The camera used to take the first photograph in 1827 (the photograph is now in Austin, Texas). Daguerreotype, Isidore Niepce, Pantheon in Paris, ca. 1840. Daguerreotype, Chalon-sur-Saône townhall, ca. 1850. Daguerreotype, ca. 1839-1850. Camera, 1850. Dubroni camera, 1864. Polaroid camera, ca. 1950. Zeiss lens, ca. 1970. Chemicals used to develop photographs. Stereo camera, early 20th century. Cathedral Labels