Stunning Daguerreotype Portraits Of What May Be The Oldest Generation Ever Photographed, 1840-1850

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Daguerreotype was the first publicly available photographic process; it was widely used during the 1840s and 1850s. "Daguerreotype" also refers to an image created through this process.
Invented by Louis Daguerre and introduced worldwide in 1839, the daguerreotype was almost completely superseded by 1860 with new, less expensive processes, such as ambrotype, that yield more readily viewable images. There has been a revival of daguerreotype since the late 20th century by a small number of photographers interested in making artistic use of early photographic processes.
The first authenticated image of Abraham Lincoln, a daguerreotype of him as U.S. Congressman-elect in 1846, attributed to Nicholas H. Shepard.
To make the image, a daguerreotypist polished a sheet of silver-plated copper to a mirror finish; treated it with fumes that made its surface light sensitive; exposed it in a camera for as long as was judged to be necessary, which could be as little as a few seconds for brightly sunlit subjects or much longer with less intense lighting; made the resulting latent image on it visible by fuming it with mercury vapor; removed its sensitivity to light by liquid chemical treatment; rinsed and dried it; and then sealed the easily marred result behind glass in a protective enclosure.

[@marionabbott7173]

When I was young I used to go into my grandparents attic. There were boxes of old photographs there and I always grabbed two photos, took them downstairs and asked my grandparents who they were. Then, I'd write their names on the back, borrow them, and have copies made for me to keep. Now, I have a relatively large collection of my family photographs and know who they are. I'm so glad I was interested enough when I was young (60 years ago) to do that.

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[@jillwiegand4257]

Very smart!

[@GeorgeLennon100]

A lot of these photos you could see these peoples tired eyes. Times were simpler back then but harder as well.

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[@jacquelinenoble6640]

How wonderful to see those. Respect to those who have gone before.

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I do agree !

[@marybeck7594]

HARD TIMES HARD LOOKS, MY ABSOLUTE RESPECT FOR THESE PEOPLE.

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[@szymonpietrzak7777]

Many of these people were born about 250-260 years ago. That's really crazy

[@IrishAnnie]

I clean old gravestones. I recently cleaned the grave stone of a woman born in 1820. She died in 1886. She was a housekeeper on a farm. Her stone will be pure white when it’s totally cleaned and look like the day it was set. Now, the next time it will need cleaning is the year 2159. Let’s hope someone else picks up the mantle and restores it again. I always think about things like that. The past, now and the future.

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[@wesleytillman9774]

These people lived hard lives and they look it.

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[@runnyhunny786]

They look so rugged and dead serious but no doubt times were much harsher and tougher in those days even just to get by.

[@rogercarroll2551]

No smiles because they had no teeth.

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[@amycunningham1732]

I think they all looked beautiful. Some of these people were born in the 1700's,I'm sure.

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[@megansfo]

It is amazing that even the younger adults would have been born 200 years ago. The average lifespan was 45-50 years, so all of them including the children would have died more than 100 years ago. Makes you think!

[@MrElecterik]

A lot of the people on this pictures are a lot older than 50.

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[@wandainlouisville6398]

Fantastic images…strange choice of music though.

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[@verak66]

The music was all wrong. I muted it.

[@donnamcardle8928]

Whats with the middle eastern music…loved the old photos

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Thanks a lot, thought of experimenting with a different kind of music, it feels like the tune describes the flow of time 😇

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[@verak66]

I muted the music. It was not a good fit.

[@waivedwench]

You can see how many of them had lost their teeth.

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[@annsidbrant7616]

All of them keep their mouths closed. Very many of them, particularly the older women, have the kind of sunken mouths that strongly suggests that they are toothless. They certainly had bad teeth, and I'm sure they had many other diseases too. Life was hard back then.

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They lived their lives without many of the luxuries we have taken for granted today.

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[@markgoostree6334]

I wonder who they were and where these pictures were taken. The sad thing is, most of the time, this information is as gone as the people themselves.

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Yeah, unfortunately, the identity of these people weren't available. It seems to have been lost with time

[@WideAwake-bl7gw]

People will be saying the exact same thing about us 200 years from now.

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[@karolinasteampunk6655]

I wonder how old these people were when their pictures were taken. People used to age so much faster only 50 years ago, I can't even imagine in the 1850s. Great content!

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Thanks a lot

[@IrishAnnie]

No modern conveniences. Outdoor toilets. Slop jars in the winter. Wood or coal stoves to cook on. No daily showers or baths. Laundry on washboards. Making soap in a huge kettle. (My grandmother used to make lye soap. She said it was the best soap in the world). Raising animals and a garden for food. God Bless them all.

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[@greenshp]

Really interesting! Thank you for posting it. I have to say - that is a very strange choice of music; under any other circumstance it would be great too.

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[@verak66]

Just seeing this now and agree about the music. I had to mute it to finish the video. Very distracting and not a good fit for these incredible images.

[@louiserobinson6728]

This is amazing to see these old photos. We can glimpse how the look two centuries ago. It is strange they survive that long.

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[@lindaj5492]

Lovely photos. Curious choice of music (North African / Arabian?).

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Thanks a lot, its a mix of both African and Arabian

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[@Dagmicl]

Most of these are "Scary-looking" people to me. Yes....life was so Hard Back them. Haunting 💯

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[@IrishAnnie]

We are so spoiled. What a hard life they led. No modern ANYTHING. I wish I knew them and could sit and talk. I would love to have heard the stories……lost history.

