▁met ▁Louis ▁Jacques ▁D ag uer re ▁in ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁to ▁enthus iast ically ▁push ▁the ▁new ▁dag uer re ot ype ▁in vention ▁of ▁capt uring ▁images . ▁At ▁first , ▁Br ady ' s ▁invol vement ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁manufact uring ▁le ather ▁cases ▁that ▁held ▁dag uer re ot ypes . ▁But ▁soon ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁art istic ▁col ony ▁that ▁wished ▁to ▁study ▁phot ography . ▁Mor se ▁opened ▁a ▁studio ▁and ▁offered ▁classes ; ▁Br ady ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁students . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁Br ady ▁opened ▁his ▁own ▁phot ography ▁studio ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Broadway ▁and ▁F ult on ▁Street ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁exhib it ▁his ▁port ra its ▁of ▁famous ▁Americans , ▁including ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Senator ▁Daniel ▁Web ster ▁and ▁poet ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁he ▁opened ▁a ▁studio ▁at ▁ 6 2 5 ▁Pennsylvania ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁Jul iet ▁( wh om ▁everybody ▁called ▁' Jul ia ') ▁Hand y , ▁whom ▁he ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁and ▁lived ▁with ▁on ▁St aten ▁Island . ▁Br ady ' s ▁early ▁images ▁were ▁dag uer re ot ypes , ▁and ▁he ▁won ▁many ▁awards ▁for ▁his