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James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States, was the first sitting president to be photographed with surviving images.

The daguerreotypes process was the primary form of photography through the 1840s, as Polk sat for Mathew Brady,John Plumbe, George Healy, Abel Shank among others.

Of the confirmed daguerreotypes of Polk, there are four known physical original daguerreotypes, three copies, with one disputed amongst historians.

Known original daguerreotypes
Of the 7 confirmed daguerreotypes of James K. Polk there are fou kn

Period copies
Though the original daguerreotypes have been lost over time, surviving copies of original daguerreotypes have survived.

Disputed
One images suggested to be James K. Polk is debated amongst historians. The James K. Polk Project, President James K. Polk Home & Museum, nor the White House Historical Association believe it to be him, while American historians Amy Greenberg and William Polk do.