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I post about history, anthropology, archeology and other science related stuff ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐ŸŒป Follow for daily historical photo (when i dont forget)

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https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b43923/

https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b43923/

Day 192/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Zimbabwe ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ
The oldest photo I could find taken in Zimbabwe is this photo of ancient ruins taken between 1890-1925
#photography #Zimbabwe #africa #photo #history #photohistory #picture #pic #camera #zw

27.06.2025 07:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:20th-century_photographs_of_Zambia#/media/File:Zamb%C3%A8ze-Village_Mosubia_(cropped).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:20th-century_photographs_of_Zambia

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:20th-century_photographs_of_Zambia#/media/File:Zamb%C3%A8ze-Village_Mosubia_(cropped).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:20th-century_photographs_of_Zambia

Day 191/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Zambia๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ
One of the oldest photos I could find taken in Zambia is this one from 1906 taken by Louis Jalla
#photography #zambia #africa #history #photohistory #zm #historical #photograph #camera #photo #pic

27.06.2025 07:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aden,in_1864.png#mw-jump-to-license
https://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/aden.htm

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aden,in_1864.png#mw-jump-to-license https://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/aden.htm

There's this 1864 photo of Aden. I didn't want to post this since it's very low resolution.

25.06.2025 08:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=500742930070854&set=a.498383053640175
https://www.maxrambod.com/pages/books/14691/arabian-peninsula-aden-yemen/set-of-2-large-photos-depicting-desert-life-in-aden-in-the-arabian-peninsula-circa-1870

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=500742930070854&set=a.498383053640175 https://www.maxrambod.com/pages/books/14691/arabian-peninsula-aden-yemen/set-of-2-large-photos-depicting-desert-life-in-aden-in-the-arabian-peninsula-circa-1870

Day 190/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Yemen ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช
The oldest photo I could find taken in Yemen is this photo from the 1870s-1880s(Also, check comment section)
#photography #yemen #photo #history #photohistory #middleeast #picture #pic #camera #ye

25.06.2025 08:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://theclassicphotomag.com/early-photography-in-vietnam/

https://theclassicphotomag.com/early-photography-in-vietnam/

Day 189/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Vietnam๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ
The oldest photo I could find taken in Vietnam is this photo from 1845 of Non-Nay Fort from 1845 by Jules Itier
#vietnam #asia #photography #photo #history #photothistory #picture #pic #camera #v

24.06.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Venezuela_en_1857
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1l_Rosty
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Mateo_%28Aragua%29#/media/Archivo:Church_of_San_Mateo,_Venezuela.jpg

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Venezuela_en_1857 https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1l_Rosty https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Mateo_%28Aragua%29#/media/Archivo:Church_of_San_Mateo,_Venezuela.jpg

Day 188/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Venezuela ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช
The oldest photo I could find from Venezuela is this photo taken of the church of San Mateo 1857 by Pรกl Rosty
#photography #Venezuela #history #photohistory #latinamerica #ve #camera #photo

23.06.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
A daguerreotype of St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, seen from the... A daguerreotype of St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, seen from the Piazza di San Pietro, , taken by Lorenzo Suscipi. Built on the site of a Roman circus, the altar in this church marks the...

There's an older photo from 1840-1841 but I didn't wanna post it with a watermark so here's a link to it. www.gettyimages.dk/detail/news-...

22.06.2025 07:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Peter%E2%80%99s_Basilica-_1842.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Peter%E2%80%99s_Basilica-_1842.jpg

Day 187/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Vatican City๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆ
The oldest photo I could find taken in Vatican city is this photo of St Peter's Basilica in 1842 taken by J. P. de Prangey
#photography #vatican #VaticanCity #history #photohistory #va

22.06.2025 07:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/EA_Oc-A59-14?utm

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/EA_Oc-A59-14?utm

Day 186/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Vanuatu ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ
The oldest photo I could find from Vanuatu is this one from 1906 taken by John Watt Beattie of people at a missionary house
#photography #vanuatu #history #photohistory #picture #pic #photo #vu

22.06.2025 07:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_photographs_of_Uzbekistan#/media/File:Uzbek_Kalandar_(Dervish)_Turkestan_1.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_photographs_of_Uzbekistan#/media/File:Uzbek_Kalandar_(Dervish)_Turkestan_2.png

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_photographs_of_Uzbekistan#/media/File:Uzbek_Kalandar_(Dervish)_Turkestan_1.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_photographs_of_Uzbekistan#/media/File:Uzbek_Kalandar_(Dervish)_Turkestan_2.png

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_photographs_of_Uzbekistan#/media/File:Uzbek_Kalandar_(Dervish)_Turkestan_1.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_photographs_of_Uzbekistan#/media/File:Uzbek_Kalandar_(Dervish)_Turkestan_2.png

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_photographs_of_Uzbekistan#/media/File:Uzbek_Kalandar_(Dervish)_Turkestan_1.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_photographs_of_Uzbekistan#/media/File:Uzbek_Kalandar_(Dervish)_Turkestan_2.png

