Museum-Samuel F. B. Morse

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791-April 2, 1872).
Artist, Inventor, and The Father Of American Photography

On a subsequent visit to Paris in 1839, Morse met Louis Daguerre. He became interested in the latter's daguerreotype—the first practical means of photography. Morse wrote a letter to the New York Observer describing the invention, which was published widely in the American press and provided broad awareness of the new technology. Mathew Brady, one of the earliest photographers in American history, famous for his depictions of the Civil War, initially studied under Morse and later took photographs of him. (WIKIPEDIA)

Bogardus Albumen Print