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.
| Photograph | Artist | Date | Technique | Origin | On view |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Fancy Group, in Front of Petersburg | David Knox American, active 19th century | August 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Mortar Dictator, in Front of Petersburg | David Knox American, active 19th century | October 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Pontoon Boat, Brandy Station, Virginia | Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882 | February 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Camp Architecture, Brandy Station, Virginia | Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882 | January 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Goat Island, Lighthouse | Black & Case (active 1864–67) James Wallace Black (American, 1825–1896) | 1864/67 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of Four Women) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Man with Top Hat Sitting on Carriage) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| 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, 1816–1908 | 1864/69, printed 1870 |
| Americas | false |
| Central Pacific Railroad, California, from the series "Central Pacific Railroad, California" | Alfred A. Hart American, 1816–1908 | 1864/69 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Central Pacific Railroad), from the series "Watkin's Pacific Railroad" | Alfred A. Hart American, 1816–1908 | 1864/69, printed 1870 |
| Americas | false |
| Cactus Giganta, San Jose, No. 75 from the series "California" | Lawrence & Houseworth American, active 1860s | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Bridge Crossing the American River, California, No. 209 from the series "California" | Lawrence & Houseworth American, active 1860s | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Scene on the Summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, No. 222 from the series "California" | Lawrence & Houseworth American, active 1860s | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| The Lake, Yosemite Valley, No. 272 from the series "California" | Lawrence & Houseworth American, active 1860s | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Road East of Station, at Auburn, No. 22 from the series "Central Pacific Railroad, California" | Alfred A. Hart American, 1816–1908 | 1864/69 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (The Corner House, built by Norman Shaw, view of front facade) | Artist unknown probably English, 19th century | c. 1869 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled | William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877 | May 1864 |
| Europe | false |
| Margaret Frances Langton Clarke | Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–1898 | September 1864 |
| Europe | false |
| Margaret Frances Langton Clarke | Lewis Carroll (Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–1898 | 1864, printed c. 1866 |
| Europe | false |
| Rev. James Langton Clark and son Charles (Robin) | Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–1898 | 1864 |
| Europe | false |
| Rev. James Langton Clark | Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–1898 | 1864 |
| Europe | false |
| Charles (Robin) Langton Clarke | Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–1898 | 1864 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (possibly Alice Gertrude Langton Clarke) | Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) English, 1832–1898 | 1864 |
| Europe | false |
| Mission Ridge Scene of Sherman's Attack | George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902 | 1864/66 |
| Americas | false |
| Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 1 | George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902 | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| The Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee | George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902 | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Nashville from the Capitol | George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902 | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Trestle Bridge at Whiteside | George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902 | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Whiteside Valley below the Bridge | George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902 | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Pass in the Raccoon Range, Whiteside No. 2 | George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902 | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Chattanooga from the North | George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902 | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Mission Ridge from Orchard Knob | George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902 | 1864/66 |
| Americas | false |
| Orchard Knob from Mission Ridge | George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902 | 1864/66 |
| Americas | false |
| The Crest of Mission Ridge | George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902 | 1864/66 |
| Americas | false |
| Chattanooga Valley from Lookout Mountain | George N. Barnard American, 1819–1902 | 1864/66 |
| Americas | false |
| Chattanooga Valley from Lookout Mountain, No. 2 | George N. Barnard American, 1819-1902 | 1864/66 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Carpenter in his Workshop) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Girl) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1864 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man with Knife) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1863 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Man and a Woman) | Thomas Faris American, 1841-1877 | 1863 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Child) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1863 |
| Americas | false |
| Fairfax Court House, Virginia, with Union Soldiers in Front and on the Roof | Mathew B. Brady (American, 1823–1896) or Timothy O'Sullivan (American, 1842-1888) | 1863 |
| Americas | false |
| Scene of Battle, Fredericksburg, Virginia [Caissons Destroyed by Federal Shells] | Andrew J. Russell American, 1830-1902 | May 3, 1863 |
| Americas | false |
| Big River, from the Rancherie, Mendocino, California | Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916 | 1863 |
| Americas | false |
| Clinton Parry | Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879 | c. 1868 |
| Europe | false |
| Charles Darwin | Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879 | c. 1868, printed 1875 |
| Europe | false |
| A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Timothy O'Sullivan American, born Ireland, 1840–1882 | July 1863 |
| Americas | false |
| Julia Jackson | Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879 | c. 1867 |
| Europe | false |
| Interior of Le Géant Inflating | Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon) French, 1820–1910 | 1863, printed later |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled | Charles Bierstadt American, born Germany, 1819-1903 | 1863/1903 |
| Americas | false |