First photo to be published to the Internet
Once again, this one couldn’t be left off the list just because it isn’t the “oldest” photo in the world. The internet has revolutionized how we do everything. From how we communicate to how we share ideas, work, and memories, the internet is ever-growing. But at its infancy, it was not the same as it is now. There were new baby steps the internet needed to take. And one of them was testing out the capability of uploading photos.
On July 18, 1992, the first picture was uploaded on the web. The photo that captured four slickly dressed women was posted by Tim Burners Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. The photo is of an all-woman comedy group. The photograph was taken by Silvio de Gennaro as a promotional image for the women’s show. They had no idea that their small-time act would make it into the history books as one of the most important milestones for sharing media.
Where did we get this stuff? Here are our Sources:
Business Insider – The first photograph ever taken was almost lost to history
Live Science – What Is the World’s Oldest Photograph?
Wikipedia – Boulevard du Temple
National Portrait Gallery – Welcome to the Portrait Gallery, John Quincy Adams
Met Museum – Edinburgh Ale: James Ballantine, Dr. George Bell, and D.O. Hill
Ranker – Stunning Aerial Photography of Early Cities Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before
The Galileo Projects – Sunspots
Encyclopedia Britannica – Cheyenne
Wikipedia – Treaty of Fort Laramie
Science Media Museum – A Short History of Color Photography
Wikipedia – Louis Arthur Ducos du Hauron
