While the photojournalist's name may have disappeared, his work continued. This photograph taken in 1847 using the Daguerreotype process was thought to be the first news photograph. It shows a man being arrested in France.Disaster photography may not be the most pleasant, but we can learn from our past mistakes. This 1908 photo shows the death of aviator Thomas Selfridge. The plane was an experimental project of the Air Experimental Association, which was part of the US Army. The plane was also carrying Orville Wright when it crashed; however, he survived.John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, was the first president to have his photograph taken. The daguerreotype photographed him in 1843, years after Adams left his position in 1829.The first aerial photograph was captured from a hot air balloon in 1860. This aerial photograph shows the city of Boston from 610 meters high. Photographer James Wallace Black titled his work “Boston, as an Eagle and a Wild Goose Would See.”The first mass-production car with a combustion engine, 1886
