Cased Images – Daguerreotypes and Tintypes

Published: Jan. 5, 2009, 11 p.m.

Just what is the difference between a daguerreotype and a tintype? Photo curator Diane Adams-Graf explains what distinguishes these two early photographic processes. Actual daguerreotypes and tintypes are pulled apart and viewed in detail. (3 min. 8 sec.) View Daguerreotypes and Tintypes in the Society’s Visual Resources Database Explore the history of photography further in the Directory [...]