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In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.

The next important year in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype（银版照相）.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them; for example, some in the United States worked very hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.

Photography had become one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed feelings, like other kinds of art.

1．What was the first photo about?
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2．What was the next important year in the history of photography?
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3．What happened to Daguerre’s picture when he used a Daguerreotype?
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4．How did travelers bring back wonderful photos from all around the world?
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5．Why were Mathew Brady’s pictures unusual?
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6．Do you like taking photos? What’s your favorite photo? （Use one or two sentences to describe it.）
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