http://wordie.org/words/daguerreotype Comments for the word 'Daguerreotype' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/daguerreotype#comments From the Wikipedia article on <a href="/words/memento mori">memento mori</a>:<br />After the invention of photography, many people had photographs taken of recently dead family members; given the technical limitations of <a href="/words/daguerreotype">daguerreotype</a> photography, this was one way to get the portrait subject to sit still. Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:53:51 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/daguerreotype#comments