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The First Photograph of a Human

Posted by samzenpus on from the fist-cheese dept.

wiredog writes "The Atlantic has a brief piece on what is likely to be the first photograph (a daguerreotype) showing a human. From the article: 'In September, Krulwich posted a set of daguerreotypes taken by Charles Fontayne and William Porter in Cincinnati 162 years ago, on September 24, 1848. Krulwich was celebrating the work of the George Eastman House in association with the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Using visible-light microscopy, the George Eastman House scanned several plates depicting the Cincinnati Waterfront so that scholars could zoom in and study the never-before-seen details.'"

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  1. Provided it's not a fake... by pongo000 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...this probably qualifies as the first "photograph" of a human. And up this point, no solid proof has been offered that it's fake.

  2. Older photo of a Human by pellingt · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I thought the Shroud of Turin turned out to be the old photograph of a human...DaVinci himself....

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