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Tag: Joseph Saxton

Posted inHeadlines of Yore

The oldest photo in the United States was taken in Philadelphia

Avatar photo by Avi Wolfman-Arent October 30, 2023October 30, 2023

In the fall of 1839, Joseph Saxton looked out his window in Philadelphia and did something almost no one in this country had done before. He took a picture. Born […]

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