Oldest known portrait of a US president unearthed after over 100 years in storage
The oldest known original photo of a U. S. president will go up for auction at Sotheby's on October 5th, the auction house has revealed. The daguerreotype is a black and white silver-plate portrait of John Quincy Adams, who is featured sitting in a chair as a Massachusetts congressman following his term as president. dpreview.com »