Abraham Bogardus (November 29, 1822 – March 22, 1908[1]) was an American daguerreotypist and photographer who made around 200,000 daguerreotypes during his career.

[2] He worked as a clerk in a dry goods store in the late 1830s, and exhibited a painting at the American Institute in 1845.

That same year he became an important witness at the trial of William H. Mumler, a spirit photographer who had been accused of fraud by, among others, P. T. Barnum.

In 1873, Bogardus produced daguerreotypes of bank note designs for the American Bank Note Co.[3] Wanting to retire in 1884, Bogardus advertised in the Philadelphia Photographer: "Wishing to retire from the photographic business, I now offer my well-known establishment for sale, after thirty-eight years' continuous existence in this city.

The stock of registered negatives is very valuable, containing a large line of regular customers, and also very many of our prominent men, Presidents, Senators, etc., and for which orders are constantly received.