THE DAGUERREIAN ANNUAL

1996

"IT WAS I WHO TOOK
THE FIRST"

An Investigation Into Professor Robert Taft's Asessment of Whether Dr. John William Draper Took the First Portrait.

ARTICLE "B"

by Howard R. McManus

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(endnotes are integrated into the text)

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A Brief Biography of John William Draper
and a Daunting Challenge:

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THE FIRST PORTRAITS c. 1840

The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin
Philosophical Magazine:

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THE FIRST PORTRAITS c. 1847-55

Challenged by Sir David Brewster & "William Ross"
[John Johnson]:

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THE FIRST PORTRAITS c. 1858

Challenged by John Johnson (again)
at the Mechanic's Club
of the American Institute:

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THE FIRST PORTRAITS c. 1863-71

Challenged by Samuel Morse:

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THE FIRST PORTRAITS c. 1883

Challenged by Wolcott's Ghost
[ John Johnson (again) ]

versus C.E. West

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THE FIRST PORTRAITS c. 1893

Confused Claims
by New York University
for the
Dorothy Catherine Draper Daguerreotype:

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CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE:
(repeats Draper's biography)

LINK

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