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View from the Window at Le Gras 1826 or 1827, believed to be the earliest surviving camera photograph. [ 1] Original (left) and colorized reoriented enhancement (right). The history of photography began with the discovery of two critical principles: The first is camera obscura image projection, the second is the discovery that some substances ...
The practice and appreciation of photography in the United States began in the 19th century, when various advances in the development of photography took place and after daguerreotype photography was introduced in France in 1839. The earliest commercialization of photography was made in the country when Alexander Walcott and John Johnson opened ...
Showing the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam — the deadliest single day in the American Civil War [s 2] [s 3] The Scourged Back: c. 2 April 1863: McPherson & Oliver: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement. [s 3] Execution of the Lincoln Conspirators at Washington Arsenal ...
The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous cultures formed. After European colonization of North America began in the late 15th century, wars and epidemics decimated indigenous societies. Starting in 1585, the British Empire colonized ...
Road Trip, 1908. This photo depicts Alice H. Ramsey, the first woman to drive the entire length of the United States from coast to coast. The 22-year-old made the 3,800-mile trek from Manhattan to ...
William Frederic Ritschel (1864–1949), German American painter; Charles Marion Russell (1864–1926), painter, sculptor; Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), photographer; Svend Rasmussen Svendsen (1864–1945), Norwegian American impressionist artist; Charles Herbert Woodbury (1864–1940), painter; 1865 George Bridgman (1865–1943), painter
Edward S. Curtis spent 30 years documenting over 80 Native American tribes in the early 1900s. He published his photos in a 20-volume collection, "The North American Indian.The images have been ...
1717 Swim fins. Swim fins, also known as fins, or flippers, are blade-shaped extensions worn on feet or hands for use in water. They aid movement in aquatic sports such as swimming, surfing, and underwater diving. Swim fins are typically made of rubber or plastic. Benjamin Franklin invented wooden swim fins in 1717. [10]