First Selfie (1839) – 52 Weeks of Firsts

Saturday, August 22·Logan Square·1501 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, United States

First Selfie (1839) – 52 Weeks of Firsts

Name: First Selfie (1839) – 52 Weeks of Firsts
Start: 2026-08-22T00:00:00
End: 2026-08-22T23:59:59
Location: Logan Square

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Logan Square

Posted to Logan Square on January 3, 2026

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Sat, Aug 22

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1501 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, United States

Say cheese, Philly! Long before camera phones and filters, local innovator Robert Cornelius snapped the world's very first selfie right here in 1839, with a homemade camera in his own backyard, no less.

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