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Robert Cornelius: More Than a Selfie

Dec 29, 2021
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Robert Cornelius
31:01
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
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2
The Art of Photography
02:37 • 3min
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3
The Story of a Philadelphia Photographer
05:29 • 3min
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4
Saxton's First Self Portrait
08:12 • 2min
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5
Cornelius' Portraiture
10:27 • 3min
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6
Cornelius and Goddard's Process Changes
12:57 • 2min
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7
How to Take a Photograph at the Cornel Studio
14:48 • 3min
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8
Cornelius's Portrait Studio
17:34 • 2min
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9
Portraits of Mister Cornelius
19:56 • 3min
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10
Cornelius's Solar Lamp
22:29 • 2min
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11
Cornelius and Sons, Inc.
24:45 • 2min
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12
Robert Cornelius Daguerotypes
26:21 • 5min
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Cornelius is famous for having taken what’s often called the world’s first selfie - and he's noted for how handsome he looks in it. But he was smart and inventive in a variety of ways, and he innovated in lighting fixtures the same way he did with photography.

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