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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wieden, Hauptstraβe No. 37, Wohnhaus des Herrn F. Tomas | Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century | 1860s |
| Europe | false |
| Wollzeile No. 9, Wohnhaus des Grafen Friedrich Fünfkirchen | Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century | 1860s |
| Europe | false |
| Lichtensteg No. 2, Zinshaus des Herrn A. Denk | Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century | 1860s |
| Europe | false |
| Wallnerstraβe No. 17, Zinshaus des Herrn A. J. H. Rogge | Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century | 1860s |
| Europe | false |
| Wollzeile No. 3, Zinshaus des Peter Ritter von Calvagni | Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century | 1860s |
| Europe | false |
| Tuchlauben No. 1, Wohnhaus des Peter Ritter von Calvagni | Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century | 1860s |
| Europe | false |
| Au Sable Chasm - Column Rocks, from the series "The Picturesque of the Adirondacks" | William Purviance American, active mid 19th century | 1860/68 |
| other | false |
| Untitled | Artist unknown probably English | 1860s |
| — | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of Seated Man with Hat) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1860 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Man) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1860 |
| Americas | false |
| Eglise de la Madeleine | Charles Soulier French, 1840-1875 | c. 1867 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Palmenton Broadlands) | Artist unknown English | January 15, 1860 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Storefront) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1860 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Woman) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1860 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Boy with a Dog) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1859 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Boy Holding a Sword) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1859 |
| Americas | false |
| The Neopolitan | Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879 | 1864/65 |
| Europe | false |
| Palace Algeria | Gustave de Beaucorps French, 1825–1906 | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Julia Jackson | Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879 | 1864/65 |
| Europe | false |
| Palais Du Cirque à Chichen-Itza, Intérieur d'une salle | Désiré Charnay French, 1828–1915 | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Karnac, Grande Allée du Milieu des Ruines, Prise de l'est | Louis De Clercq French, 1836–1901 | 1859/60 |
| Europe | false |
| Napoléon Coste | André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri French, 1819–1889 | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| 337 Great Organ, in Music Hall, Boston, Mass | Bierstadt Brothers American, active mid 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Old Fort | James Wallace Black American, 1825–1896 | 1959/74 |
| Americas | false |
| Fort Dumplings | James Wallace Black American, 1825–1896 | 1859/74 |
| Americas | false |
| The Day's Orders (L'Ordre du Jour) | Camille Silvy French, 1834-1910 | May 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled | Artist unknown English | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| The Narrows, Ogden Canon, from the series "Union Pacific Railroad" | Charles Roscoe Savage American, born England, 1832–1909 | 1859/62 |
| Americas | false |
| Secret Town Trestle, near Gold Run, from the series "Central Pacific Railroad" | Charles Roscoe Savage American, born England, 1832–1909 | 1859/62 |
| Americas | false |
| Temples of the Rio Virgin, from the series "Utah" | Charles Roscoe Savage American, born England, 1832–1909 | 1859/62 |
| Americas | false |
| Camping Under the Rocks, Big Cottonwood | Charles Roscoe Savage American, born England, 1832–1909 | 1859/62 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled | Charles Aubry French, 1811–1877 | c. 1864 |
| Europe | false |
| Study of Indian Girl, Mexico | Imprimerie d'Aubert et Cie. (Aubert & Co.) French, 19th century | c. 1864 |
| Europe | false |
| Victoria Bridge | William Notman Canadian, born Scotland, 1826-1891 | November 1, 1859 |
| other | false |
| Unitled (Portrait of a Girl with a Dog) | J. D. Fowler American, 19th century | 1859 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled | Georgina Cowper, attributed English, mid 19th century | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Drawing room at Broadlands) | Artist unknown English | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Alice and Edith) | Artist unknown English | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (White Rock Villa) | Artist unknown English | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Harride!) | Artist unknown English | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled | Artist unknown English | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Broadlands, 1859, Family Nanch Wegen) | Artist unknown English | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled | Artist unknown English | June, 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Sandringham) | Artist unknown English | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Broadlands) | Artist unknown English | 1859 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman) | Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811-1894) and Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, 1808-1901) | 1858 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of Masked Person) | Rufus Anson American, active 1851-1867 | 1858 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of Man) | Boston School American, 19th century | 1858 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Woman) | Otis H. Cooley American, 1820-1860 | 1858 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Woman) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1858 |
| Americas | false |