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in 1839
The first ever self-portrait photograph of a human The photographer Robert Cornelius had to remain motionless for to minutes to capture the picture… and still managed to look good
in 1839
in France
Moulins Hippolyte Bayard Naissance : 20 janvier 1801 Dcs : 14 mai 1887 Nemours Check out for more pics: tco aXk4s5DrfG tco ehyhO9NvwF
in 1839
in Philadelphia
First photographic portrait ever taken was a selfie by a photography enthusiast from He took it by removing lens cap then running into frame where he sat for a minute covering lens again On back he wrote The first light Picture ever taken
in 1839
first portrait ever taken it was in by robert cornelius this is a modern day restoration and colorization
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in 1839
Worlds first selfie taken in by Robert Cornelius who was able to uncover the cameras lens and then run into the picture
in 1839
in Philadelphia
This is worlds first ever portrait taken in by an amateur chemist and photography enthusiast from named Robert Cornelius
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in 1839
in America
photograph of himself The back reads The first light picture ever taken Known as oldest known intentional photographic portrait self-portrait of a human made in school cool
![Picture of Amos Bronson Alcott in 1839 [Thoreau, Henry David], ANS to. [Feb.? 15?, 1839?] or [Fall 1845].](http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=5043269&t=w)
![Picture of Maria Weston Chapman in 1839 [Letter from abolitionist soliciting for Cradle of Liberty distributors. Top says Boston, March 25, 1839, Dear Friends... signed Maria Chapman.]](http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=1244009&t=w)
on 3/25/1839
[Letter from abolitionist soliciting for Cradle of Liberty distributors. Top says Boston, March 25, 1839, Dear Friends... signed Maria Chapman.]
![Picture of Maria Weston Chapman in 1839 [Letter from abolitionist soliciting for Cradle of Liberty distributors. Top says Boston, March 25, 1839, Dear Friends... signed Maria Chapman.]](http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=1244008&t=w)
on 3/25/1839
[Letter from abolitionist soliciting for Cradle of Liberty distributors. Top says Boston, March 25, 1839, Dear Friends... signed Maria Chapman.]
![Picture of Abigail Adams in 1839 [Abigail] Adams.](http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=478513&t=w)
![Picture of Sultan of Egypt and Syria Qal?w?n in 1839 Coupe sur la ligne C-D, du plan de la salle du tombeau de Qalaoum [refers to pl. XV]](http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=82542&t=w)
![Picture of Sultan of Egypt and Syria Qal?w?n in 1839 Coupe sur la ligne AB, du plan du moristan (hopital) de Qalaoun [refers to pl. XV]](http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=82541&t=w)
on 15/1839
In sat for 15 minutes in front of a hand-built camera made of opera glass and sheets of copper His picture became the first “selfie ever taken
in 1839
in England
In John Carter Allen attracted wealthy followers after fabricating bogus royalty known as the Great Tartan Con claiming de jure monarch of ’ in place of reigning sovereign
on 15/1839
One day in sat for 15 minutes in front of a hand-built camera made of opera glass and sheets of copper His picture became the first “selfie ever taken
