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
Duchess of Kent	Antoine François Jean Claudet French, 1797-1867	1860/69	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Princess of Wales	F. Deron Belgian, 1819 - 1876	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales	John Jabez Edwin Mayall American, 1813-1901	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Prince Louis of Hesse	L. Haase & Company German, active 1850s-1890s	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled	Artist unknown European, active 1860s	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	—	false
Emperor of Russia	Artist unknown European, active 1860s	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	—	false
The Emperor of Austria	Artist unknown European, active 1860s	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	—	false
The Empress of Austria	Artist unknown European, active 1860s	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	—	false
King of Naples	Alphonse Bernoud French, 1829-1889	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Adelina Patti Traviata	Camille Silvy French, 1834-1910	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Adelina Patti Traviata	Camille Silvy French, 1834-1910	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Princess Alia	Camille Silvy French, 1834-1910	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
H.R.H. the Prince of Prussia, Prince-Regent	L. Haase & Company German, active 1850s-1890s	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Victor Emmanuel II King of Sardinia, Giuseppe Garibaldi and Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour	Artist unknown European, active 1860s	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	—	false
The Earl of Derby	John Jabez Edwin Mayall American, 1813-1901	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Henry John Temple	Henry Hering British, active 1850s-1860s	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
Benjamin Disraeli	William Edward Kilburn British, 1819-1891	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	other	false
The Crown Prince of Prussia	John Jabez Edwin Mayall American, 1813-1901	1860–69	printing_dyeing photography	Americas	false
Plan der innern Stadt Wien mit dem Gebiete der Stadt-Erweiterung	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Opern-Ring No. 10, Wohnhaus des Fried. Ritter von Schey	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Albrechtsgasse No. 3, Portal am Wohnhause des Friedrich Ritter von Schey	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Babenberger Strasse No. 1 und 3, Zinshaus des J. Ritter von Königswarter	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Burg-Ring No. 1, Wohnhaus des Simon Ritter von Biederman	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Opern-Ring No. 19, Wohnhaus des Herrn Karl Herzfeld	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Opern Ring No. 8, Zinshaus des Herrn A. Zinner	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Elisabethstraβe No. 20, Wohnhaus des Herrn E. von Dusy	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Elisabethstraβe No. 18, Wohnhaus Senior Excellenz des Grafen Trautmansdorf	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Elisabethstraβe No. 8, Zinshaus des Grafen Otto Abensberg und Traun	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Operngasse No. 6, Zinshaus des Herrn M. Faber	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Kärnthner-Ring No. 2, Zinshaus des J. Ritter von Königswarter	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Kärnthner-Ring No. 4, Wohnhaus des J. Ritter von Königswarter	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Kärnthner-Ring No. 6, Wohnhaus des Herrn A. J. H. Kann	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Kärnthner-Ring No. 12, Zinshaus des Grafen F. Abensberg und Traun	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Kärnthner-Ring No. 13, Zinshaus des Herrn J. Montandon	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Kärnthnerstraβe No. 59, Zinshaus des Herrn Sam Maeir	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Kolowrat-Ring No. 14, Zinshaus des Herrn S. Lippmann	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Kolowrat-Ring No. 12, Wohnhaus des Grafen Eugen Kinsky	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Kolowrat-Ring No. 10, Wohnhaus der Frau C. Hoffmann	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Kolowrat-Ring No. 8, Wohnhaus des Herrn Alfred Skene	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Kolowrat-Ring No. 2, Zinshaus der Herrn Horace Landan	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Kolowrat-Ring No. 3, Haus der Gesellschaft "Anker"	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Franz-Josef-Quai No. 13, Zinshaus des Herrn Grafen Anton von Pergen	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Rudolfs Platz No. 6, Zinshaus des Freyherrn J. von Mayer	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Heinrichsgaβe No. 1, Zinshaus des Herrn A. M. Ruβo	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Rennweg No. 23, Palais Senior Durchlaucht des Fürsten Metternich	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Türkenstraβe No. 15, Wohnhaus des Grafen von Wimpfen	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Berggasse No. 16, Palais des Grafen Georg Festetics de Tolna	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Berggasse No. 16, Portal am Palais des Grafen Georg Festetics de Tolna	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Jägerzeile No. 39, Wohnhaus des Herrn Stef. Mayerhofer	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Freyung No. 1, Wohnhaus des Grafen M. Hardegg	Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century	1860s	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false