Hello everyone I made a post earlier but I decided to delete it. I worded it very poorly and would like to rephrase it. From what I can tell the first ever photo was taken in 1816 or 1826. If anyone can find other wise please let me know. There is a famous picture of my of my 5th great grandmother that has been passed off as her for many years but I was able to prove that It was a different women entirely. Some people claim to have photos dating back to the 1700s which I believe are not authentic but I could be wrong. I am sorry for my earlier post as I wrote it quite quickly. I hope to see this community more active too thanks for reading.