Selfies As Old As Glass Plate Photography?
Where’s The Oldest Selfie?
Somewhere someplace there had to be a first. Where do you suppose the oldest selfie is? There has to be someone who did it the first time. This is one from 1935 is not the first . There must be one that happened much earlier but maybe not? I wonder if the first one ever made was done in a mirror or with the use of some sort of mechanical means like a piece of string? Do you think you have the first selfie ever made? Let us know! It would be fun to find out where the oldest one really is!
Is This The First Selfie Ever Made?
Pre camera phone, we’re betting selfies were pretty rare – which is what makes this pic so great.
Reddit user John_Jard shared the image online with the caption: ‘My Grandpa taking a selfie in 1935.’ He suggested it might be the ‘original selfie’.
The pic shows his grandpa in his younger days controlling the shutter release with a string.
The pic shows his grandpa in his younger days controlling the shutter release with a string.
And like every good selfie, he’s posing with his dog. And thankfully, without a trout pout.
The snap is thought to be taken in Ontario, Canada in 1935.
