Image: Robert Cornelius Historical Marker S 8th & Ranstead Sts Philadelphia PA (DSC 3259)
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Description: Robert Cornelius. This metallurgist and brass founder opened one of the world's first photographic studios here in the spring of 1840. His collaboration with chemist Paul Beck Goddard in successful experiments to reduce exposure times made it possible to use the camera in portraiture. (Historical Marker at S 8th & Ranstead Sts Philadelphia PA - Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission 1994)
Title: Robert Cornelius Historical Marker S 8th & Ranstead Sts Philadelphia PA (DSC 3259)
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