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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[@virginiawilkinson7163]

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 cheeeese..... for a few minutes. Rather than hold a smile that long, they just didn't smile at all.

[@vastanberga]

Interesting to see, but terrible "music".

[@SiggyMe]

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

[@shakascloset1700]

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

[@maureencurryhbhgg6202]

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

[@donnawarner6220]

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

[@muffassa6739]

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

[@Tobbedans]

That is very important information!! Thank you.

[@eastafrica1020]

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

[@gnolan4281]

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.

[@anthonywalker6168]

As they say, eat less, live more 👍🏻

[@billcoleman7316]

Nice Pics and thanks for sharing.

[@jegsthewegs]

Hysterical. The gummy old gits gallery

[@mattmc5069]

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.

[@user-ml3hl6vr4t]

The US Civil War, look up the state of medicine at that time. Matthew Brady and others took pictures…

[@anthonywalker6168]

Comparing their diet to todays door dash society / Uber eats…. They probably had healthier diets than you think.

[@danlalonde2751]

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

[@cherylpurdue888]

Love old pictures😊

[@user-ml3hl6vr4t]

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?

[@savannahdockins7022]

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

[@kjones532]

I bet they're all under 40.

[@HiTechFX]

Most look bat schit crazy,

[@robvanbeers9847]

0:27 Could be an ancester of MrClint Eastwood!

[@jjdjj5392]

Yeah i thought that one looked like clint eastwood too!

[@toddparkhurst6373]

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

[@jamesgibbs7933]

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

[@davidarthur3588]

just the old men in suits.

[@aaaeee2862]

That was the style back then. Because photos were expensive, like a VCR in 1985..500 bucks, as a deposit, just to rent it.So for that reason you had to look well dressed and serious.

[@LoraxOfLiberty]

Took photos lon time to take would suck smiling for 25min straight

[@feronia7]

War auch ein hartes Leben ohne Strom ohne Klo ohne Autos ohne Supermärkte etc viele Kinder starben bei der Geburt und man starb auch so an Krankheiten vielfach. Es gab keine künstlichen Zähne wie heute für alte Menschen man siehts auf den Fotos sie konnten nur noch Brei essen. Sie sind um 1760 geboren da gab es noch Hexenverfolgung Schuldentürme Prügelstrafen alles legal etc Also du würdest auch Sauer aussehen bei so einem Leben früher. Aber trotzden ich glaube sie hatten es sooooo schön waren noch Unschuldig intakte Natur hübsche Gärten Häuser Auen und Felder keine Autos keine Eisenbahn keine Strommasten so viel Ruhe und Sauberkeit im Äther 😍🙏 jetzt sind sie alle Tod und nur noch ihre Knochen in der Erde....

[@lilyh7567]

All the women wore headdresses or scarves.

[@nopopkrap4]

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

[@pusscat1147]

Nobody's got any teeth

[@feronia7]

Genau die alten Leute ohne Zähne gab damals noch keine künstlichen Zähne die Grossmutter und Grossvater mussten sich von Brei ernähren ....

[@beeharbour]

When were good-looking people invented?

[@dannymack1196]

😱

[@susanbrogan3267]

About 18 clothing styles ago.

[@Tara_P_Rose]

Everyone looks so mean especially the older ppl. Probably strict no-nonsense type. 😬

[@nopopkrap4]

at 3:32 , still uglee after all these years !!!!!

[@archonlegion6288]

Faces of the dead.

[@jjdjj5392]

Most all the women didnt have teeth!!!!

[@stuartehrlich4499]

i thought people are ugly now but whoa-= how did anyone breed with these creatures

[@lephilosopheinconnu3952]

Lol

[@stuartehrlich4499]

they all smelled BAD im sure