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History
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The American Museum of Photography 
 Take a guided tour, browse the collection, learn about early photographic processes, visit the museum bookstore, or browse the special exhibits. The photographs are selected from museum director William Becker's private collection, which "includes five thousand individual images, from the earliest daguerreotype portraits to the work of Ansel Adams." The collection is strongest from the early days of photography (circa 1850) to World War I. http://www.photographymuseum.com/ Topics: Museums, Photograph Collections, Photography, Technology Last updated Nov 25, 2006 American Photographs: The First Century
This multimedia exhibit covers the period from 1839 to 1939 and contains over 300 photographs with their history and selected links to other sites. Among the photographers are such notables as Matthew Brady, Gertrude Kasebier, and Ansel Adams. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/helios/amerphotos.html Topics: Photography, Technology Last updated Mar 12, 2004 America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839 - 1864
A searchable and browsable collection of hundreds of photographs taken between 1839 and 1864. The majority are portraits taken by the Mathew Brady studio. Includes photographic views of buildings and monuments in the Washington-Baltimore area, street scenes in Philadelphia, and "studio portraits by black photographers James P. Ball and Francis Grice." Includes background about the medium, a glossary, timeline, and a bibliography. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/daghtml/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photography, Technology Last updated Jul 7, 2004 The Art of the American Snapshot 1888-1978
Companion to a 2007 exhibit that "traces the evolution of snapshots in America from 1888, when George Eastman introduced the first Kodak camera, to 1978." Flip through an online book to view snapshots, "photographs usually made by amateurs and intended to document personal history. ... Their casual, loose style has influenced fine are photographers as well as other artists." From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2007/snapshot/index.shtm Topics: Photography Last updated Jul 29, 2008 The Dawn of Colour: Celebrating the Centenary of the Autochrome
Companion to an exhibit from 2007 that "celebrates [the] centenary of the Autochrome and the birth of colour photography. It reveals the Edwardian world as you have probably never seen it before -- in full, vibrant colour." Includes a short history of color photography, background about the Lumière brothers (inventors of the autochrome process, which uses potato starch grains), technical details, and autochrome images. From the National Media Museum (U.K.). http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/autochrome/ Topics: Photography Last updated Dec 11, 2007 Dr. Edwin H. Land (1909-1991)
Biography of scientist Edwin H. Land, who "was distinguished for his inventions and contributions in the fields of polarized light, photography and colour vision," and who developed the Polaroid instant camera and founded the Polaroid Corporation. Illustrated biography sections discuss Land's early life and his theories and achievements. From the "Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society," reprinted on the website of the Rowland Institute at Harvard, which was founded by Land. http://www.rowland.harvard.edu/organization/land/index.php Topics: Notable People, Photography Last updated Feb 13, 2008 Exploring Photography: Photographic Processes
Brief explanations and examples of photographic processes such as albumen print, c-type print, cyanotype, daguerreotype, dye transfer, photogram, photogravure, and platinum print. From the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London. http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/photography/processes.php Topics: Photography Last updated Sep 5, 2006 Four for a Quarter
This September 2008 article discusses the history and future of photo booths. Includes selected photo booth images from a book on the subject and user submitted photos and memories. From Smithsonian magazine. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/photobooths.html?c=y&page=1 Topics: Photography Last updated Sep 17, 2008 Heavens Above: Art and Actuality
"An online exhibit that compares the 19th-century chromolithographs of astronomical observations made by artist/astronomer Etienne Trouvelot with comparable images photographed by NASA as part of its space program." From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/sibl/trouvelot/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology Last updated Mar 15, 2004 A History of Photography: From Its Beginnings Till the 1920s
"In addition to pen-portraits of many of the most important photographers of the period," this site "contains information on some of the most significant processes used during the early days of photography." Includes a bibliography and a list of related museums. http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography, Technology Last updated Dec 5, 2006 The Magic Mirror of Life: A Search for Camera Obscura Rooms
A pair of photography enthusiasts shares their passion for the camera obscura. They have posted old and modern cartoons, articles, and photographs, including photos of portable and box cameras in their collection; accounts of their visits to specific cameras (including San Francisco's Giant Camera, now on the National Register of Historic Places); and brief notes on appearances of the camera obscura in movies and literature. http://brightbytes.com/cosite/cohome.html Topics: Photograph Collections, Photography, Technology Last updated Mar 5, 2002 PhotoHistory: History of Japanese Photography
PhotoHistory is a searchable "chronology of significant events and tidbits in the history of Japanese photography. The chronology spans from 1646 to present day." Also browsable by year. Includes brief Overview of Japan's photographic history. http://photojpn.org/HIST/hist1.html Topics: History By Place, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography, Technology Last updated Feb 20, 2003 Revolution and Commerce: The Legacy of Korda's Portrait of Che Guevara
Companion to an exhibit about "the portrait of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara,' Guerrillo Heroico, photographed by Alberto D'az Korda on March 5, 1960, [which] is considered to be the most reproduced image in the history of photography." Features selected images from the exhibit, such as the contact sheet that includes the famous photo and artistic interpretations of the portrait, and links to related sites. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/che/ Topics: Photography Last updated Aug 22, 2006 Stanhopes
An introduction to the Stanhope, including photographs of the equipment and the images they hold. "Stanhopes, or 'peeps', are miniature microphotographic lenses incorporated in many novelty collectables produced from the mid-19th century onwards." The information is from a collector whose book is promoted on the site. http://www.stanhopes.info/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Photography, Technology Last updated Jun 9, 2004 |
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