Why is their no photos of life in the 18th century especially American Revolution?

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Update:

I thought the industrial revolution happened just as the American revolution started.

Answer 1

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It was well into the 19th century first camera was invented.

Answer 2

Government censorship

Answer 3

Since cameras and photography had not yet been invented, images created during this period were usually paintings or sketches. Click on the link below for examples.

Source(s): https://fineartamerica.com/art/paintings/american+...

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I am shocked, just shocked at the number of those that fed into this troll. Accepting it as a legitimate question in any venue is "feeding the troll"

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The cloud servers were hit by cannon fire in the Battle of Brooklyn.

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Because the first photographic process called "Daguerreotype" was not invented til the 1830's

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They were destroyed by the Catholic church along with all of the photos of Jesus.

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It's hard to photograph things that existed before the photograph was invented.

Answer 9

It's a conspiracy!