Historic Figures Who Were Actually Photographed

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Hannah Stilley Gorby

Hannah Stilley Gorby, the “earliest-born person ever to be photographed” on film, was born in Wilmington, Delaware, in the United States, in 1746. Naturally, no one, including historians, wants to make assumptions. Nevertheless, if her attire and lack of expression in the photo are any indication, this is a quite amazing image of a woman who lived in a totally different era than the twenty-first century.

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Peter Freuchen

The Thule Expeditions, which traversed more than 600 miles of arctic ice to demonstrate how a channel separated Peary Land from Greenland, are the most well-known explorations by Danish explorer Peter Freuchen. Fecuchen and his companion, Knud Rasmussen, disproved the assertion made by explorer Robert Peary. Due to the extremely difficult conditions they had to travel through, the two explorers’ journey was nearly over.

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Jane Doe, Post-Mortem

Although the woman in this image has not yet been recognized, it is thought that she was one of the first people to be photographed after death and that she lived in the 19th century. People on Reddit think it is a post-mortem shot because of the expression on her face, namely how her mouth and eyes appear emotionless and somewhat “glued on.”

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Grigori Efimovich Rasputin

In the era of Imperial Russia, Grigori Efimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic and holy man who served Nicholas II and the other members of the Romonav family. Despite his friendship with the royal family, Rasputin ultimately betrayed them. Rasputin has appeared in various forms across popular culture, including as the 1997 movie Anastasia.

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Rhoda Derry

Rhoda Derry was a young woman who became a mental patient for most of her life, but the story behind her illness is what is most alluring to people. Rhoda was dating a young man named Charles, and Charles’s mother did not approve of her. Rhoda was terrified of witches.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

The now-famous Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written by novelist and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, helped shed light on the cruel treatment of slaves in the nation. Particularly in the north, her novel inspired others to rebel against slavery and gained international recognition. Throughout her life, Stowe wrote 30 novels, many of them focused on social issues and her position at the time. Her writings are regarded as quite significant today.

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Helen Keller

A disease caused Helen Keller to lose her hearing and vision at the age of just over a year. She learned to read, write, and speak through language from her childhood teacher and lifelong friend, Anne Sullivan. She became the first person who is deafblind to receive a bachelor’s degree while attending Harvard University’s Radcliffe College as a young adult. She was a champion for women’s rights, labor rights, and disability rights in addition to penning 14 books and innumerable speeches and essays.

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George Armstrong Custer

In 1861, US Army commander George Armstrong Custer graduated from West Point at the bottom of his class. At the young age of 23, he was elevated to brigadier general of volunteers after demonstrating his leadership abilities during the American Civil War. He fought in the American Indian Wars after proving his bravery in the Civil War. He and five companies were murdered by an Indian alliance at Little Bighorn, now known as “Custer’s Last Stand,” on June 25, 1876, while he was in command of the 7th Cavalry Regiment.

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Benito Mussolini

In a modest Italian village, Benito Mussolini was born to a mother who taught school and a father who worked as a blacksmith. From the 1920s to the beginning of the 1940s, he served as Italy’s prime minister. It might surprise some to learn that Mussolini was multilingual in German, French, English, and Italian. Because of his prior incarceration, he gradually developed a severe case of claustrophobia.

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Geronimo

Geronimo, often known as “the one who yawns,” was a leader and healer from the Apache tribe’s Bedonkohe band.As part of the Apache-United States struggle, which arose from the Americans’ settlement of Apache land following the Mexican-American War, Geronimo, a revered and feared Native American, launched multiple raids against Mexican and American forces. After escaping from multiple Indian reservations, Geronimo was always on the run for the United States until he was apprehended and forced to work at exhibits and other public events.

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The Wright Brothers

At their shop in Dayton, Ohio, brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright developed their mechanical skills by working on a variety of gadgets. After that, they would go on to create and construct the first motorized aircraft. On December 17, 1903, they made their first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on the aircraft known as the Wright Flyer. The brothers are recognized with creating the aircraft controls that enabled fixed-wing powered flight in addition to their accomplishment of successfully launching humans into the air.

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Daniel F. Bakeman

The final soldier to earn a veteran’s pension for his service was Daniel F. Bakeman, who fought in the Revolution. Bakeman was a private in the Tryon County militia during the final four years of the war. He was married and had eight kids with Susan Brewer after the war.

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John Tyler

Prior to becoming president after William Henry Harrison’s death in 1841, John Tyler was Harrison’s vice president. From 1841 to 1845, he presided over the government. Although some historians have admired Tyler’s politics, he regrettably has a very low grade for his presidency.

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Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson was a well-known American poet who lived from 1830 to 1886. Dickinson composed 1,800 poems in her lifetime. Regretfully, out of her complete body of work, only ten poems and one letter were released before to her passing. Known for her eccentricity, her poetry used slant rhymes, short lines, and usually no titles, which was a little unusual for the time.

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Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce was born in 1804, and after winning the 1853 election, he became the 14th President of the United States. Unfortunately, a number of his presidential actions resulted in the American Civil War in 1861. Despite his gregarious nature, Pierce is regarded by many historians and academics as one of the least memorable and worst presidents.