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Art News: Historians Say They've Found Colorado's Oldest Known Photo

By David Schonauer   Thursday October 2, 2025

While looking for ways to help commemorate Colorado’s 150th birthday next year, a group of historians in the state decided to track down the earliest known photograph made there. What they uncovered, notes KUNC, is striking: a daguerreotype from 1853, taken during an expedition across the West – more than …

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