Photography was invented in the early 19th century, leaving us with only paintings of history up until that point. But some of the first people to be photographed were around 100 years old, and lived through pivotal events of the previous century like the American Revolution. In this video I talk about a selection of these people, and what they experienced over the course of their long lives.

→ MUSIC

Concerto grosso in C minor, Op.1 No.2 Pietro Locatelli
By "Lucerne Baroque" (http://musopen.org/)

Keyboard Sonata in A major, K.208 Domenico Scarlatti
By "Thomas Goff" (http://musopen.org/)

Piano Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI:32 II. Menuetto Franz Joseph Haydn
By "Ivan Ilic" (http://musopen.org/)

Hob. XVI. 6 III. Adagio Franz Joseph Haydn
By "Vadim Chaimovich" (http://musopen.org/)

Trio III in G Major for Flute, Violin, Cello and Harpsichord III. Largo Georg Philipp Telemann
By "Paul Pitman" (http://musopen.org/)

→ SOURCES

https://archive.org/details/oxford00m...

https://archive.org/details/tealeaves...

https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/sa...

https://archive.org/details/recordofb...

https://boston1775.blogspot.com/2015/...

https://eu.wickedlocal.com/story/lexi...

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diskuss...

https://benbeck.co.uk/firsts/2_The_Hu...

https://www.caskeyfamily.com/johnowen/