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Mid 19 century Tin Type of woman born in 1788

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Photographs1844 of 5213General Thomas Jonathan Stonewall JacksonTintype of touring "car" after the San Francisco Earthquake
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    Posted 9 years ago

    southjerse…
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    I bought a family photo album along with some stampless early 1800's letters.

    The 1st photo in the album was of this elderly woman. The description states that she was born in 1788 and died in 1858.

    I've never owned a photo of a person born in the 1700s. They had to be old before photography was even invented much less became common.

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    Comments

    1. martika martika, 9 years ago
      I find this quite fascinating. That lady probably was thinking about the camera as a wonder of the technology, new world. For us it is unbelievably ancient.
    2. SEAN68 SEAN68, 9 years ago
      great photo and history!!

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