Oldest known surviving photograph

According to Official Guinness Records,

The earliest known surviving photograph was taken by Joseph Niépce (1765–1833), in 1827 using a camera obscura;it shows the view from the window of his home. Rediscovered by Helmut Gernsheim in 1952, it is now in the Gernsheim Collection at the University of Texas, Austin, USA.

For a complete list of 1827 records, please visit 1827 Guinness Records in United States.

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