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Underwood
& 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.
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. |
Étienne-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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