Oldest known photograph of a Person....

thebullkf

This is the oldest known photograph of a human being in existence. It depends on how one defines photograph, but this was taken by Louis Jacques-Mande Daguerre in 1838. (The fellow the daguerreotype was named after.) This is a photo of the Boulevard du Temple in Paris. This is a busy street and there was tons of traffic, but since the exposure was so long, about 15-20 minutes, none of the moving figures can be seen.






dunno why it didn't paste?????



LINK: http://jukkamexicana11.blogspot.com/2010/11/only-one-man-shows-up-who-was-this.html

Marcus.Aurelius

Damn it's a big image.

Removed image as it would now be a repost.

Seen that one recently, incredible how long it took to expose.

thebullkf

thanks M.A.;)



baby carraige on the right...cat in top left window....

bogtreader

It looks two people a man getting his shoes shined by a boy
A nice glimpse into life in 1838

Debthree

That's fantastic! Thanks for posting.

citizen_p

already in photos that shook the wotrld thread, but what the heck

Son Of A Vidic

Nice one OP, fascinating when you think about it.

CorkMan

The person getting his shoes shined was standing still while the photo was being taken, so he is in it.

MistyCheese

thebullkf wrote: »

the exposure was so long, about 15-20 minutes

bogtreader wrote: »

It looks two people a man getting his shoes shined by a boy

15 - 20 minutes to shine a pair of shoes?! They must've been squeaky clean after that, or worn through. Shoe-shining must have been the 1800's version of a manicure.

kylith

It looks like he's at a water pump to me.