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First Photographs Taken

Name: First Photographs Taken
Start: 1898-05-28
Location: Turin Cathedral

When: 28 May 1898
Where: Turin Cathedral
Part of: Secondo Pia photographs the Shroud of Turin

Secondo Pia photographed the Shroud during a public exhibition in Turin, marking the first time the relic was photographed.

Pia set up equipment in Turin Cathedral on May 25, 1898, during the exhibition's noon closure. He took the first photographs on May 28, 1898, capturing the image for the first time in history.

Sources

Secondo Pia Wikipedia, revision of 2024-04-01
Shroud of Turin Wikipedia

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