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[@jillwiegand4257]

Only a few were grinning or smiling somewhat. Picture taking was very serious. With no air conditioning those clothes look so thick and heavy I don't know how they did it. You also wonder what they were thinking when these were taken. Interesting music.

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[@patriciacassady8208]

Back then alot of pictures taken were of the dead propped up with their families.

[@tirzah4930]

Momento Mori became popular in the Victorian era 😉

[@irisheyesofbelfast]

No they did not prop up the dead with their families. Ever. That is a myth.

[@MCraft-pt9nf]

From my understanding that's wildly a myth. They did take post mortem photos but those people were obviously dead and in coffins. The origin of the "propped up dead Victorian" comes from the fact that photography took soooo long so to keep people from moving they used a stabilizing apparatus. I think a KZbinr called Ask A Mortician did a video debunking the myth. She has a lot of peer reviewed articles on it linked.

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[@deefitzgerald2906]

I would LOVE to know how OLD these people were……In today’s World 🌎 people in their 50&60 look so much younger……

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[@janetleishman3776]

Hard working people

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[@sammic974]

old photos are fascinating. am so glad we don't have to wear that garb nowawadays! when we watch footage from the late 1800s/early 1900s, it's sobering to think they're all gone. We always wonder who they were, what their history was, what kind of lives they led etc. If only we could pop back to those times and observe or question people.

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Goes on to show how far we've come and that life doesn't last forever...

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[@mariemorgan7759]

Love that music, does go with the haunting pictures of people from the past! Just subbed💕

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[@francapascoe7822]

Awesome love history

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[@aarinisles]

I’m curious to know why you chose music featuring an oud for this. I’m also wondering if any of the people in the images even knew what an oud was at that time.

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They didn't, and its to show what they were missing on 😉

[@aarinisles]

@@thetimemachine7331 I would agree with that.

[@chickey333]

I was guessing that based on the background music some of the women appeared to be Native Americans. Not so much the men.

[@annabellelee4535]

They were familiar with a similar instrument called the Lute and guitars were popular at that time as well. So, they would recognize the sound as a type of Lute.

[@aarinisles]

@@annabellelee4535 I’m not trying to be smart here but the oud is the predecessor to the lute. So it would be the lute sounds like an oud type instrument.

[@enigma9625]

I’m amazed that so many of the women had their hair covered. Was this a normal thing of the times, or is it due to their religion? Quakers, Mormons, Mennonite? These truly are priceless photos of a much different time in America.

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[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Since John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died in 1850 you would think someone would have taken a photograph of them since the technology would have been around for 10 years

[@jaengen]

They died in 1826, so nope.

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[@waveafterwave0723]

That first guy was pretty good looking 🤤

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[@verak66]

Agreed. And there was one other guy who was nice looking as well but he had an ugly hairdo.

[@gundula6779]

Maybe I am wrong. But I do think, that these people were not so poor or hard working than others, because they could afford having a photo taken and you can also tell by their clothes (silk). So white hair, no teeth and all in black and white automatically makes you older I think....

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[@bruceshaw2402]

Makes me smile ( no pun intended ) how many of them have no teeth , goes to show how far dentistry has come in the last 150 + years .

[@TheStockwell]

"Stunning Colorized Portraits"? So, when does the "newly restored in vivid color" part of the video begin? 🤔

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No they aren't colorized, they are daguerreotype potraits which is a method of photography used long ago 😇

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[@TheStockwell]

@@thetimemachine7331 No offense intended, but why, then, does your opening text 0:01 begin with the words "These Stunning Colorized Portraits from the 1840s and 50's, newly restored in vivid color"?

[@kentuckylady2990]

So many without teeth.

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[@user-ik4br3nk2w]

I'm gonna have nightmares 😬

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[@mtm7800]

The music is wonderful!

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[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

I keep guessing where they are from and what their jobs are. Is there any information out there to confirm any of this?

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Unfortunately these pictures are so old that we have no record of their occupations or livelihood, but it would be intriguing to know 🤔😇

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[@tommason5566]

Enjoyed the pictures. Why Indian Music? Sounds like a Sitar in there.

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Yeah, it does sound awesome...what do you think?

[@tommason5566]

@@thetimemachine7331 I thought it was a bit different hearing Eastern Type Ravi Shankar Music with a bunch of American Mid 19th Century Photos, but it is your You Tube Post. I would think music from 1840s to 1870s, would have been more appropriate. I still enjoyed it.

[@annabellelee4535]

@@tommason5566 There was a popularity for the Near East in art and music and decor at that time in the US and Europe. Anything from the Middle East, India, China etc was extremely popular.

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Marvelous,though of course no regular people of then.All these photos were of the financialy well off.

[@ronalderb9692]

I was waiting for the colorized portraits, and seen NONE. That isn't a mistake, but a lie.

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Haha, seriously !!! same here man, but couldn't find any 😁

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Some ones realtives from the past

[@billgrandone3552]

Happy bunch weren't they LOL.

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Oh yes, they seem pretty happy

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@@thetimemachine7331 Any happier they'd be suicidal

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haha! That's true

[@lizbrown7232]

Many had few, if any, teeth. Maybe the ones they had were decayed or damaged. Exposure time for the picture was slower, harder to keep a smile in place.

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[@elxever44abarca39]

this generation is right after the ancient mummies of Egypt

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