DAGUERRE, Louis: Memorial at the Smithsonian Nat'l Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. located in James M. Goode's Judiciary Square & East Downtown area

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The Louis Daguerre Memorial in Washington, D.C. honors the French inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process, a groundbreaking technique announced in 1839. Created by sculptor Jonathon Scott Hartley and donated by the Professional Photographers of America in 1890, the bronze statue was originally displayed in the Smithsonian's National Museum Building. The memorial commemorates Daguerre's significant contributions to photography and his collaboration with Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. It is situated in the Judiciary Square and East Downtown area near the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.