Taken in late 1838 by Louis Daguerre in Paris, the photograph had an exposure time of at least 10 minutes - and so while the street was quite busy, virtually no people stayed around long enough to be captured. The exception was apparently two men in the lower left corner, one of whom was polishing the other's boots.

This Is The First Photograph Ever Taken Of People Sunday, February 16, 2014 @ 11:03am