This photo is of Dorothy Draper, taken by her brother, John W. Draper, at New York University in 1839. It is believed to be the first sitting photo of a human taken in the United States. Draper would add flour to his sister's face to accentuate features for the photo. The exposure was 65 seconds.
Link: New York University - Timeline of University History
2 comments:
Now that is interesting.
That is an exceptionally good photo for this time period! Just beautiful.
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