The Earliest Days of American Photography – The New York Times

The Earliest Days of American Photography

A new exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles looks at the complex — and sometimes even illicit — history of photography in the United States.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/lens/the-earliest-days-of-american-photography.html

The most forged documents in financial history were the work of ordinary rascals who needed little skill to make money. All they needed was a camera.