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Half-plate daguerreotype of Phineas Taylor Barnum and Charles Sherwood Stratton (PT Barnum and General Tom Thumb) circa 1850by Samuel Root

Marcus Aurelius Root (1808–1888) was a writing teacher and photographer. He was born in Granville, Ohio and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3]

On 20 June 1846, he bought John Jabez Edwin Mayall's Chestnut Street photography studio that was in the same building as Root's residence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Root had success as a daguerreotypist working with his brother, Samuel Root. The Root Brothers had a gallery in New York City from 1849 to 1857.[4]

Marcus Aurelius Root authored an important book on photography entitled The Camera and the Pencil.

References

  1. ^ "Marcus Aurelius Root". Luminous Lint. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Marcus Aurelius Root". The Library Company. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ^ Granville Times (April 27, 1888). "Marcus Aurelius Root Obituary". Genealogy.com. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ^ "M.A. Root". J. Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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