Photographers:
Connections:

Photographing celebrities


 
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Contents

Introduction
1Daguerreotypes: Celebrities
2Jenny Lind, Opera singer (1820-1887)
3Thomas Houseworth: Houseworth's Celebrities
4Cartes de visite: Celebrities
5Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general, revolutionary and republican (1807-1882)
6Cabinet cards: Celebrities
7Marketing: Photographing celebrities
8Cabinet cards: Backs: Royal patronage

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