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[–] Olap@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago

Pictures this old are brilliant

[–] Seraph@kbin.social 15 points 10 months ago

Do you hear the people sing...

[–] sturlabragason@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Seems they tore up the cobbles and built that first one. Nice.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Are the streets really empty, or were there people in the frame but their motion renders them invisible, as you have to stand still for a daguerrotype?

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I mean there seems to be people silhouettes there in the picture

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

They rise heads up, heads up, heads up, they rise heads up, heads up high!

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 1 points 10 months ago