It is true that selfies are a new-age phenomenon, but they are definitely not a new-age invention. They were created long before the advent of smartphones and even well before digital cameras. We've collected the most popular selfies from the days before smartphones and before they were called selfies.
Selfies existed long before we called them selfies, which is a kind of label for modern a self-portrait taken by an individual with a hand-held digital camera or smartphone, but most often they are published on social networks.
![Neil Armstrong took this selfie back in 1969.](https://e7852c3a.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/neil-armstrong-1969-660x710.jpg)
How popular they have become is evidenced by the fact that the word is out there selfie dictionary authority Oxford English Dictionary in 2013 he declared yes word of the year. The 'Founders' Generation (Founders), as those born after the year 2000 called themselves, of course leads the way in the field of selfies, but definitely not their starters. Let's see the most famous selfies in history, which were created when we just called them self-portraits.