The Earliest Born Person Ever Photographed

Photography was invented in the early 19th century, leaving us with only paintings of history up until that point. But some of the first people to be photographed were around 100 years old, and lived through pivotal events of the previous century like the American Revolution. In this video I talk about a selection of these people, and what they experienced over the course of their long lives. → MUSIC Concerto grosso in C minor, Op.1 No.2 - Pietro Locatelli By “Lucerne Baroque“ () Keyboard Sonata in A major, - Domenico Scarlatti By “Thomas Goff“ () Piano Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI:32 - II. Menuetto - Franz Joseph Haydn By “Ivan Ilic“ () Hob. XVI. 6 - III. Adagio - Franz Joseph Haydn By “Vadim Chaimovich“ () Trio III in G Major for Flute, Violin, Cello and Harpsichord - III. Largo - Georg Philipp Telemann By “Paul Pitman&qu