From The Revolutionary War To Sexting, The Camera Has Come A Long Way

Conrad Heyer was born in 1749, not only fought in the Revolutionary War, but crossed the Delaware River with George Washington in 1776 and lived long enough to tell the story for another 79 years. Yes. He died when he was 106. And it’s because of this last little detail, that Conrad Heyer also just happens to be the person with the earliest birth date EVER to be photographed. I mean come on, is this really the same person? If TIME Magazine was around for all of this, they wouldn’t have a ‘Person of the Year’ award, it would be simply the ‘Conrad Heyer’ award.

In addition to Heyer, there are several other soldiers from the Revolutionary War who lived long enough to have their pictures taken. And while there is obviously an infinite amount of old pictures out there, there’s just something about these in particular that I find fascinating. You’re looking at actual pictures, of real life people, who fought for our country’s independence almost 250 years ago. Idk that’s just bonkers to me.

What was once used to take pictures of people who fought side by side with someone like George Washington, can now be used to take a picture of your half chub so you can send it to some girl you’ll never bang.

The camera has come a long way.