[Entrance gate at the Temple of Denderah, Egypt]

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[Entrance gate at the Temple of Denderah, Egypt]

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Alphonse-Eugene-Jules Itier

French Daguerreotypist · 1802–1877

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Born in Paris and schooled in France, Alphonse-Eugène-Jules Itier began his professional life working in the Customs Service. He became active in scientific circles in the 1830s and 40s and thus learned about the invention of the daguerreotype early on. From 1842 to 1843, Itier traveled to Senegal and Guiana in Africa and Guadaloupe in the West Indies. He carried daguerreotype equipment, presumabl

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Date
1846
Medium
Daguerreotype
Culture
French
Department
Photographs
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