The Modern Daguerreotype and Science: Experiment, Interpretation and Conservation

This talk was originally presented at the the Daguerreian Society Symposium in Austin Texas, titled Twin Paradox: A Study of Preservation and Disfigurement of Southworth and Hawes Daguerreotypes. The version presented here is a recorded lecture given to the graduate students of Ryerson University’s Film and Photographic Preservation Masters Program in 2016. Please vist www.centurydarkroom.com for more details on the daguerreotype process and conservation.