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Daguerreotype of John Avery stranded in rapids above Niagara Falls, 1853 by Platt D. Babbitt
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An early example of a news photograph
National Science and Media Museum Bradford
Title: Daguerreotype of John Avery stranded in rapids above Niagara Falls, 1853 by Platt D. Babbitt
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An early example of a news photograph.
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