10 Recently Rediscovered Photographs

Florence Nightingale, taken 1858, rediscovered 2006

From Listverse, subtitled "ultimate top 10 lists," comes this list of ten recently rediscovered photographs—some of which, but by no means all, we have noted in passing here on TOP. A most excellent list, even if future rediscoveries might eventually render it less than the ultimate.

Mike
(Thanks to Paul VanAudenhove)

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[Paddy C]

Lovely Bokeh on the Nightingale pic. ;-)

[Danny Chatham]

Mike,
Thanks for sharing the link to these magnificent old photographs.In a world obcessed with what camera to use, these
photographs remind us the true value of a
photograph lies in its content.

[hugh crawford]

Funny piece about Armstrong, Aldrin and the lack of good photos of Armstrong on the lunar surface. I'm not saying he was passive aggressive, but still..
http://cumbriansky.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/one-small-step-for-man-one-giant-fail-for-mankind/

[Kiriakos]

Judging from the Phineas Gage story we can safely predict that future history material will be links to pages and comments. Deserves some thought nevertheless.

[Guy Batey]

I don't think anything compares to the head-spinning photograph of Mozart's wife:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5157200.stm

[pavel derka]

Well as a modern photographer and participant of todays photography forums - I'd like to point out that the bokeh is not very good and the dynamic range is absolutely sub par. Therefore this photograph has no merit.

[willy]

I disagree with your opinion. Look at when the photograph was taken, they weren't using a D3 with range correction. Does the photograph make you stop for a moment, look and go "hmm..."? I believe thats the point of this picture. Not to say its perfect, but I believe that the subject is emphasized more than the details. Therefore...this photograph does have merit.