1st Photos from Every State! 1800's Photography: Portraits, Landscapes and Landmarks of the USA

These rare, historical photos are the first Photographs taken in every state in America! These are the oldest photos / first photos taken from all 50 states - from the early 1800's through the Civil War era, up until the 1890's. True historic black and white photography and photographic art! All images are used for Educational purposes and protected by Fair Use.

These are the oldest photos from all 50 states! Images that inspired landscape artists such as Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, Winslow Homer and many more. Hudson River School of Art. Including Stereo Photography images.

These photos also include the earliest born person ever photographed, who was born in the 1700's, Samuel Sprague!

Samuel Sprague (1753–1844) was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, (a direct descendent of William Sprague), who came to the American colonies in 1629 with his older brothers, who are credited with being founders of Charlestown” (“Six Sons”). Sprague was a American hero who participated in the Boston Tea Party.

Samuel Sprague served in the Revolutionary War in the artillery company of Maj Thomas Pierce. He later served stints in Colonel Henry Knox’s Company, with multiple periods of service throughout the war in the regiment of Colonel Richard Gridley, who designed the earthworks at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Sprague participated in the Siege of Boston and the Battles of Trenton and Princeton.

Samuel was a mason by trade and it likely was work that first brought him to Boston from Hingham. He married Joanna Thayer, of Boston, a daughter of Obediah Thayer, born in 1756 in Braintree. The Spragues became most well-known for their fourth son, Charles Sprague, who was a famous poet in the nineteenth century, at times referred to as the “The Banker Poet of Boston.” They lived in a house on Orange (now Washington) Street.
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