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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Monument | Miller & Brown American, 19th century | 1945/1902 |
| Americas | false |
| Bunker Hill Monument | J. J. Hawes American, 1808–1901 | 1845/1900 |
| Americas | false |
| Bunker Hill Monument | Artist unknown American, 19th century | 1845/1900 |
| Americas | false |
| Moulin de la Galette (Montmartre) | Hippolyte Bayard French, 1801–1887 | 1842 |
| Europe | false |
| Base of Radcliffe Library, Oxford | William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877 | July 29, 1842 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Man Reading) | John Plumbe American, born Wales, 1809-1857 | 1842 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of Two Women and Two Men) | Frederick Gutekunst American, 1831-1917 | 1842 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Girl) | Robert Cornelius American, 1809-1893 | 1841/42 |
| Americas | false |
| The Process of Talbotype (formerly called Calotype) Photogenic Drawing | William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877 | Communicated to the Royal Society, June 10, 1841 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Notch House, Crawford Notch, New Hampshire) | Dr. Samuel A. Bemis American, 1793-1881 | 1841 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Woman) | Huddleston & Co. American, 19th century | 1840 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of Harriet and Catherine Hubbard) | L. H. Hale American, 1823-1885 | c. 1845 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled | Artist unknown | 19th century |
| other | false |
| Copy of Botanical Engraving of "Celtis" | William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877 | 1840/45 |
| Europe | false |
| Bayard Jardinier | Hippolyte Bayard French, 1801–1887 | c. 1845, printed 1965 |
| Europe | false |
| King's College Chapel, Cambridge, South Entrance | William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877 | c. 1845 |
| Europe | false |
| Entrance Lodge, Eaton Hall, Cheshire (Seat of the Marquis of Westminster) | William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877 | c. 1845 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled | Artist unknown American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled | William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877 | c. 1845 |
| Europe | false |
| Library, Yale University | Peck Brothers American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Man at Niagara Falls) | Rockwood 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (S.K. Fisk store with delivery wagon) | Artist unknown American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Lebanon, N.H.) | Billings & Hough American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Army and Navy Monument, Boston | Artist unknown American, 19th century | 1840/1900 |
| Americas | false |
| New Masonic Temple, Boston | Joseph Ward American, active 1860s | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled | T. G. Richardson American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Boat House | Miss T. Powell Unknown, 19th century | 1840/1900 |
| other | false |
| Mr. Robertson, Sub-Editor of "The Witness" | David Octavius Hill (Scottish, 1802–1870) and Robert Adamson (Scottish, 1821–1848) | c. 1843/44 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Victorian Album) | Artist unknown English, 19th century | 1840/60 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (avenue of trees) | Artist unknown American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Lebanon, N.H.) | Billings & Hough American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Hillhouse Avenue | Peck Brothers American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Hamlin & Co. Store | L. Thompson American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Chittendon House | Artist unknown American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Piano at Washington's Headquarters (Newburgh, NY) | Remillard American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (church with pointed spire) | Hendee American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Wahington's Headquarters (Newburgh, N.Y.) | Remillard American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| State Capitol at Montpelier, VT. | George Watson American, 19th century | n.d. |
| Americas | false |
| Cushing's Photographic Rooms, Woodstock, Vt. | W. A. King American, 19th century | n.d. |
| other | false |
| Drawing of Mrs. Craik | Artist unknown, possibly Benjamin Mulock (English, 1829–1863) English, 19th century | 1840/70 |
| Europe | false |
| Portrait of Two Men (John Henning and Alexander Handyside Ritchie) | David Octavius Hill (Scottish, 1802–1870) and Robert Adamson (Scottish, 1821–1848) | c. 1845, printed 1890/1900 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Bearded Man with Hat) | Artist unknown American, 19th century | 1840–1900 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Girl) | Artist unknown American, active late 19th century | 1840–1900 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Woman) | Artist unknown American, active late 19th century | 1840–1900 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Woman in a Hat) | Artist unknown American, active late 19th century | 1840–1900 |
| Americas | false |
| Lacock Abbey, South Front Towards Sharington's Tower | William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877 | March 17, 1840 |
| Europe | false |
| The Misses Grierson | David Octavius Hill (Scottish, 1802–1870) and Robert Adamson (Scottish, 1821–1848) | c. 1845 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Foreign Legionary) | Artist unknown English | 1849/60 |
| Europe | false |
| Gate of Christchurch, Oxford | William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877 | c. 1844 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Young Girl) | Artist unknown 19th century | 1839/99 |
| other | false |