Alexander Wolcott was the inventor of the first patented photographic in 1840. It is called a daguerreotype camera that has a concave reflector and was the first to patent in America. “His invention made it possible for candid photos to be taken and not fade away with time. Mr. Wolocott also has the distinction of opening the earliest photography shop (known as a daguerran parlor) in New York” (http://photography.lovetoknow.com/First_Camera_Invented). Daguerrotyoes are photos created using a certian method of coating a copper plate with silver, then treating it with iodine vapor. The process then creates a plate that is sensitive to light and after the photo is taken, exposing to to mercury vapor and ordinary table salt developed the image. Alexander Wolcott also had the very first studio and exhibition of his art.
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