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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bank | Artist unknown probably English, 19th century | 1850–1900 |
| Europe | false |
| The Royal Exchange | Artist unknown probably English, 19th century | 1850–1900 |
| Europe | false |
| London Bridge | Artist unknown probably English, 19th century | 1850–1900 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (five women) | Artist unknown 19th century | Mid 19th century |
| — | false |
| Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle | James Valentine Scottish, 1815–1880 | 1850/80 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Man) | Artist unknown American, 19th century | 1850–1900 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Man in Chair, Profile) | Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon French, 1811–1881 | 1855/1869 |
| Europe | false |
| General and Mrs. George Washington | Artist unknown American, 19th century | 19th century |
| Americas | false |
| Portrait of a French Military Officer | Artist unknown French, mid-19th century | c. 1855 |
| Europe | false |
| Views of England, Switzerland, France, Spain, Egypt, etc. | Artist unknown | n.d. |
| other | false |
| Unidentified Woman and Two Men Standing Outdoors | Artist unknown, possibly Benjamin Mulock (English, 1829–1863) English, 19th century | 1850/59 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Group Portrait of Men in Uniform) | Harry W. Brown American, 19th century | 1850/1899 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of Seated Man and Woman) | Artist unknown 19th century | 1850/99 |
| — | false |
| Untitled (Postmortem of Child) | Artist unknown 19th century | 1850/74 |
| — | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of Woman) | G. C. Gilchrest American, 19th century | 1850/99 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of Woman) | G. C. Gilchrest American, 19th century | 1850/99 |
| Americas | false |
| Crystal Palce: General View of the Palace, Cascades and Lower Fountains | Artist unknown English, late 19th century | 1850/99 |
| other | false |
| The Flume Above the Boulder | F. G. Weller American, 1833-1877 | mid 19th century |
| other | false |
| Fulton Market | John S. Moulton American, active mid 19th century | Mid 19th century |
| Americas | false |
| Cathedral Woods, North Conway, N.H. | N.W. Pease American, active 1868-1878 | Mid 19th century |
| other | false |
| Edinburgh, from the Calton Hill | G. W. Wilson Scottish, 1823–1893 | Mid 19th century |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (Warehouse on Wharf) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850-1855 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Man Wearing a Top Hat Standing Next to a Horse) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850s |
| Americas | false |
| Untitle (Empire Hotel, San Francisco) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850-1855 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Girl and Boy) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850s |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Man Wearing a Hat) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Buildings) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1850 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Zachary Taylor, 12th President) | Alexander Beckers (German, 1815-1905) and Victor Piard (American, 1825-1901) | 1849 |
| Europe | false |
| Untitled (George Sears Rathbone) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1849 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Man) | Unknown maker American, 19th century | 1849 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Gregory Brothers) | Alexander Beckers (German, 1815-1905) and Victor Piard (American, 1825-1901) | 1849 |
| Americas | false |
| Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Man with a Steer) | Montgomery Simons American, 1817-1877 | 1849-56 |
| Americas | false |
| Mosquée près de Bab-el-Saïda, Le Kaire, plate 2 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie," (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Vue Générale Prise a l'Ouest, Le Kaire, plate 1 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie," (1852) | Aimé Rochas French, 19th century | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Pyramide de Chéops, Egypte Moyenne, plate 9 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Aimé Rochas French, 19th century | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Médinet-Habou, Galerie du Palais de Ramsès-Méiamoun; Thèbes, plate 52 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Mosquée du Khalife Haakem Biamrillah, Le Kaire, plate 4 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Mosquée et Tombeau des Ayoubites, Le Kaire, plate 6 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Mosquée et Tombeau du Sultan Kansou-el-Gouri, Le Kaire, plate 7 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Tombeau de Sultans Mamelouks, Le Kaire, plate 8 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Pyramide de Chéphren, Egypte Moyenne, plate 10 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Le Sphynx vu de Face, Egypte Moyenne, plate 11 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Nécropole de l'Ancienne Lycopolis, Haute-Egypte, plate 12 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Mosquée d'El-Arif et Tombeau de Mourad-Bey, Haute-Egypte, plate 13 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Vue Générale, Girgeh, Haute-Egypte, plate 14 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Mosquée d'Aly-Bey, Girgeh, Haute-Egypte, plate 15 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Vue Générale, Grand Temple de Dendérah (Teutyres), Haute-Egypte, plate 16 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Grand Temple de Dendérah (Teutyres), Haute-Egypte, plate 17 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849-51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Façade Postérieure, Grand Temple de Dendérah (Teutyres), Haute Egypte, plate 18 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |
| Grand Temple de Dendérah (Teutyres), Sculptures de la Façade Postérieure; Haute-Egypte, plate 19 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852) | Maxime Du Camp French, 1822–1894 | 1849/51, printed 1852 |
| Europe | false |