of a de
Daguerre's daguerreotype taken at 8:00 AM
Crop showing people photographed
8:00 AM image reversed to show actual orientation
Robert Cornelius
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Robert Cornelius was an American photographer and pioneer in the history of photography. His daguerreotype self-portrait taken in 1839 is generally accepted as the first known photographic portrait of
Boulevard du Temple (photograph)
…or two people can be seen lying on the ground. A daguerreotype portrait attributed to Daguerre might date from 1837. The self-portrait by the American Robert Cornelius was taken in 1839. History of photography…
Cornelius' 1839 self-portrait
Robert Cornelius Historical Marker in Philadelphia
Cornelius photographed in June 1876 by F. Gutekunst
Group portrait by Cornelius, 1839