![]() ![]() Talbot had been experimenting with contact printing since 1834, but he didn't make his findings public until Arago announced Daguerre's discovery. William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877), a gentleman scientist with interests in optics, chemistry, botany, and art, created photogenic drawings. Sometimes, the leaves would be rolled into balls and baked to save for the winter. They would frequently consume it while waiting for the corn and beans to be harvested. It was one of the few dependable summer vegetables. Early Native American healers valued this for its medicinal uses and took advantage of its topical and internal applications. This plant is said to have many medicinal benefits it can be used as an astringent, antiseptic, emetic, emollient, and a febrifuge (or fever reducer). AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS (PIGWEED)-a photogenic drawing. ![]()
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