smithsonianmag: The World’s Oldest Photo Joseph Nicéphore Niépce’s “View from the Window at Le Gras” was taken in 1826 and is considered the world’s oldest surviving photograph. Starting September 9, the photo, which is usually housed in the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, will be on display at the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen Mannheim. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Ed note: Now that you’ve seen the world’s oldest photo, check out some of photography’s newest stars. h/t Art Info
Pop-upView Separately

smithsonianmag:

The World’s Oldest Photo

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce’s “View from the Window at Le Gras” was taken in 1826 and is considered the world’s oldest surviving photograph. Starting September 9, the photo, which is usually housed in the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, will be on display at the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen Mannheim.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Ed note: Now that you’ve seen the world’s oldest photo, check out some of photography’s newest stars.

h/t Art Info

238 Notes/ Hide

  1. illuminatetheworldwithtruth reblogged this from notinthehistorybooks
  2. mandelbrot-for-all-eternities reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  3. bathrasher reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  4. hockpock reblogged this from kixboxer and added:
    this makes me wish i hadn’t sold back my history of photography book. if i remember right daguerre stole a whole...
  5. kixboxer reblogged this from pbsthisdayinhistory
  6. a-storm-ov-swords reblogged this from yolandaisagypsy
  7. beautifulsplendor reblogged this from yolandaisagypsy
  8. yolandaisagypsy reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  9. xalupa3 reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  10. jelly-babies-to-manual reblogged this from pbsthisdayinhistory
  11. victoreric reblogged this from smithsonianmag and added:
    History of Photographyyy
  12. ladykrampus reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  13. sassynerdstuff reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  14. katrinkanova reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  15. jedipug1 reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  16. thebedroominarles reblogged this from notinthehistorybooks
  17. theautumncorner reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  18. pearls-lace-guns-and-roses reblogged this from sethmefree
  19. sethmefree reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  20. onesuchoccasion reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  21. lizard-onawindowpane reblogged this from findingbulletville
  22. laalmohadadefiaca reblogged this from realistortion
  23. sampsoncornelius reblogged this from tymme
  24. tymme reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  25. ldfb reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  26. unknown-content reblogged this from sspirate
  27. puttingsocialbackinsocialstudies reblogged this from pbsthisdayinhistory
  28. estupidoysensualponchis reblogged this from smithsonianmag
  29. grayflannelsuit reblogged this from smithsonianmag