Figures From History Who Lived Long Enough To Be Photographed

Published on 08/16/2022
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Billy The Kid

Billy the Kid, born Henry McCarty in 1859, is one of America’s most legendary gun-slinging criminals of the Old West. He murdered eight guys before dying at the age of 21 in 1881.

Billy The Kid

Billy The Kid

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Abraham Lincoln

The sixteenth president, born in 1809, is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished political personalities in American history. This photograph was taken of Lincoln when he was 37 years old and a lawyer and congressman-elect. It is the first known photograph of him.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

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