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Who was in mission heliographs and when did it happen? |
1837, Baldus, Bayard, Le Gray, Le Secq, and Mestral. |
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What process did the photographers of mission heliographics use? |
Calotype |
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Was mission heliographics successful? |
No, because it made the buildings look beautiful and its goal was to help fund restoration. |
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What club was Roger Fenton a founding member of in the 1850s? |
British Photographic Society |
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What photographer was appointed by the royal family to photograph the British Museum in the 1850s? |
Roger Fenton |
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Where was Roger Fenton commissioned to go to take photos? |
The middle east |
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Where did Francis Frith work? |
Egypt and Palestine |
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How was the calotype improved in 1849? |
Detail was added by coating it with bees wax to get rid of grain |
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What is the oldest running portrait studio in the world? |
Bourne + Shepard, open since 1863. |
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What was Carleton Watkins most known for taking pictures of? |
Yosemite |
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What survey did Carleton Watkins take part in in 1866? |
The Whitney Survey |
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Why did photographers go on surveys? |
To show people what was there and to show the beauty of America and to evaluate for best railroad spots |
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What did Carleton Watkins photograph with? |
18x22 wet plate camera |
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What was so important about Carleton Watkin's photos of Yosemite? |
In 1864 Lincoln was so moved by the photos he wanted to preserve Yosemite which was a precursor to the park system. |
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What surveys did Timothy O'Sullivan go on? |
Clarence King's 40th Parallel Survey, Panema survey, Colorado River survey. |
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What surveys did William Henry Jackson go on? |
Colorado River Survey, and Hayden Geological Survey of Yellowstone Park. |
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Who did William Henry Jackson often collaborate with? |
Thomas Moran, the painter |
