Taken on August 28th, 1884 about 22 miles Southwest of Howard, South Dakota in the United States, this is the world’s oldest known photograph of a tornado.

The worlds first photo was taken by Joseph Niepce in France in 1826. It took an exposure time of 8 hours and is on an 8″x 6.5″ pewter plate. The photo has been on display at the University of Texas since 1964.

The above photo taken by Louis Ducos du Hauron in 1872 is said to be the worlds first color photograph. The photo is of a view of Angouleme in Southern France.