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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Looking at the "ghost" on the left, I wonder how long they had to stand still for this picture to be taken.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

In the late 1880s, not really all that long with fairly recent cameras. https://time.com/4568032/smile-serious-old-photos/