HistoryPhotos

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HistoryPhotos is for photographs (or, if it can be found, film) of the past, recent or distant! Give us a little snapshot of history!

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Be respectful and inclusive.
No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
Foster a continuous learning environment.
No genocide or atrocity denialism.
Photos MUST be at LEAST 10 years old, and ideally over 20. We appreciate that we are living through events which will become history, but this is ultimately not a comm for news or current affairs, but events which have occurred some time in the past.

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submitted 4 months ago by PugJesus@piefed.social to c/historyphotos@piefed.social

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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

According to my quick research, that photo had to have been taken in August or later if it's truly from 1839..

Thanks for sharing! 👍