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120-Year-Old Photographs of a Girl's Pets Found in Family Time Capsule

other · 2026-04-27

Photographer Mathieu Stern discovered a time capsule in a family home containing two glass negatives from around 1900. The negatives, hidden by a young girl, were developed using the cyanotype technique and reveal images of her pet cats and a dog in the garden. Stern shared the story on his YouTube channel.

Key facts

  • Mathieu Stern found a time capsule in a family home
  • The capsule contained two glass negatives
  • The negatives were about 120 years old
  • They were developed using cyanotype
  • The images show a girl's pet cats and a dog
  • The discovery was shared on Stern's YouTube channel
  • The capsule also contained figurines, a coin, a shell, and a pen
  • The photographs were taken in the family garden

Entities

Artists

  • Mathieu Stern

Institutions

  • Artribune
  • YouTube

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