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With Morse's name (trimmed), written on a label, in the negative, and Cornelia P. Goodrich's name with Pókeepsie [sic], in ink, on mount verso; accompanied by a paper remnant with Morse's signature in ink. Samuel F. B. Morse (1791-1872) was the inventor of the Morse code and a painter of American scenes. On a visit to Paris in 1839, Morse met Louis Daguerre and became interested in the latter's daguerreotype, the first practical means of photography. Morse wrote a famous letter to the New York Observer describing the invention, which was published widely in the American press and provided a broad awareness of the new process. See: The Photograph and the American Dream: 1840-1940, p.62.

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