Public Lecture: The Scenic Daguerreotype

5pm gallery viewing | 6pm lecture followed by book signing Grant B. Romer, a leading authority on early photography and former director of the Photograph Conservation Department at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, discusses the breadth of outdoor views captured by daguerreotypists offers insight into mid-19th-century America. Join us before the lecture to view The Scenic Daguerreotype in America 1840–1860. Reservations encouraged. Free. Registration encouraged. Presented in partnership with the Daguerreian Society with additional support provided by…

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September 25, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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5pm gallery viewing | 6pm lecture followed by book signing

Grant B. Romer, a leading authority on early photography and former director of the Photograph Conservation Department at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, discusses the breadth of outdoor views captured by daguerreotypists offers insight into mid-19th-century America. Join us before the lecture to view The Scenic Daguerreotype in America 1840–1860. Reservations encouraged.

Free. Registration encouraged.

Presented in partnership with the Daguerreian Society with additional support provided by the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation Fund.

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