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THE EARLIEST KNOWN PHOTOGRAPH
It's non-numismatic, but there is a numismatic connection I'll discuss at the end. This was published on August 19, 2016 by
Business Insider.
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This photo, simply titled, "View from the Window at Le Gras," is said to be the world's earliest surviving photograph. And it was almost lost forever. It was taken by Nicéphore Niépce in a commune in France called Saint-Loup-de-Varennes somewhere between 1826 and 1827. While it was a revolution in technology, the plate itself went missing for quite some time. Eventually, it was found in storage, in an unknown crate, in 1952. When you look at the photo, it's nothing much: just a grainy view of a roof somewhere in France. And yet, you can thank it for the fact that you have thousands of photos on your iPhone today.
QUICK QUIZ: What is oldest known photograph taken in the United States of America, and what is its numismatic connection?
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