Early Photography Collection (page 6)

Cartoon depicting a gentleman having his photograph taken in a photographer's studio, 19th century
5308733 Cartoon depicting a gentleman having his photograph taken in a photographer's studio, 19th century; (add.info)

Gaston Tissandier taking aerial photographs
5311936 Gaston Tissandier taking aerial photographs; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Gaston Tissandier taking aerial photographs during a balloon trip from Paris to Rheims)

An amateur photographer developing negatives
5311934 An amateur photographer developing negatives; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an amateur photographer developing negatives. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Advertisement for the Kodet camera
5311745 Advertisement for the Kodet camera; (add.info.: Advertisement for the Kodet camera by the Eastman Photographic Materials Co. Ltd. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photograph of a street in Mandalay, Burma
3523153 Photograph of a street in Mandalay, Burma; (add.info.: Photograph of a street scene in Mandalay, Burma. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic portrait of Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
3523070 Photographic portrait of Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790-1871)

Photographic portrait of Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta
3523978 Photographic portrait of Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Patrice de MacMahon)

Photograph of the Basilica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia (Sagrada Familia)
3520689 Photograph of the Basilica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia (Sagrada Familia); (add.info.: Photograph of the Basilica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia (Sagrada Familia)

Photograph of Native Christians learning chemistry
3521097 Photograph of Native Christians learning chemistry; (add.info.: Photograph of Native Christians learning chemistry. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Japanese battleship Shikishima
3524997 Japanese battleship Shikishima; (add.info.: Japanese battleship Shikishima, the lead ship of the Shikishima class of pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy by)

Photographic print of a typical Trans Caspian Railway Station
3522877 Photographic print of a typical Trans Caspian Railway Station; (add.info.: Photographic print of a typical Trans Caspian Railway Station, also called the Central Asian Railway)

Juan Prim
3119426 Juan Prim; (add.info.: Photograph of Juan Prim, 1st Marquis of los Castillejos (1814-1870) a Spanish General and Statesman. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Louis Daguerre (1789-1851) French pioneer of photography. Engraving, Paris, c1870
2602842 Louis Daguerre (1789-1851) French pioneer of photography. Engraving, Paris, c1870.; (add.info.: Louis Daguerre (1789-1851) French pioneer of photography

Church of St Gereon
2909928 Church of St Gereon; (add.info.: Church of St. Gereon, Cologne, the Rhine, Germany 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Carl Johan's Gade with Grand Hotel
2909921 Carl Johan's Gade with Grand Hotel; (add.info.: Carl Johan's Gade with Grand Hotel, Oslo (Christiania), Norway 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Caius College and Senate House
2909932 Caius College and Senate House; (add.info.: Caius College and Senate House, Cambridge, England 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Ammer
2909830 The Ammer; (add.info.: A Scene on the Ammer, Oberammergau, Upper Bavaria, Germany 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Laura Bridgman
2911770 Laura Bridgman; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Laura Bridgman (1829-1889) First deaf-blind American child to gain a significant education in the English language

Photographic portrait of Olof Wijk younger (1833-1901)
3078223 Photographic portrait of Olof Wijk younger (1833-1901); (add.info.: Swedish businessman, donor, politician and Member of Parliament. Dated 20th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A young man using a plough pulled by horses
3078442 A young man using a plough pulled by horses; (add.info.: Photographic print of a young man using a plough pulled by horses. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Giuseppe Verdi
3078115 Giuseppe Verdi; (add.info.: Photographic portrait and signature of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) an Italian composer of operas. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Joan of Arc Procession
3078111 The Joan of Arc Procession; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Joan of Arc procession in Compiegne, a commune in the Oise department in northern France)

The Pont d'Iena
3078107 The Pont d'Iena; (add.info.: Photographic print of Pont d'Iena, a bridge spanning the River Seine in Paris. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The exterior of a 19th Century estate in Sweden
3078460 The exterior of a 19th Century estate in Sweden; (add.info.: Photograph of the exterior of a 19th Century estate in Sweden. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Nils Johan Berlin
3078450 Nils Johan Berlin; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Nils Johan Berlin (1812-1891) a Swedish Chemist and Physician. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Gottfried Keller (1819-90), Swiss poet and writer
3078181 Gottfried Keller (1819-90), Swiss poet and writer; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Gottfried Keller (1819-1890) a Swiss born poet and writer of German Literature. Dated 19th Century

The Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
3078113 The Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame)

The Tuileries Garden
3078075 The Tuileries Garden; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Tuileries Garden, a public garden located between the Louvre Museum)

Photographic print of the effigy of William of Wykeham
3077806 Photographic print of the effigy of William of Wykeham; (add.info.: Photographic print of the effigy of William of Wykeham (1320-1404) Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England

