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Boulevard du Temple

Boulevard du Temple, the first photograph of a person, taken by Louis Daguerre in late 1838 or early 1839 in Paris, France. The scene is of a busy street, but the city traffic does not appear due to the ten-minute long exposure time. The exception is a man in the lower left corner, who stood whilst getting his boots polished for long enough to show him in the picture.

Photo credit: Louis Daguerre
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