Photography is a new invention that helps us capture the world in a beautiful way. But what about the historic figures that we didn’t know lived long enough to be photographed?
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Well, for all the lost years, historians have had to get creative in reimagining famous historical figures. Here are 20 pictures of historic figures.
Hannah Stilley Gorby, Possibly The Oldest Person To Be Photographed, Born Around 1746, c. 1840
Revolutionary War Soldier, 1864
A French Veteran Of The Battle Of Waterloo, c.1890
Surviving Member Of Napoleon’s Army, c. 1858
John Quincy Adams, 1843
Andrew Jackson, 1844/45
The Duke Of Wellington, 1844
Martin Van Buren, c.1849
Harriott Tubman, 1911
Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1852
Calamity Jane, 1901
Billy The Kid, 1878
Charles Darwin, 1869
Annie Oakley (c. 1903)
Butch Cassidy, 1900
Helen Keller, 1913
Buffalo Bill Cody, 1911
Queen Victoria, 1887
Wright Brothers, 1909
Ulysses S. Grant, c. 1870s
