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
Julia Jackson	Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Lord Tennyson	Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879	1867, printed October 1890	other	Europe	false
Sir John Herschel	Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879	1867, printed 1875	printing_dyeing	Europe	false
Sir John Herschel	Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879	1867, printed 1875	printing_dyeing	Europe	false
Julia Jackson	Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879	April 1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled (Julia Jackson)	Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Julia Jackson	Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879	September 1874	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Sir John Herschel	Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879	1867, printed October 1890	other	Europe	false
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian composer, 1813-1901)	Ferdinand J. Mulnier French, born 1825, active 1860–1890	c. 1872	woodwork	Europe	false
Multnomah Falls, Columbia River, No. 1239 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"	Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Man)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1867	photography	Americas	false
Steambath, Geysers, Napa County, California, No. 1581 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"	Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Teams on the Summit, No. 780 from the series "Central Pacific Railroad"	Thomas Houseworth & Co. American, 1828–1915	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
A Full Team on the Sierras - From the Central Pacific Railroad, No. 1286 from the series "Central Pacific Railroad"	Thomas Houseworth & Co. American, 1828–1915	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Rooster Rock, Columbia River, No. 1228 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"	Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Cape Horn, Columbia River, No. 1229 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"	Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Cape Horn, Columbia River, No. 1231 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"	Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Glasgow Cathedral - The Knave	Archibald Burns Scottish, died 1880	1867	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Door of Holyrood Abbey	Archibald Burns Scottish, died 1880	1867	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Edinburgh Castle	Archibald Burns Scottish, died 1880	1867	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
North side of California street, from Sansom street, looking west No. 212 from the series "San Francisco"	Thomas Houseworth & Co. American, 1828–1915	1867	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Pohono, or the Bridal Veil, 900 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1075 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"	Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
The Sentinel, 3270 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"	Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	other	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	other	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	other	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867/68	other	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	other	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	other	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	other	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867	other	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867/68	other	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1867/68	other	Europe	false
Battle Field of New Hope Church, GA, No. 2	George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902	1866	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Alfred, Lord Tennyson	Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879	1866, printed c. 1893	other	Europe	false
Julia Jackson	Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879	1866/67	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Savannah, GA, No. 2	George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902	1866	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false