Day 185/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Uzbekistan๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
The oldest photo I could find from modern day Uzbekistan is this portrait of an Uzbek Kalandar from 1860s-1870s
#Uzbekistan #photohistory #photography #history #photo #picture #pic #camera #uz

20.06.2025 09:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mariquita_Sanchez_de_Thompson.jpg
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fotograf%C3%ADa_en_Uruguay#/media/Archivo:Mariquita_Sanchez_de_Thompson.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mariquita_Sanchez_de_Thompson.jpg https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fotograf%C3%ADa_en_Uruguay#/media/Archivo:Mariquita_Sanchez_de_Thompson.jpg

Day 184/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Uruguay๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ
The oldest photo I could find taken in Uruguay is this portrait of Marรญa Sรกnchez de Mendeville taken in 1854 by Antonio Pozzo
#Uruguay #photography #history #photohistory #uy #latinamerica #photo

19.06.2025 07:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2023/11/the-uss-oldest-photo-was-taken-in-pennsylvania.html
https://billypenn.com/2023/10/30/oldest-photograph-united-states-philadelphia-joseph-saxton/#:~:text=Joseph%20Saxton's%20grainy%20image%20of,device%20to%20register%20an%20earthquake.

https://www.pennlive.com/life/2023/11/the-uss-oldest-photo-was-taken-in-pennsylvania.html https://billypenn.com/2023/10/30/oldest-photograph-united-states-philadelphia-joseph-saxton/#:~:text=Joseph%20Saxton's%20grainy%20image%20of,device%20to%20register%20an%20earthquake.

https://whyy.org/articles/the-oldest-photo-in-america-is-of-philadelphias-central-high-school/

https://whyy.org/articles/the-oldest-photo-in-america-is-of-philadelphias-central-high-school/

Day 183/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's the USA๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
The oldest photo I could find taken in the US is this photo of Philadelphia's Central High School taken by Joseph Saxton in 1839
#photography #history #photohistory #usa #us #america #pic #camera

19.06.2025 07:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://timeline.photomuseumireland.ie/timeline/is-this-irelands-first-selfie/

https://timeline.photomuseumireland.ie/timeline/is-this-irelands-first-selfie/

Day 182/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's the UK. Next up is Northern Ireland
The oldest photo I could find taken in Northern Ireland is this "selfie" taken by Henry Craigie Brewster in 1843
#northernireland #photohistory #photography #history

17.06.2025 09:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://www.vintag.es/2018/06/edinburgh-1840s.html
https://flashbak.com/some-of-the-earliest-photographic-views-of-edinburgh-1843-44-408187/

https://www.vintag.es/2018/06/edinburgh-1840s.html https://flashbak.com/some-of-the-earliest-photographic-views-of-edinburgh-1843-44-408187/

Day 182/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's the UK. Next up is Scotland๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
The oldest photo I could find taken in Scotland is this photo of Edinburgh taken in 1843
#scotland #photo #history #photohistory #photography #uk #edinburgh #camera #pic #scot

17.06.2025 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daguerreotype_of_Margam_Castle.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daguerreotype_of_Margam_Castle.jpg

http://www.margamcountrypark.co.uk/1386

http://www.margamcountrypark.co.uk/1386

Day 182/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's the UK. Next up is Wales๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
The oldest photo I could find taken in Wales is this Daguerreotype taken by Calvert Richard Jones in 1841 of Margam Castle
#photography #history #wales #uk #camera #photohistory

17.06.2025 08:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://www.reddit.com/r/OldPhotosInRealLife/comments/xegazy/the_oldest_surviving_camera_negative_lacock_abbey/#lightbox

https://www.reddit.com/r/OldPhotosInRealLife/comments/xegazy/the_oldest_surviving_camera_negative_lacock_abbey/#lightbox

Day 182/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's the UK starting with England๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
The oldest photo I could find taken in England is this photo taken in 1835 by William Henry Fox Talbot
#uk #england #photohistory #history #photography #camera #photo #pic

17.06.2025 08:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/heritage/2024/03/08/could-this-be-the-oldest-known-photograph-of-the-uae/

https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/heritage/2024/03/08/could-this-be-the-oldest-known-photograph-of-the-uae/

Day 181/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
Today it's United Arab Emirates
The oldest photo I could find from UAE is this one taken in the 1870s
#unitedarabemirates #UAE #photography #photograph #photo #history #photohistory #camera #picture #castle #ae

16.06.2025 07:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Let me know if you know of any older photos taken in Ukraine. Feel free to post it in the comment section ;D

15.06.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=456976495686192&set=a.101460184571160
https://www.facebook.com/retrokyiv/posts/290473872336456.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=456976495686192&set=a.101460184571160 https://www.facebook.com/retrokyiv/posts/290473872336456.

