Early Photography Archive

Name: Early Photography Archive
Creator: Analog Photo Today
License: Open-access data is CC0; public-domain images are served via IIIF links without redistribution.

The Early Photography Archive presents public-domain photographs from the Art Institute of Chicago photography and media collection, with artist, process and dating context, drawn from the CC0 API and refreshed monthly. Every record links the museum page and adds technique family, origin region and era labels from our pipeline.

Records: 4,070
Last changed: 09/02/2026
Update schedule: 27 5 2 * * UTC
Coverage: 03/03/2026–09/02/2026
Method: Methodology

Photograph	Artist	Date	Technique	Origin	On view
Old Abe - the Wisconsin War Eagle, No. 304 from the series "Wayside Gems"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	c. 1875	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Protection, No. 79 from the series "Wayside Gems"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1870/89	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Ise'fraid my Dollie will be drowned, No. 427 from the series "Wayside Gems"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1870/89	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Ho-con-ja-gab Moche he (Thunder Cloud.), No. 480 from the series "Among the Winnebago Indians"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1870/1908	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Playing Wah-koo-chad-ah (Mocasin) a favorite game, No. 484 from the series "Among the Winnebago Indians"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1870/1908	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Ha-zah-zoch-kah. (Branching Horns.) B, No. 414 from the series "Among the Winnebago Indians"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1870/1908	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Ha-Noo-Gah Chun-hut-ah-rah (second boy and Pony), No. 414 from the series "Among the Winnebago Indians"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1870/1908	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Big Bear, No. 1131 from the series "Among the Winnebago Indians"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1870/1908	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
A Meeting on the Ridge, No. 1112 from the series "In a Camp of Deer Hunters"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1870/1908	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Among the Crags on Bluff beyond Head of the Dells, No. 1042 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843–1908	1870/1908	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Up the Channel at Steamboat Rock from a Steamer, No. 1076 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843–1908	1870/1908	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Looking East, Down the Valley from the Doorway, No. 19 from the series "Devil's Lake and Vicinity"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843–1908	1870/1908	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Down the old Quarry Road near Frontenac on Lake Pepin, , No. 1545 from the series "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843–1908	1870/1908	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
A Winter's Morning. Among the Boughs., No. 298 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843–1908	1870/1908	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Street Life in London	John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921) and Adolphe Smith (English, 1846–1925)	c. 1875	woodwork	Europe	false
Untitled (Two Sisters)	L. W. Felt American, 1847-1897	1870/90	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Two Boys	L. W. Felt American, active late 19th century	1870/99	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Moretonhampstead, England)	Francis Bedford English, 1816–1894	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Samuel Bourne English, 1834–1912	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Artist unknown American, active 19th century	1870/79	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
The Invalid Doll	Artist unknown	1870/79	other	other	false
Woman Standing with Basket on Ground	Giraudon’s Artist French, active c. 1875–1880	1870	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Shepherdess Leaning Against a Tree, with Two Sheep	Giraudon’s Artist French, active c. 1875–1880	1870	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Male Peasant with Wheelbarrow	Giraudon’s Artist French, active c. 1875–1880	1870	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Female Peasant Riding Donkey	Giraudon’s Artist French, active c. 1875–1880	1870	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
The Madame B Album	Marie-Blanche Hennelle Fournier French, 1831–1906	1870s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false