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Every week a female portrait

Every week a female portrait

Every week a female portraitThe third of our series: Self-Portrait (as “New Woman”), 1896 by Frances Benjamin Johnston.Frances Benjamin Johnston (January 15, 1864 — May 16, 1952) was an early American photographer and photojournalist whose career lasted for almost...
Oldest surviving photograph

Oldest surviving photograph

View from the Window at Le Gras by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (1765 – 1833) is the oldest surviving photograph (circa 1826). The “window view is considered the oldest photograph that is known to have been formed in the camera in the world.” (widewalls.ch) The...