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Technology.
camera Photography.

Biography.
Cinematography. Motion Pictures.

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Underwood & UnderwoodUnderwood & Underwood began producing stereoscopic prints around 1890, and was producing 25,000 a day by 1901. The company established a news agency in 1904, and went on to dominate the news photo field for the next thirty years. The comapny also enjoyed success with its "Underwood Travel System."
Mathew B. BradyMathew B. Brady opened a daguerreotype gallery in New York City in 1844. By 1850 he had gained a reputation as one of America's greatest portrait photographers, and by the time of his death had photographed every President from John Quincy Adams to William McKinley. He also gained considerable fame for his photographic record of the Civil War.
Etienne-Jules MareyÉtienne-Jules Marey invented a variety of devices with which he was able to capture various animal movements on film, including the "photographic gun" and what could be considered the first motion-picture camera.
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