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Conrad Heyer, Waldoboro, ca. 1852
**Description::
Conrad Heyer (1749-1856) was reputed to be the first white child born in Waldoboro, then a German immigrant community. Other sources list his birth date as 1753.
He served in the Continental Army for one year, discharged mid-December 1777.
Heyer bought a farm in Waldoboro after the war, where he lived the rest of his life. When he died in 1856, he was buried with full military honors. After the introduction of the daguerreotype to the United States, Heyer is credited as the earliest-born American to be photographed.
About This Item
Ttile Bar Title: Conrad Heyer, Waldoboro, ca. 1852 Creation Date: circa 1852 Subject Date: circa 1852 Location: Waldoboro, Lincoln County, ME Media: Daguerreotype Dimensions: 9 cm x 7 cm Local Code: Coll. 443, Box 14/7 Object Type Image
Feast your eyes on Conrad Hayer, a New England-dwelling vet of the American Revolution who, at 103 years old, decided to take advantage of a good old fashioned photo op.
The lovely portrait above, courtesy of the Maine Historical Society, is a daguerreotype made in the year 1852. As such, it clocks in a bit after the contenders for the first photographs ever taken. Yet Hayer himself, born in 1749, was older than his contemporary photographic subjects, and is considered to be the first photo model ever born, making him... the earliest born person ever photographed.
Plus, according to Imaging Resource, he is also the only photographed Revolutionary War veteran who served under George Washington and crossed the Delaware River to Valley Forge.
EagerlySet on May 3rd, 2023 at 14:59 UTC »
Wow. Just wow.
This man likely experienced the founding of the United States of America and still grew old enough to be immortalized in a photograph.
Astounding
No_big_whoop on May 3rd, 2023 at 15:14 UTC »
He looks like he's about to be visited by 3 ghosts
Spartan2470 on May 3rd, 2023 at 16:50 UTC »
Here is the source of this image (where you can zoom in pretty far). Per there:
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