Photographic print of Amiens and the Cathedral
3077778 Photographic print of Amiens and the Cathedral; (add.info.: Photographic print of Amiens and the Cathedral, France. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic print of the typical Landals shepherds on stilts, 19th century (b/w photo)
3077775 Photographic print of the typical Landals shepherds on stilts, 19th century (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photographic print of typical Landals shepherds on stilts, in Landes of Gascony, France)

Exterior of the Palais de Justice
3077753 Exterior of the Palais de Justice; (add.info.: Exterior of the Palais de Justice, formerly the Palais de la Cite. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic print of the Madeleine in Paris
3077751 Photographic print of the Madeleine in Paris; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Madeleine, a Roman Catholic church occupying a commanding position in the 8th arrondissement of Paris)

Photographic print of the Pont d'Iena
3077722 Photographic print of the Pont d'Iena; (add.info.: Photographic print of Pont d'Iena, a bridge spanning the River Seine in Paris. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic print of a grapes being pressed for wine
3077713 Photographic print of a grapes being pressed for wine; (add.info.: Photographic print of a grapes being pressed for wine. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic print of the Tuileries Garden
3077688 Photographic print of the Tuileries Garden; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Tuileries Garden, a public garden located between the Louvre Museum)

Photographic print of mussel gatherers off the coast of Normandy
3077685 Photographic print of mussel gatherers off the coast of Normandy; (add.info.: Photographic print of mussel gatherers off the coast of Normandy)

Photographic print of Breton women
3077680 Photographic print of Breton women; (add.info.: Photographic print of Breton women, sat stitching. The Bretons are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France)

Photographic print of Caen
3077675 Photographic print of Caen; (add.info.: Photographic print of Caen, the capital of northern France's Lower Normandy region. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic portrait of William Ewart Gladstone
3077639 Photographic portrait of William Ewart Gladstone; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) former Prime Minister of Britain

Gemeenlandshuis, Delft, Netherlands
3586560 Gemeenlandshuis, Delft, Netherlands; (add.info.: Photomechanical print dated to 1900, depicting Gemeenlandshuis, Delft, was built circa 1505, as the house of the very wealthy Jan de Huyter)

Fish market and new church, Delft, Netherlands, 1900 (photo)
3586556 Fish market and new church, Delft, Netherlands, 1900 (photo); (add.info.: Photomechanical print dated to 1900, depicting the Fish market and new church, Delft.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic portrait of Ding Ruchang
3521910 Photographic portrait of Ding Ruchang; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Ding Ruchang (1836-1895) a career military officer in the late Qing dynasty military of China

Photographic print of a 'Lily-footed' woman of China
3521901 Photographic print of a 'Lily-footed' woman of China; (add.info.: Photographic print of a 'Lily-footed' woman of China. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic print of a Buddhist Temple at Nagasaki
3521893 Photographic print of a Buddhist Temple at Nagasaki; (add.info.: Photographic print of a Buddhist Temple at Nagasaki. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Portrait of Marquess ?kuma Shigenobu
3521889 Portrait of Marquess ?kuma Shigenobu; (add.info.: Portrait of Marquess ?kuma Shigenobu (1838-1922) a Japanese politician in the Empire of Japan and Prime Minister of Japan

Early photograph of a young Bosnian Woman
3521701 Early photograph of a young Bosnian Woman; (add.info.: Early Photograph of a young Bosnian woman. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic portrait of T?g? Heihachir?
3522210 Photographic portrait of T?g? Heihachir?; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Admiral Count T?g? Heihachir? (1848-1934)

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"Capturing the Essence of an Era: Early Photography Unveiled" Step back in time to 1838, Boulevard du Temple in Paris, where the birth took place. The daguerreotype technique revolutionized the way we see and remember history. In a Mathematical Geography class, students delve into the mysteries of our planet's rotation around the sun. Through photographic evidence, they explore celestial wonders that were once mere theories. At Tuskegee Institute's Mathematics class, knowledge becomes art as equations and formulas come alive through Frances Benjamin Johnston's lens. Her photographic prints immortalize boys engrossed in conversation lessons – a testament to education's transformative power. Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders charge into frame, their bravery captured forever on film. President William McKinley takes his Presidential Oath of Office; a historical moment preserved for future generations to witness firsthand. Major Russell Harrison finds solace outside the White House playing with his children while Women on stage at the Daughter's of the American Revolution Convention break barriers and inspire change through their powerful presence. Witnessing chemistry unfold at Tuskegee Institute's laboratory is like stepping into another world – beakers bubble with potential discoveries as early photographers document scientific breakthroughs. The opening ceremonies of US 59th Congress are frozen in time; politicians' faces etched with determination and hope for progress. Meanwhile, First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston radiates elegance beside her husband President Grover Cleveland – an image that encapsulates an era defined by grace and poise. Early photography allows us to travel back centuries ago when every click was a piece of history preserved forever. It captures moments both grandiose and intimate - from political milestones to everyday conversations - revealing glimpses into lives long gone but never forgotten.