DAGUERRE, Louis: Memorial at the Nat'l Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. (dcMemorials.com - a pictorial directory of memorials, monuments, statues & other outdoor art)

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The Louis Daguerre Memorial is located at the east side of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. It honors Daguerre, the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process. The memorial is part of a large collection of monuments in the D.C. area and is accessible via the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station. It highlights Daguerre's contributions to photography and the arts.