The World's First Selfie (1839)

in history •  7 years ago 

The above photograph is one of the earliest known photographs of a human. A self portrait taken in 1839, it shows a young Robert Cornelius (1809-1893) standing outside his family’s lamp-making shop in Philadelphia.

Image Credit:http://www.emlii.com/43e74167/23-Photos-That-Completely-Shook-The-World

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