Augustus Washington

[Jonathan Brewer]

For those interested in 'old school', Augustus Washington was an African American Daguerreotypist who was one of the first to have a Daguerrian studio in Hartford Conn.

You can go here to peruse his Daguerrotypes, ................... http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/awash/ ................his work has been written up in the Washington Post.

[Jonathan Brewer]

OMT.................the first Daguerrotype you see when you get to this page is of abolitionist John Brown.

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[Oren Grad]

An interesting life - thanks for posting...