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188-Year-Old Mystery of Photography's First Human Subjects Solved news.artnet.com

InsideOutSanta24 minutes ago

It's kinda wild that the people in this picture will probably be remembered and seen for millennia, and they never knew about their own importance.

WhyComboNadiran hour ago

I wanted to mark it on Google Maps so I don't walk right past it someday in the future. Here's the exact spot/link:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Fut9tktev2qR71tr6

pvo5055541 minutes ago

That is the spot where the shoe-shine boy was? Is there a marker for where Daguerre's studio was?

tocs33 days ago

The photo depicted at the top of the page is flipped vs the one on the plaque?

justincormackan hour ago

I think a daguerrotype might be reversed, as its a direct positive image, so thats probably intentional to match the layout.

voidUpdatean hour ago

Did a bit of googling, it looks like the "traditional" view of the image is mirrored, and the plaque version is what you'd have actually seen.

https://mashable.com/archive/first-photograph-of-a-human

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