Talk:Jeremiah Gurney

Why no mention of dead Lincoln photo?

I am curious why no mention whatsoever is made of the fact that Jeremiah Gurney is the photographer who took the only photograph of Abraham Lincoln in death. Normally I would add a sentence reporting that fact and a reference or two; but it seems such a confounding omission, I figure there must be some good reason for it. Would someone please fill me in.
Richard27182 (talk) 07:34, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

I have no idea why this fact (which I hadn't known) isn't in the article. I see no reason not to add it, with proper sources. Perhaps whoever drafted this article didn't know that fact, or considered it unimportant, or didn't have a source. I do see that some unsourced opinions and statements are in the article as it stands, such as He created remarkably detailed portraits, using to the full the remarkable tonal rendition of the process. and Gurney played a leading role in the training of the first wave of pioneering photographers such as Mathew Brady... which should be sourced. If your sources cover this, Richard27182, please add suitable refs. By the way, was Brady a rival, a student, or both? The article as it stands is confusing on this, in my view. DES ^(talk) 16:01, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

Hi DESiegel.  I've gone ahead and made the addition to the article.  Before you even mentioned it, I had noticed that the article is relatively lacking in the citations/references department.  Of the four references it currently has, three were added by me for the Lincoln death photo mention.  I'll see what I can do in the weeks to come concerning finding appropriate references for some of that unsourced material you mentioned.  I'll also see what I can do about clearing up the Matthew Brady connection. Thank you for your advice.  (Please see my other message to you on your talk page.)
Richard27182 (talk) 09:02, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

Close paraphrasing...

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/285472 is very, very close to the first two paragraphs of "Biography" The rest, save the Abraham Lincoln bit, seems to come from http://historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=243 Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 07:17, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Okay. I've rewritten it. There's a BUNCH of sources in the Historic Camera article we could use, though. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 20:15, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

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Jeremiah Gurney (1812–1895) was an American daguerreotype photographer. He initially worked in the jewelry trade in Saratoga, but he took up photography after learning of daguerreotype from Samuel Morse, moving to New York City where he began selling photographs alongside jewelry. He was one of the earliest photographers in the city, and may have been the owner of the first photographic gallery in the United States. This self-portrait of Gurney was taken in around 1869.

Photograph credit: Jeremiah Gurney; restored by Adam Cuerden

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