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Robert Cornelius
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Self-portrait
8.3 cm
10.8 cm
Inscribed on paper backing: The first light picture ever taken. 1839.
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Date
1839
Dimentions
height: 8.3 cm, width: 10.8 cm
movements
Early Photography
mediums
Daguerréotype
collection
Library of Congress
subjects
Self-portraits
Selfie
Image Rights
Public Domain
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