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31 December 2000 | | The first message is posted to the Yahoo! Groups PhotoHistory list by Larz F. Kremer and is a request on the restoration of Daguerreotypes. | Perez Mann Batchelder (1818, 31 December - 1873, 25 January) was born - US, MA, Boston. Perez Mann Batchelder opened his first daguerreotype studio in Boston. Around 1852 he moved to the Californian goldfields, travelling about the mining camps with a portable studio. In 1851 gold was discovered at Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. In 18More... Andy Summers (1942, 31 December - ) was born - England, Blackpool. Rock musician and photographer. His experiences touring with The Police are recorded in his book "I‘ll Be Watching You: Inside The Police, 1980-83" (Taschen, 2007) C.W. Woodward (1836, 31 December - 1894, 4 October) was born - USA, Massachusetts, Franklin County, Orange. Stereoscopic photographer, backlists on stereoviews. Active: Rochester, N.Y. Adolphe Braun (1812, 13 June - 1877, 31 December) died - Dornach. A textile designer who in 1853 took up photography. He took a series of 300 flower studies as an aid to artists and designers. He also became a major supplier of reproductions of artistic works and scenic views.
In 1876, the year More... Carl-Heinz Chargesheimer (1924, 19 May - 1971, 31 December) died - West Germany, Cologne. German photographer, sculptor and stage designer. Benjamin Franklin Upton (1818, 3 August - 1910, 31 December) died - US, CT, Fairfield. Stereoscopic photographer, backlists on stereoviews. Active: Minneapolis, Minn. | January February March April May June July August September October November December
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