Selfies and Snapshots: An introduction to nineteenth century photography

For a number of years I've had the pleasure of volunteering at Westfield Heritage Village with my children. Along with contributing to my own learning of daily life of settler-colonials in early Canada in Southern Ontario, the volunteering is an opportunity to introduce visitors and volunteers to new ways of thinking about history. The following is a presentation I prepared for the annual Westfield  volunteer workshop. It is a brief introduction to nineteenth century photography from technological and social perspectives. I hope you enjoy it.