Historical Personages Who Survived Long Enough To Be Captured On Camera

Hannah Stilley Gorby

Hannah Stilley Gorby is hardly a big name, yet she is remarkable for being the oldest person to have ever been photographed. Gorby was born about 1746 and photographed in 1840, nearly 94 years later. To put that in context, she was already in her late 30s when the American Revolution began.

Hannah Stilley Gorby

Alexander Millener

This photograph of 104-year-old American Revolutionary War veteran Alexander Milliner was taken in 1864, during the American Civil War.

Alexander Millener