Why 🦉 CultureCultureCulture picked: In 1838, Louis Daguerre snapped a photo of a Parisian street, empty but for a shoeshine boy and his client. Now that some sleuths have zeroed in on the location, the city is marking it with a plaque. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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This is a fascinating historical look at the location of Louis Daguerre's iconic 1838 photograph in Paris.

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This is a fascinating historical look at the location of Louis Daguerre's iconic 1838 photograph in Paris.

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