> The most magnificent Daguerreotypes I have even seen were made by Robert
> Shlaer, 3 Moya Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87505, (505)988-4109. (Yes, of all
> time.) This was many years ago, so I do not know if he is still at this
> address. However, it is likely that someone on the list in Santa Fe
> knows were he is.
> His work was not only of the highest quality Daguerreotype I have ever
> seen, but the images were most wonderful. Some of my favorite included
> some trucks and cranes with mounds of gravel (an unusual subject matter
> for a Daguerreotype.)
Bob and his wife Susan Barger are still at the address you gave. However,
their phone number has changed. It is now
505-466-3709, and their FAX number is 505-466-0748. Their EMail address is
barger@unm.edu.
Bob's daguerreotypes are indeed of the highest quality, both technically and
aesthetically. He is not on this list, so I passed the messages on to him.
Another posting mentioned Susan's book, which should be considered "must"
reading by anyone thinking about making daguerreotypes. It is available
through Photo Eye Books and Prints in Santa Fe:
M Susan Barger & William B White: The Daguerreotype--Nineteenth Century
Technology and Modern Science. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991.
Charlie Palmer
Albuquerque NM