John Herschel (1867)
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792 – 1871) was an astronomer and polymath who made several significant contributions to the development of photography, including coining the term. He was not, however, the one who discovered the technique. Julia Margaret Cameron captured this absolutely miraculous image of Herschel in 1867. Cameron has been a huge admirer of her subject since she was a youngster, and the two became great friends over the course of more than three decades. Their friendship was completed when Herschel approached Cameron and requested this official commission. In April 1867, four identical pictures of the guy were taken. Cameron’s first film, though, was his favorite, since he portrayed an ‘old Paterfamilias.’
John Herschel 1867
Daniel F. Bakeman, The Revolutionary War’s Last Surviving Soldier (1868)
Daniel F. Bakeman (1759 – 1869) was the last of a 14-man group of Revolutionary War soldiers to get a pension, and he was the last one to survive. Bakeman allegedly served Colonel Marinus Willett and Captain Van Arnum throughout the liberation war’s final four years. He was referred to as a political figurehead.The phrase “Independence Day” was invented by the guy, who would rise at the crack of dawn to sling his old musket. Bakeman was then seen going through his neighborhood, firing his rifle and exclaiming, “Hurrah!”
Daniel F Bakeman The Revolutionary Wars Last Surviving Soldier 1868
