Rare Photographs of 1840's America from helios Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 6 min 46 sec
✓ Published: 13-Jun-2014

Description:
Photography was introduced to the world in 1839 in France by Louis Daguerre and quickly spread throughout Europe, the United States, and the rest of the world. Surviving photographs taken of human subjects outside over the next decade in the United States are some of the most scarce in existence. This video attempts to assemble the largest collection of such photos taken between 1842 and the early 1850's.nnChestnut and 3rd Streets, Philadelphia, by George Read, 1842: http://www.geh.org/fm/mismis