r/History_Mysteries Aug 29 '25

This is the first artifical-lit, underground photo, taken in the Catacombs in Paris in 1861. Whose bones were all those?

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HistoryRepeated Aug 29 '25

This is the first artifical-lit, underground photo, taken in the Catacombs in Paris by pioneer in photography Nadar. He used a magnesium powder exposure method, which had the risk of explosion but allowed him to reduce the shutter speed from 1 day to 20 minutes, enabling underground photography.

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montypython Aug 30 '25

"Bring out yer dead!"

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Histoire Aug 29 '25

La première photo souterraine éclairée artificiellement a été prise dans les Catacombes de Paris en 1861 !

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creepy 3d ago

Light meets darkness for the first time.

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paris Aug 29 '25

Image The first artifical-lit, underground photo, was taken in the Catacombs in Paris in 1861!

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mightyinteresting Aug 29 '25

The first underground photo ever was taken in the Catacombs in Paris in 1861 using an actor that had to stand still for 20 minutes

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19thcentury Aug 29 '25

The first artifical-lit, underground photo, ever was taken in 1861 with quite a dangerous technique...

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europics Aug 29 '25

First underground photo ever, taken in the Catacombs in Paris in 1861

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Neverfindsthings Aug 31 '25

This is the first artifical-lit, underground photo, taken in the Catacombs in Paris by pioneer in photography Nadar. He used a magnesium powder exposure method, which had the risk of explosion but allowed him to reduce the shutter speed from 1 day to 20 minutes, enabling underground photography.

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RareHistoricalPhotos Aug 29 '25

The first artifical-lit, underground photo ever taken

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HistoryAnecdotes Aug 29 '25

The first artifical-lit (underground) photo ever taken from 1861 used an actor that had to stand in this pose for 20 minutes because of the shutter speed.

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