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The Dawn of Photography: French Daguerreotypes, 1839–1855 Back to main page for this exhibition Back to images from this exhibition Back to smaller view of this object Louis-Cyrus Macaire and Jean-Victor Macaire-Warnod, known as "les frères Macaire" (French, 1807–1871; French, 1812–after 1886) Ship Leaving the Port of Le Havre, 1851 Daguerreotype; 15.2 x 11.1 cm (6 x 4 3/8 in.) Département des Estampes et de la Photographie, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

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