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The Very First Photo of a Human Being (2 pics)

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This is the first know photo of a human being. It is a Daguerreotype that was taken in 1838 in the Boulevard du Temple in Paris by the inventor of the process Louis Daguerre. This process involved exposing a chemically treated metal plate for 10 minutes. There were other people and carriages in the photo but because they were moving, they didn’t show up.

The Very First Photo of a Human Being (2 pics)

Only this man and a bootblack can be seen in this picture as they stood long enough without moving a lot during the time of exposure.

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hum 1 year ago

so this guy stood like that for 10 minutes?

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Fenrisulven 1 year ago

@ hum, Yea, he was waiting for 10 minutes to get his shoes polished. I wonder if he ever knew he was the first, or perhaps he never knew what a photo was.

Never underestimate the power of large crowds, of stupid people.

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Dalroc 1 year ago

There's actually 4 people in this picture

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Peanut 1 year ago

You're very observant, Dalroc. I can see two others, one is sitting, but can't see the third. Thanks for the tip. I wouldn't have noticed.

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2Cool4Ice 1 year ago

so what...

You can't get lost if you follow your own path

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From Paris 1 year ago

It's not the boulevard du Temple but Léon Jouhaux street. Loot at Ggl Street View, at the right side of the Russian drunkers (near the place de la République) :o)

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