The Oldest Photos EVER Of People 1840-1850 - Rare Historical Photos

The oldest generation of humans ever photographed is depicted in these daguerreotype portraits. 1840-1850.

Some of the oldest known portrait images ever shot can be found in this collection. Considering that photography was expensive and only available to those in a high financial position, the subjects in the photographs are elderly and undoubtedly wealthy.

Daguerreotype was the first publicly accessible photographic process, and it was widely employed in the 1840s and 1850s when these images were taken.

We curated these old peoples historical photos from sources that are different from your school text books. Sit back and enjoy these historical photos from the past and forgotten history of mankind.

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[vastanberga]

Interesting to see, but terrible "music".

[virginiawilkinson]

When I was a kid, I asked my dad why people back then looked so angry. He said there was a long delayed process taking the picture, try today saying for a few minutes. Rather than hold a smile that long, they just didn't smile at all.

[gnolan]

By today's standards many seem overdressed, trussed up, stiff, weathered and stern. Having one's photo taken was unusual and formal. People thought they must be seen to be dignified and in their finest clothes. Unlike today none appeared fat and overstuffed.

[SiggyMe]

Their lives where so different than ours now and yet the same. Amazing....

[shakascloset]

It was nice to see people who have since turned back into the earth from which they came.

[muffassa]

My Sister would have loved these pictures she loved collecting them 💗

[maureencurryhbhgg]

Loved these photos from way back when MORE PLEASE 👍👍👍

[donnawarner]

I BET THE OLD LADIES KEPT THE GRANDKIDS IN LINE. I WOULDN’T CROSS ANY OF THEM.

[eastafrica]

By the looks of it, all these people were born in the 1700's.

[nopopkrap]

at 0:49, do you promise to pull the TOOTH, the whole TOOTH, and NOTHING BUT THE TOOTH, so help you GOD !!!

[jegsthewegs]

Hysterical. The gummy old gits gallery

[savannahdockins]

I'll say that as a collective we have certainly got better looking in the last century, lol.

[mattmc]

You can tell they lived rough lives everyone is rough and tough looking. It makes sense. People had poor diets. No one went to the doctor (or barber) due to fear of surgery without meds. No proper hygiene or understanding of germs. It's a miracle any of us are here at all.

[danlalonde]

Only the rich could afford having their photos taken in those early years .

[mlhlvrt]

Because one often had to hold so long and may had posing clamps holding them rigidly in place they had some time to just stare into the camera. Almost like they are truly looking into time. Until someone looks at the picture, and Meets Their Gaze. I now looked at, and was looked upon, with 170-180 or so years. Some of them may have been born long enough ago to have the American revolution in their living memory. Looking back this way, to the moment their image was recorded. Some may have seen powered flight and the First World War (referred to as The Great War. Pictures of me viewed in my future, will anyone wonder about me?

[nopopkrap]

at 3:32, still uglee after all these years

[robvanbeers]

0:27 Could be an ancester of MrClint Eastwood!

[toddparkhurst]

They had to stay perfectly frozen still for five minutes or more while the camera took the picture "exposure."
Todd

[jamesgibbs]

Most all of them look pissed off. Goodphotos. Thanks.

[lilyh]

All the women wore headdresses or scarves.