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Early Photography Archive

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
Update schedule
27 5 2 * * UTC
Coverage
03/03/2026–09/02/2026
Method
Methodology
PhotographArtistDateTechniqueOriginOn view
A Fancy Group, in Front of PetersburgDavid Knox American, active 19th centuryAugust 1864
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Mortar Dictator, in Front of PetersburgDavid Knox American, active 19th centuryOctober 1864
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  • photography
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Pontoon Boat, Brandy Station, VirginiaTimothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882February 1864
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  • photography
Americasfalse
Camp Architecture, Brandy Station, VirginiaTimothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882January 1864
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  • photography
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Goat Island, LighthouseBlack & Case (active 1864–67) James Wallace Black (American, 1825–1896)1864/67
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Untitled (Portrait of Four Women)Unknown maker American, 19th century1864
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Untitled (Man with Top Hat Sitting on Carriage)Unknown maker American, 19th century1864
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Am. River and Canon from Cape Horn, River below Railroad 1,400 feet. 57 miles from Sacramento, No. 44 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Railroad"Alfred A. Hart American, 1816–19081864/69, printed 1870
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Central Pacific Railroad, California, from the series "Central Pacific Railroad, California"Alfred A. Hart American, 1816–19081864/69
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Untitled (Central Pacific Railroad), from the series "Watkin's Pacific Railroad"Alfred A. Hart American, 1816–19081864/69, printed 1870
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Cactus Giganta, San Jose, No. 75 from the series "California"Lawrence & Houseworth American, active 1860s1864
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  • photography
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Bridge Crossing the American River, California, No. 209 from the series "California"Lawrence & Houseworth American, active 1860s1864
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  • photography
Americasfalse
Scene on the Summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, No. 222 from the series "California"Lawrence & Houseworth American, active 1860s1864
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  • photography
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The Lake, Yosemite Valley, No. 272 from the series "California"Lawrence & Houseworth American, active 1860s1864
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  • photography
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Road East of Station, at Auburn, No. 22 from the series "Central Pacific Railroad, California"Alfred A. Hart American, 1816–19081864/69
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Untitled (The Corner House, built by Norman Shaw, view of front facade)Artist unknown probably English, 19th centuryc. 1869
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UntitledWilliam Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877May 1864
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Margaret Frances Langton ClarkeLewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–1898September 1864
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Margaret Frances Langton ClarkeLewis Carroll (Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–18981864, printed c. 1866
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Rev. James Langton Clark and son Charles (Robin)Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–18981864
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  • photography
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Rev. James Langton ClarkLewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–18981864
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  • photography
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Charles (Robin) Langton ClarkeLewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–18981864
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  • photography
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Untitled (possibly Alice Gertrude Langton Clarke)Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–18981864
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Mission Ridge Scene of Sherman's AttackGeorge N. Barnard American, 1819–19021864/66
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Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 1George N. Barnard American, 1819–19021864
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The Capitol, Nashville, TennesseeGeorge N. Barnard American, 1819–19021864
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Nashville from the CapitolGeorge N. Barnard American, 1819–19021864
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Trestle Bridge at WhitesideGeorge N. Barnard American, 1819–19021864
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Whiteside Valley below the BridgeGeorge N. Barnard American, 1819–19021864
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Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 2George N. Barnard American, 1819–19021864
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Chattanooga from the NorthGeorge N. Barnard American, 1819–19021864
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Mission Ridge from Orchard KnobGeorge N. Barnard American, 1819–19021864/66
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Orchard Knob from Mission RidgeGeorge N. Barnard American, 1819–19021864/66
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The Crest of Mission RidgeGeorge N. Barnard American, 1819–19021864/66
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Chattanooga Valley from Lookout MountainGeorge N. Barnard American, 1819–19021864/66
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Chattanooga Valley from Lookout Mountain, No. 2George N. Barnard American, 1819-19021864/66
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Untitled (Carpenter in his Workshop)Unknown maker American, 19th century1864
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Untitled (Portrait of a Girl)Unknown maker American, 19th century1864
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Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man with Knife)Unknown maker American, 19th century1863
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Untitled (Portrait of a Man and a Woman)Thomas Faris American, 1841-18771863
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Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Child)Unknown maker American, 19th century1863
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Fairfax Court House, Virginia, with Union Soldiers in Front and on the RoofMathew B. Brady (American, 1823–1896) or Timothy O'Sullivan (American, 1842-1888)1863
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Scene of Battle, Fredericksburg, Virginia [Caissons Destroyed by Federal Shells]Andrew J. Russell American, 1830-1902May 3, 1863
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Big River, from the Rancherie, Mendocino, CaliforniaCarleton E. Watkins American, 1829-19161863
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Clinton ParryJulia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879c. 1868
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Charles DarwinJulia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879c. 1868, printed 1875
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A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaTimothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882July 1863
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  • photography
Americasfalse
Julia JacksonJulia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879c. 1867
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  • photography
Europefalse
Interior of Le Géant InflatingNadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon) French, 1820–19101863, printed later
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  • metalwork
  • photography
Europefalse
UntitledCharles Bierstadt American, born Germany, 1819-19031863/1903
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  • photography
Americasfalse