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
Three First Traverses on Land End, Fort Fisher, North Carolina	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	January 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
View of the Petersburg Gas Works	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	May 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
View on the Appomattox River	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	May 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	April 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Interior View of the Confederate Line	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	May 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Appomattox Station, Virginia	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	April 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
High Bridge Crossing the Appomattox, Near Farmville	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
McLean's House, Appomattox Court-House, Virginia	Timothy O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840–1882) printed by Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821–1882)	April 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Dedication of Monument on Bull Run Battle-field	W. Morris Smith American, active 19th century	June 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Quarters of Men in Fort Sedgwick	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	May 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
View of the Interior of Fort Steadman	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	May 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Johnson Mill, Petersburg, Virginia	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	May 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
The Pulpit, Fort Fisher, N.C.	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	January 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
50th Pennsylvania Infantry in Parade Formation	Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882	c. 1870/82	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Stage Frieze and Cornice	Louis-Emile Durandelle French, 1839–1917	c. 1870	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Masks from the Control Room (Masques du vestibule de contrôle)	Louis-Emile Durandelle French, 1839–1917	c. 1870	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1865	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Saddle Maker)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1865	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Man)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1865	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Man on a Horse)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1865	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Three Men Playing Cards)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1865	photography	Americas	false
Lewis Powell [alias Lewis Payne]	Alexander Gardner American, born Scotland, 1821–1882	April 27, 1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Édouard Manet (French painter, 1832-1883)	Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon) French, 1820–1910	1865	woodwork	Europe	false
Donner Lake, from the Summit, from the series "California"	Lawrence & Houseworth American, active 1860s	1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Three Brothers - Yosemite Valley, California, No. 262 from the series "California"	Lawrence & Houseworth American, active 1860s	1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Quartz Mill, Silver Mountain, Alpine County, California, No. 920 from the series "California"	Lawrence & Houseworth American, active 1860s	1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Upper and Lower lead, Timbuctoo, California, from the series "California"	Lawrence & Houseworth American, active 1860s	1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Untitled	North & Oswald Americans, active 1865-1882	1865/82	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Man Painting)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1865	photography	Americas	false
Cedars of Lebanon	Félix Bonfils French, 1831–1885	c. 1870	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Reminiscences of Outdoor Life	William Kent English, 1685–1748	1865/95	other	Europe	false
Section of the Grizzly Giant with Galen Clark, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite	Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916	1865/66	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Postmortem portrait)	Artist unknown late 19th century	c. 1870	other	other	false
Untitled	Constant Famin French, active late 19th century	c. 1870	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Mr. and Mrs. Craik	Artist unknown, possibly Benjamin Mulock (English, 1829–1863) English, 19th century	1865/75	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman)	Lyman W. Colby American, died 1900	1865/81	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Business Card for Henry Deeks Antiques)	Thomas H. Martin American, 19th century	1865	printing_dyeing	Americas	false
Untitled	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1865	other	Americas	false
Sherman and His Generals	George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902	1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of two Men and one Boy, Dressed in Clown Costumes)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1865	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (House with Horse-Drawn Carriage and Three People)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1865	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Man)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1865	photography	Americas	false
Old Market, Providence, RI	Francis Hacker American, 1827-1904	1865	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Vernal Fall, Yosemite	Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916	1865/66	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
The Grizzly Giant with a Group of Hunters at the Foot of the Tree, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite	Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916	1865/66	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Nevada Fall, Yosemite	Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916	1865/66	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1865	other	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1865	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1865	other	Europe	false
Untitled	Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century	1865/68	other	Europe	false