Historian Uncovers Early Selfie Taken in 1850s
A historian has revealed how he uncovered a “selfie” photograph that was taken in the U.S. in the 1850s. According to a report by WZZM 13 on Your Side News, …
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Shining a Light on Mystery Civil War Photographer Who Took Gruesome Images
Mystery Civil War photographer Timothy O’Sullivan (right). A photo he took of captured Confederate fortifications in Virginia, 1864 (left). Very little is known about American Civil War photographer Timothy O’Sullivan …
These Animated Stereograms Bring 19th Century Photos to Life
Stereo images have been part of photography since its invention in the first half of the 19th century. Cameras enabled artists to produce two identical images from very slightly different …
Scientists Develop Technique For Recovering Old Daguerreotype Photos
A 19th-century daguerreotype from the collection of the National Gallery of Canada which shows a portrait of a woman (left) and the image retrieved using the team’s synchrotron technique (right). …
Victorian Photos Show the Plight of Scotland’s Poor 150 Years Ago
In 1868, photographer Thomas Annan was commissioned by Scottish authorities to document the slums of Glasgow which at the time were considered to be the worst in Europe His shocking …
Photo Researcher Discovers the True Origin of Iconic Rock Album Cover
The origins of the image on the iconic album cover for Led Zeppelin IV have been discovered by a photo researcher. Led Zeppelin IV has on it one of the …