Friday

THE OLDEST portrait photo in the world!

Dorothy Draper, sister of the scientist
John William Draper. The oldest surviving
portrait photo of the world - June 1840

4 comments:

Wenche said...

Fantastisk, det är som om hon tittar på en.

Aputsiaq said...

Ja, du har ret! Og se hendes hat...så fin! Hvor har kvindeliv været anderledes end idag..man kan ikke begribe det.

Singing Bear said...

Thanks for posting this. I'd not seen it before.

Aputsiaq said...

No, I haven't seen it before, either...but it is such a lovely portrait ;O)