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
Wilhelmina's Pass, Distant View of Serrated Rocks or Devil's Slide, Weber Canon, Utah	Andrew J. Russell American, 1830–1902	1868/69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Serrated Rocks or Devil's Slide, (Near View)-Weber Canon, Utah	Andrew J. Russell American, 1830–1902	1868/69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Tunnel No. 3, Weber Canon, Utah	Andrew J. Russell American, 1830–1902	1868/69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Devil's Gate, (From Below) Weber Canon, Wasatch Mountain	Andrew J. Russell American, 1830–1902	1868/69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
City Creek Canon, Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake Valley	Andrew J. Russell American, 1830–1902	1868/69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Wasatch Range of Rocky Mountains, From Brigham Young's Woolen Mills	Andrew J. Russell American, 1830–1902	1868/69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Salt Lake City, Camp Douglas and Wasatch Mountains in the Background	Andrew J. Russell American, 1830–1902	1868/69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Great Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City	Andrew J. Russell American, 1830–1902	1868/69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Trestle Work, Promontroy Point, Salt Lake Valley	Andrew J. Russell American, 1830–1902	1868/69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Summit of Sierra Nevada, Snow Sheds in Foreground, Donner Lake in the Distance, C. P. R. R.	Andrew J. Russell American, 1830–1902	1868/69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R.	Andrew J. Russell American, 1830–1902	1868/69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of Two Men Holding Shovels)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1868	photography	Americas	false
Eagle's Cage, Lincoln Park	Copelin and Son American, active late 19th century	c. 1873	printing_dyeing metalwork photography	Americas	false
Section of the Original Big Tree - 30 feet diameter, No. 801 from the series "Calaveras Big Trees"	Thomas Houseworth & Co. American, 1828–1915	1868/70	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Looking in at West entrance, by Electric light, No. 1550 from the series "St. Paul Ice Carnival"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1886/88	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Storming of Palace by the Fire King, No. 1555 from the series "St. Paul Ice Carnival"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1886/88	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Snow figures and East front of Palace, night scene, No. 1551 from the series "St. Paul Ice Carnival"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1886/88	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Waiting for the Royal family at entrance to Palace, No. 1564 from the series "St. Paul Ice Carnival"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1886/88	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
[Illedigible], , No. 1540 from the series "St. Paul Ice Carnival"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1886/88	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Windsor Toboggan Club Float, No. 1570 from the series "St. Paul Ice Carnival"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1886/88	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Street Parade, No. 1574 from the series "St. Paul Ice Carnival"	Henry Hamilton Bennett American, born Canada, 1843-1908	1886/88	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Beside the River, No. 24 from the series "Stereoscopic Views of American and Foreign Scenery"	Whiting Bros. Americans, active late 1860s	1868/69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Mono Lake, Volcano, 13,000 Feet	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	1868	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Jefferson Park, Chicago, from the series "Stereoscopic Views of Chicago and Vicinity"	Copelin and Son American, active late 19th century	c. 1873	printing_dyeing metalwork	Americas	false
Artesian Well, Central Park, Chicago	Copelin and Son American, active late 19th century	c. 1873	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
High Street from the Cross	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Old Vennel off High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Broad Close No. 167 High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
High Street from College Open	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 148 High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 118 High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 115 High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 101 High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 193 High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 83 High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 80 High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 75 High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 65 High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Bell Street from High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 37 High Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Old Buildings in High Street Nos. 17-27	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Trongate from the Tron Steeple	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Tontine Building, Trongate	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Gallowgate	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 29 Gallowgate	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
King Street, City	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Laigh Kirk Close	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Princes Street from King Street	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 28 Saltmarket	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false
Close No. 31 Saltmarket	Thomas Annan Scottish, 1829–1887	1868	other	Europe	false