Early Photography Collection (#9)

Olivier, Nice, c. 1900 (albumen print)
3712792 Olivier, Nice, c.1900 (albumen print) by Atget, Eugene (1856-1927); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Wirt D. Walker Fund and Laura T. Magnuson; French, out of copyright

The Ordnance Wharf, Balaclava, 1855 (b / w photo)
3523497 The Ordnance Wharf, Balaclava, 1855 (b/w photo) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); (add.info.: Fenton was the pioneer in war photography who established his reputation during the Crimean war)

In the Barley-Harvest, Suffolk, 1888 (photogravure)
1766175 In the Barley-Harvest, Suffolk, 1888 (photogravure) by Emerson, Peter Henry (1856-1936); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; English, out of copyright

Gertrude Kasebier (1852-1934)
529262 Gertrude Kasebier (1852-1934). by KAasebier, Gertrude (1852-1934); Universal History Archive/UIG; American, out of copyright

Beatrice Baxter Ruyland and Charles O Malley, as a child with a book in his lap
529408 Beatrice Baxter Ruyland and Charles O Malley, as a child with a book in his lap. photographic print (1903) by Gertrude Kasebier, 1852-1934, photographer

Happy days by Gertrude Kasebier, 1852-1934, photographer: Photograph shows four children
529407 Happy days by Gertrude Kasebier, 1852-1934, photographer: Photograph shows four children by KAasebier, Gertrude (1852-1934); Universal History Archive/UIG; American, out of copyright

Study of a Girl Seated by a Window, c. 1855-65 (b / w photo)
708974 Study of a Girl Seated by a Window, c.1855-65 (b/w photo) by Hawarden, Viscountess (1822-65); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Cologne Cathedral, South Transept, 1854 (albumen print)
2971288 Cologne Cathedral, South Transept, 1854 (albumen print) by Bisson Freres Studio, (fl.1841-64); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Head of Canon de Chelle, Looking Down. Walls about 1200 feet in height
2971267 Head of CaAnon de Chelle, Looking Down. Walls about 1200 feet in height, 1873 (albumen print) by O Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: no)

Desire-Magloire Bourneville and Paul Regnard Iconographie Photographique de la
2626848 Desire-Magloire Bourneville and Paul Regnard Iconographie Photographique de la SalptriAre by Regnard, Paul (1850-1927); (add.info)

Greta Garbo, 1925 (b / w photo)
2623719 Greta Garbo, 1925 (b/w photo) by Genthe, Arnold (1869-1942); (add.info.: Portrait photograph of Greta Garbo (1905-1990)

Woodcutters, Svir River, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Russia, 1909 (photo)
5320236 Woodcutters, Svir River, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Russia, 1909 (photo) by Prokudin Gorskii, Sergei Mikhailovich (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Millets Drawing of the Mona Lisa, 1854-55 (albumen silver print)
5642990 Millets Drawing of the Mona Lisa, 1854-55 (albumen silver print) by Le Gray, Gustave (1820-1884); 28.9 A-- 19.1 cm; J

Aime Millet, 1855-59 (salted paper print)
5642988 AimeMillet, 1855-59 (salted paper print) by Nadar (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910); 22.5 A-- 15.7 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Bulldog Getting His Picture Taken by a Frog, 1909 (colour litho)
3034899 Bulldog Getting His Picture Taken by a Frog, 1909 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a bulldog posing in a photographers studio)

Illustration from La Station Psychogique de Paris, by Etienne-Jules Marey
498345 Illustration from La Station Psychogique de Paris, by Etienne-Jules Marey, published in La Revue Scientifique, 1883 (engraving) by Poyet

Family group, c. 1840 (daguerreotype)
CHT225266 Family group, c.1840 (daguerreotype) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Self portrait of Jules Itier, 1847 (daguerreotype)
CHT274951 Self portrait of Jules Itier, 1847 (daguerreotype) by Itier, Jules (1802-77); Private Collection; (add.info.: realise a Marseille en costume de mandarin rapporte de son voyage en Chine;)

The simple life by Gertrude Kasebier, 1852-1934, photographer photomechanical print (1907
529411 The simple life by Gertrude Kasebier, 1852-1934, photographer photomechanical print (1907) by KAasebier, Gertrude (1852-1934); Universal History Archive/UIG; American, out of copyright

Woman and children reading by Gertrude Kasebier 1852-1934, photographer
529403 Woman and children reading by Gertrude Kasebier 1852-1934, photographer.. photographic print by KAasebier, Gertrude (1852-1934); Universal History Archive/UIG; American, out of copyright

Colossal hand and torch, Liberty, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia
3709904 Colossal hand and torch, Liberty, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (albumen print) by Centennial Photographic Co

A female Samurai, 19th century (b / w photo)
2911778 A female Samurai, 19th century (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Photographic portrait of a female Samurai)

