TIL About Caesar, A 115 Year-Old American Slave And Also One Of The Earliest And Oldest People Ever Photographed, Who Was Forced To Work Until Age 80
TIL About Caesar, A 115 Year-Old American Slave And Also One Of The Earliest And Oldest People Ever Photographed, Who Was Forced To Work Until Age 80
Caesar (c. 1737 (supposedly) – 1852) was a slave who is notable for possibly being the earliest-born person ever photographed while alive, when his daguerreotype was taken in 1851.[1] He was also the last slave to be manumitted in New York.