Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 4:13 PM -0600 3/21/02, Michael Bell wrote: >>Although, judging by the other posting I saw, it looks like another >>photo has beaten this one by a year. > "G. Michael Paine" <mickeyp35@earthlink.net> wrote: >What one is that? >Do you remember where you saw the posting? Thursday, here it is again: Delivered-To: mbell@mail.utexas.edu From: Vtnn43e@aol.com Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 08:35:40 EST Subject: [Leica] OT: Oldest photo goes on sale To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>, <nikon@photo.cis.to> Sender: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us X-loop-control: leica-users The world's oldest known photograph is going on sale in Paris on Thursday. The image of an engraving was made in 1825 by Nicephore Niepce, who invented a technique known as heliogravure. The picture of a man leading a horse has been valued at $600,000. For more info go to; http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1885000/1885093.stm Zack Schindler N8FNR - ------------------------ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html