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August 19th, 1839; daguerreotype process released to the public.

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I'll buy a dag now and then as to what my meager salary will allow. Most of the best ones I can't afford though. Such as one that showed a sleek carriage. The driver posed holding a rolled up parachute that extended from the back of the carriage. Two very large horses were hitched to it. This was a rare photo from the early days of dag racing.

Another photo I saw for auction was one that at first glance appeared to be a woman. But the character was much too big and muscular to be female. This was an early photograph of a dag queen. It was kind of queer.

Photographs that show pets really go for high prices. I saw one of a dog that was really cute. But the bidding went way too high for me to consider it. It was a puppy dag.

And one picture that was for auction showed a curious looking man with a strange hairstyle. His hair stuck straight out on each side. This must have been a prototype for Dagwood.


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