First view of the Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail, 1865-66 (albumen print)
2971365 First view of the Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail, 1865-66 (albumen print) by Watkins, Carleton Emmons (1829-1916); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Laura T

Cloudy Sky, Mediterranean Sea, 1857 (albumen print)
2971331 Cloudy Sky, Mediterranean Sea, 1857 (albumen print) by Le Gray, Gustave (1820-1884); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: no)

Ancient Ruins in the Canyon de Chelly, N. M. in a niche 50 feet above present Canyon bed
2971272 Ancient Ruins in the Canyon de Chelly, N.M. in a niche 50 feet above present Canyon bed, 1873 (albumen print) by O Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Canon de Chelle, Walls of the Grand Canon, about 1200 feet in height
2971266 CaAnon de Chelle, Walls of the Grand CaAnon, about 1200 feet in height, 1873 (albumen print) by O Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Doffers in Cherryville Mfg Co
2910354 Doffers in Cherryville Mfg Co by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); (add.info.: 1909 Photograph of Doffers in Cherryville Mfg. Co)

Lewis Hine
2625203 Lewis Hine by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); (add.info.: Lewis Hine (photographer). Construction workers eat on a steel girder 800 feet above ground

Greta Garbo, 1925 (b / w photo)
2623721 Greta Garbo, 1925 (b/w photo) by Genthe, Arnold (1869-1942); (add.info.: Portrait photograph of Greta Garbo (1905-1990)

Two women at Long Beach, New York, 1910
2623720 Two women at Long Beach, New York, 1910 by Genthe, Arnold (1869-1942); (add.info.: Photographic print of two women at Long Beach, New York)

Dancer Anna Denzler, 1921 (b / w photo)
2623717 Dancer Anna Denzler, 1921 (b/w photo) by Genthe, Arnold (1869-1942); (add.info.: Photograph of Anna Denzler, a member of the Isadorables who danced under the instruction of Angela Isadora)

Lewis Hine
2625199 Lewis Hine by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); (add.info.: Lewis Hine (photographer). Group of children carrying in their pecks to the bushel man New Jersey

Stove (photo-litho)
1272231 Stove (photo-litho) by American Photographer, (19th century); 15.5x11.7 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Photo-lithography. One of earlest experiments in Philadelphia)

Brooklyn Bridge, 1883
1575791 Brooklyn Bridge, 1883 by American Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Photograph of the Brooklyn Bridge whilst under construction)

The Pathos of the Jackass, 1900
1579873 The Pathos of the Jackass, 1900 by KAasebier, Gertrude (1852-1934); (add.info.: Photograph titled The Pathos of the Jackass. Photographed by KAasebier Gertrude (1852-934)

Washington relics - Government Building, 1876 (b / w photo)
3708803 Washington relics - Government Building, 1876 (b/w photo) by Centennial Photographic Co. (fl.1876); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Display of military items)

Child laborers
2910325 Child laborers by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); (add.info.: 1909 Photograph of child laborers in Cherryville Mfg. Co)

Mathew Brady, 1857 (oil on canvas)
3493209 Mathew Brady, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Elliot, Charles Loring (1812-68); 61x50.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Mathew B)

Baldwin locomotive, "No. 1154", Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia
3709910 Baldwin locomotive, " No. 1154", Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (albumen print) by Centennial Photographic Co

Michigan Stove Co.s exhibit, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia
3709909 Michigan Stove Co.s exhibit, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (albumen print) by Centennial Photographic Co

The Beach at Sainte-Adresse, with the Dumont Baths, 1856-57 (albumen print)
2971332 The Beach at Sainte-Adresse, with the Dumont Baths, 1856-57 (albumen print) by Le Gray, Gustave (1820-1884); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Black Canon, Colorado River, Looking Below, Near Camp 7, 1871 (albumen print)
2971265 Black CaAnon, Colorado River, Looking Below, Near Camp 7, 1871 (albumen print) by O Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Teachings from the Elgin Marbles, 1867 (thin photographic paper laid on card backing)
1217960 Teachings from the Elgin Marbles, 1867 (thin photographic paper laid on card backing) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); 28.4x23.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Portrait photograph of French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917
529292 Portrait photograph of French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) by Gertrude Kasebier (1852-1934) by KAasebier, Gertrude (1852-1934); Universal History Archive/UIG; American, out of copyright

Photograph by Gertrude Kasebier
529269 Photograph by Gertrude Kasebier by KAasebier, Gertrude (1852-1934); Universal History Archive/UIG; American, out of copyright

Happy days 1902 Gertrude Kasebier (1852-1934)
529263 Happy days 1902 Gertrude Kasebier (1852-1934). by KAasebier, Gertrude (1852-1934); Universal History Archive/UIG; American, out of copyright

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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.