Battle Ground of Resacca, Georgia, No. 4

Creator

American Photographer · 1819–1902

One of the first persons to open a daguerreotype studio in the United States, George Barnard set up shop in Oswego, New York. In 1854 he moved his operation to Syracuse, New York, and began using the collodion process, a negative/positive process that allowed for multiple prints, unlike the unique daguerreotype. Along with Timothy O'Sullivan, John Reekie, and Alexander Gardner, Barnard worked for