Day 180/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
The oldest photo I could find taken in Ukraine is this one from around 1849-1850
#ukraine #photography #europe #history #photohistory #kiev #ua #photo #picture #photograph #historical #camera #u

15.06.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

Here's an engraving I found

15.06.2025 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/a-history-of-the-buganda-kingdom

https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/a-history-of-the-buganda-kingdom

Day 179/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Uganda ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
The oldest photo I could find taken in Uganda is this one of Muteesa I taken in 1875
#photography #africa #Uganda #photohistory #history #historical #photograph #photo #picture #pic #camera #ug

15.06.2025 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2017/10/09/through-the-lens-daily-life-in-tuvalu-1886/

https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2017/10/09/through-the-lens-daily-life-in-tuvalu-1886/

Day 178/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Tuvalu๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ป
The oldest photo I could find from Tuvalu is this one, taken in Funafuti. It was taken in 1886 by Thomas Andrew.
#tuvalu #tv #history #photohistory #photography #photo #picture #camera #tv #island

13.06.2025 06:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://www.loc.gov/resource/prokc.20082/

https://www.loc.gov/resource/prokc.20082/

Day 177/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Turkmenistan ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒ
The oldest photo I could find from Turkmenistan is this one from 1905-1915.
#turkmenistan #asia #photography #photo #picture #pic #history #photohistory #photograph #camera #old #tm #pics

12.06.2025 06:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://maviboncuk.blogspot.com/2016/09/joseph-philibert-girault-de-prangey.html
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/757588

https://maviboncuk.blogspot.com/2016/09/joseph-philibert-girault-de-prangey.html https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/757588

Day 176/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Tรผrkiye๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
The oldest photo I can find taken in Tรผrkiye is this one from 1843 taken by Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey
#turkey #Tรผrkiye #photography #photo #history #photohistory #asiaminor #istanbul

11.06.2025 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://www.artnet.com/artists/pierre-tremaux/%C3%A9gypte-et-tunisie-7-works-YQk7Tykfg3gYKYGBvV9r3g2
https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/open-the-album-of-the-world-photographs-1842-1896-louvre-abu-dhabi-bb/
https://graphicarts.princeton.edu/2020/09/23/parallele-des-edifices-anciens-et-modernes-du-continent-africain/

https://www.artnet.com/artists/pierre-tremaux/%C3%A9gypte-et-tunisie-7-works-YQk7Tykfg3gYKYGBvV9r3g2 https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/open-the-album-of-the-world-photographs-1842-1896-louvre-abu-dhabi-bb/ https://graphicarts.princeton.edu/2020/09/23/parallele-des-edifices-anciens-et-modernes-du-continent-africain/

Day 175/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Tunisia๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ
The oldest photo I could find from Tunisia is this one from ~1850 and was taken by Pierre Trรฉmaux
#photography #tunisia #history #photohistory #photo #picture #camera #tn #africa #pic #historic

11.06.2025 19:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/water-struggles-from-the-riots-to-life-with-no-water-6.2.1296091.35bd175add
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/8271284883

https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/water-struggles-from-the-riots-to-life-with-no-water-6.2.1296091.35bd175add https://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/8271284883

Day 174/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Trinidad and Tobago ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น
The oldest photo I could find from Trinidad and Tobago is this photo from 1903
#trinidadandtobago #caribbean #history #photography #photohistory #photo #picture #camera #pic #tt #old

09.06.2025 19:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Tupou_I,_c._1880s.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Tupou_I,_c._1880s.jpg

Day 173/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Tonga๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ด
The oldest photo I could find taken in Tonga was this portrait of the first king of modern Tonga Siaosi Tupou I
Taken in the 1880s
#tonga #photography #picture #history #photo #photohistory #to

08.06.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi ! I dont think i have the photo or source any longer since this was posted 3 months ago. Normally i put the sources in the ALT text in the photo. I must have forgotten that time sorry ):

08.06.2025 04:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/the-story-of-togo-the-german-colony-gifted-to-britain-and-france

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/the-story-of-togo-the-german-colony-gifted-to-britain-and-france

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/the-story-of-togo-the-german-colony-gifted-to-britain-and-france

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/the-story-of-togo-the-german-colony-gifted-to-britain-and-france

Day 172/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Togo๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ
The oldest photo I could find from Togo
I found these two photos taken between 1884-1914
#togo #africa #photohistory #germany #photohistory #history #photography #photograph #photo #camera #tg #pic

07.06.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongkut#/media/File:Thomson,_King_Mongkut_of_Siam_(crop).jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongkut#/media/File:Thomson,_King_Mongkut_of_Siam_(crop).jpg

Day 171/195 of posting the oldest photo I could find from every country in the world
Today it's Thailand๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ
The oldest photo I could find taken in Thailand is this portrait of King Mongkut (Rama IV) The portrait was taken in ~1865
#photography #photograph #thailand #asia #photohistory #history #camera

07.06.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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