The First Hoax Photograph
You need to understand the rules of rivalries before you can understand why such a picture was produced. These rivalries were between Louis Daguerre and Hippolyte Bayard. Bayard took the feud to another level when he sent this ‘fake’ picture to Daguerre of him trying to commit suicide.
The First Hoax Photograph
The First Picture Captured in the US
This image was taken by Joseph Saxton in 1839 and featured the Center High School, Philadelphia, located in Pennsylvania. Saxton was an inventor and took up amateur photography as a hobby. The photograph captured the school on Juniper and Walnut streets.
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The First Picture Captured In The US
