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47 points by bookofjoe 3 days ago | 9 comments

InsideOutSanta 6 hours ago [-]

It's kinda wild that the people in this picture will probably be remembered and seen for millennia, and they never knew about their own importance.

WhyComboNadir 7 hours ago [-]

I wanted to mark it on Google Maps so I don't walk right past it someday in the future. Here's the exact spot/link:

pvo50555 6 hours ago [-]

That is the spot where the shoe-shine boy was? Is there a marker for where Daguerre's studio was?

butlike 4 hours ago [-]

From the angle I'd guess the Daguerre's studio was in what building stood where the Renaissance Paris Republique Hotel now stands.

tocs3 3 days ago [-]

The photo depicted at the top of the page is flipped vs the one on the plaque?

justincormack 7 hours ago [-]

I think a daguerrotype might be reversed, as its a direct positive image, so thats probably intentional to match the layout.

voidUpdate 7 hours ago [-]

Did a bit of googling, it looks like the "traditional" view of the image is mirrored, and the plaque version is what you'd have actually seen.

wazoox 5 hours ago [-]

The earliest photograph is more than 10 years older :

aaronbrethorst 4 hours ago [-]

Yeah, this photo from Daguerre is the first one known to feature a human subject, not the first photo.

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