Georges-Edouard Desbarats and William Leggo: The Illustrated News

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Title
Georges-Edouard Desbarats and William Leggo: The Illustrated News
Abstract
William Leggo (1830-1915) began his career in Quebec City as an engraver in the family business, the William A. Leggo Company, which offered engraving, lithographing, and electrotyping services. By 1864 Leggo and George-Édouard Desbarats were partners in the company. In 1865 Leggo patented the photochemical reproduction technique known as leggotyping. In 1868 Leggo and Desbarats set up a business, Leggo and Company, in Montreal. In 1869 Leggo patented a new method for reproducing photographs, known as granulated photography. On June 3, 1871, the first granulated photograph showing the custom-house in Montreal appeared in Desbarats’ Canadian Illustrated News. Leggo is considered the creator of photographic journalism.
Book Title
Inventors: Profiles in Canadian Genius
Place
Camden, ON
Publisher
Camden House
Date
1990
Pages
47-63
Language
en
Citation
Carpenter, Thomas. “Georges-Edouard Desbarats and William Leggo: The Illustrated News.” In Inventors: Profiles in Canadian Genius, 47–63. Camden, ON: Camden House, 1990.
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