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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Portrait of a Woman) | Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811-1894) and Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, 1808-1901) | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Woman) | Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811-1894) and Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, 1808-1901) | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Portrait of a French Military Officer | Artist unknown French, mid-19th century | c. 1855 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled | O. H. Willard American, active 1850-1975 | 1850/59 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled | R. F. Adams American, active 1860s–1880s | c. 1865 |
| other | false |
| Untitled (Lawrence, Massachusetts) | Reed Brothers American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Young Man) | Artist unknown 19th century | 1850/90 |
| other | false |
| The Punch Bowl, Queen's Cañon, Glen Eyrie, from the series "Gurnsey's Rocky Mountain Views" | B. H. Gurnsey American, 1833–1880 | 1850/80 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Army camp, perhaps from the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee) | Charles Peck American, 1827–1900 | c. 1863 |
| Americas | false |
| Cascade de Barberine de la Tete Noire. Savoie, from the series "Views of Switzerland" | William England English, 1816-1896 | 1850/65 |
| Europe | false |
| Paris, Tour St. Jacques | Artist unknown French | 1850/1880 |
| Europe | false |
| Sunset, Horseshoe Fall - Niagara, No. 292 from the series "Niagara Falls, New York" | George Barker American, born Canada, 1844–1894 | 1850/94 |
| Americas | false |
| Paris: Pavillon de l'Horloge, the Louvre | Charles Nègre French, 1820–1880 | c. 1855, printed 1982 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled | Artist unknown, possibly by Mathew Brady American, 19th century | 1850–1900 |
| Americas | false |
| San Gimignano, Piazza Cavour cis della cisterna | Artist unknown Italian, 19th century | 1850–1900 |
| Europe | false |
| Firenze, via Nazionale | Artist unknown Italian, 19th century | 1850–1900 |
| Europe | false |
| Fireman | Photographer unknown American, 19th century | 1850/60 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Man) | E. Doane American, active 19th century | 1850–1900 |
| Americas | false |
| High Rock Spring | Deloss Barnum American, active 1850–1870 | c. 1865 |
| other | false |
| Untitled (stone turret with boys) | Joshua Appleby Williams American, active 1850–1880s | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (river with falls and factory building) | T. Holmes American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Statue of Commodore Matthew Perry | Joshua Appleby Williams American, active 1850–1880s | 1850/89 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (view of road with white clapboard houses) | T. Holmes American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (barn exterior) | Harwood & Stone American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (carriage tracks) | Joshua Appleby Williams American, active 1850-1880s | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Puerta del Perdon, Cathedral Seville | Charles Clifford English, 1819–1863 | 1850/63 |
| Europe | false |
| Les Tuileries | Édouard Baldus French, born Germany, 1813–1889 | 1855/57 |
| Europe | false |
| Gorges de Sallanches, Savoie, no. 27 from the series "Views of Switzerland" | William England English, 1816–1896 | 1850/96 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of Two Women) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850s |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Charles Coit) | attributed to S. L. Holman American, 19th century | c. 1855 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Group Portrait of Five Men) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Two Boys Holding a Deceased Baby) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of Woman Holding a Child) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Alfred Crandon Dog Team) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Woman on a Horse) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Two Men with Top Hats atop a Horse-Drawn Carriage) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Niagara Falls) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Woman Sewing) | attributed to Thomas Richard Williams English, 1824-1871 | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Gold Miners in Front of a Pond) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Mirror Lake A, No. 35 from the series "California and The Pacific Coast, West from Omaha" | Andrew J. Russell American, 1830–1902 | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Bingham Canon, Telegraph Mine, near Salt Lake Utah | C. W. Carter American, 1832–1918 | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Man Standing, en Face) | Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon French, 1811–1881 | 1855/1869 |
| Europe | false |
| Malvern, the Priory Church, from the Swan Pool, No. 257 from the series "Malvern Illustrated" | Francis Bedford English, 1816–1894 | 1850/94 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled, from the series "Suisse" | A. Braun French, 1811–1877 | 1850/77 |
| Europe | false |
| Lucerne, from the series "Suisse" | A. Braun French, 1811–1877 | 1850/77 |
| Europe | false |
| View from the Interior of the Glacier at Grindelwald, Suisse, No. 304 from the series "Views of Switzerland" | William England English, 1816–1896 | 1850/96 |
| Europe | false |
| Balmoral Castle | G. W. Wilson Scottish, 1823–1893 | mid–19th century |
| Europe | false |
| Lincoln Cathedral, South Porch | W. Woodward English, active mid-19th century | n.d. |
| Europe | false |
| The Rock called "Dovedale Church," In the distance | W. Woodward English, active mid-19th century | n.d. |
| Europe | false |
| Chester Cathedral - From Walls, No. 911 from the series "Chester Illustrated" | Francis Bedford English, 1816-1894 | 1850/94 |
| Europe | false |