Posted to Logan Square on January 3, 2026
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.
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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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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