I believe you will find that the first tintypes were taken in 1839. Hard to believe, eh? Louis Chicago -----Original Message----- From: BCouch1015@aol.com [mailto:BCouch1015@aol.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 6:52 AM To: APPLEGATE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [APPLEGATE] Miss Mittie Applegate Who Is She In a message dated 7/10/2004 2:09:41 PM Central Standard Time, kyseeker@comcast.net writes: > It is taken > pre-civil war from the clothing, hat, shoes, chair, etc in a studio I'm just curious...does anyone know when the first photos would have been taken? I guess I thought photography was invented around the civil wat but do know if it was 1850...1860...any ideas? Bridget Couch ==== APPLEGATE Mailing List ==== <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <Z>WELCOME TO THE APPLEGATE GENEALOGY GROUP<Z> Rootsweb Host site http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/a/p/APPLEGATE/ To contact list owner APPLEGATE-admin@rootweb.com to unsubscribe mailto:APPLEGATE-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe mailto:APPLEGATE-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237