Early Photography Collection

Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders
2624274 Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders by Johnston, Frances Benjamin (1864-1952); (add.info.: Photographic print of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Company B, at a military camp)

Boulevard du Temple, Paris, 3rd arrondissement, 1838 (daguerreotype )
1579325 Boulevard du Temple, Paris, 3rd arrondissement, 1838 (daguerreotype ) by Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mande (1787-1851); (add.info.: Believed to be the earliest photograph showing a living person)

White's method of taking photographs
5310069 White's method of taking photographs; (add.info.: Engraving depicting White's method of taking photographs. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving depicting a photographer in his darkroom, 19th century
5308643 Engraving depicting a photographer in his darkroom, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a photographer in his darkroom. Dated 19th century 01/02/1880); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cartoon commenting on fly-by-night photographers who set out to cash in on the fashion of having one's photograph
5308870 Cartoon commenting on fly-by-night photographers who set out to cash in on the fashion of having one's photograph taken

Photographic print of African American and white boys in circle around another boy
3521282 Photographic print of African American and white boys in circle around another boy; (add.info.: Photographic print of African American and white boys in circle around another boy)

View of the Acropolis from the South
3523313 View of the Acropolis from the South; (add.info.: View of the Acropolis from the South. The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a high rocky outcrop above the city of Athens)

Photographic portrait of a Burmese man and woman
3523113 Photographic portrait of a Burmese man and woman; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of a Burmese man and woman. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic portrait of Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo
3523053 Photographic portrait of Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822-1872)

Photographic portrait of Frederick III, German Emperor
3523983 Photographic portrait of Frederick III, German Emperor; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-1888) and King of Prussia

Portrait of Franz Joseph I of Austria
3521638 Portrait of Franz Joseph I of Austria; (add.info.: Portrait of Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916) President of the German Confederation. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Portrait of Count Gyula Andrassy de Csikszentkiraly et Krasznahorka
3521633 Portrait of Count Gyula Andrassy de Csikszentkiraly et Krasznahorka; (add.info.: Portrait of Count Gyula Andrassy de Csikszentkiraly et Krasznahorka (1823-1890) Hungarian statesman

Photographic portrait of Admiral Sir Archibald Lucius Douglas
3522188 Photographic portrait of Admiral Sir Archibald Lucius Douglas; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Admiral Sir Archibald Lucius Douglas (1842-1913) a Royal Navy officer of the 19th century

Photographic portrait of Field Marshal Prince Yamagata Aritomo
3522103 Photographic portrait of Field Marshal Prince Yamagata Aritomo; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Field Marshal Prince Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922)

Photographic portrait of Thomas Henry Huxley
3522024 Photographic portrait of Thomas Henry Huxley; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) English Biologist. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic print showing small boats on the village canal in Java
3521294 Photographic print showing small boats on the village canal in Java; (add.info.: Photographic print showing small boats on the village canal in Java, Indonesia)

Photographic print of the Emperor's residence in the Imperial Palace at Seoul
3521183 Photographic print of the Emperor's residence in the Imperial Palace at Seoul; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Emperor's residence in the Imperial Palace at Seoul, South Korea)

Photograph of Chinese soldiers with their weapons
3521132 Photograph of Chinese soldiers with their weapons; (add.info.: Photograph of Chinese soldiers with their weapons. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photograph of the Athletic team of the London Missionary Society's Anglo-Chinese College
3521099 Photograph of the Athletic team of the London Missionary Society's Anglo-Chinese College; (add.info.: Photograph of the Athletic team of the London Missionary Society's Anglo-Chinese)

Praxedes Mateo Sagasta
3119425 Praxedes Mateo Sagasta; (add.info.: Photograph of Praxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825-1903) a Spanish civil engineer, politician, and Prime Minister

Robert Edward Lee
2625136 Robert Edward Lee; (add.info.: Julian Vannerson's photograph of Lee in 1863. Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 - October 12)

Thomas Nast
2623712 Thomas Nast; (add.info.: Photographic print of Thomas Nast (1840-1902) German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist. Dated 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Devil's Tower
2623664 The Devil's Tower; (add.info.: Photographic print of 'The Devil's Tower' near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, north-eastern Wyoming. Photographed by John C. H. Grabill)

The Devil's Tower
2623663 The Devil's Tower; (add.info.: Photographic print of 'The Devil's Tower' near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, north-eastern Wyoming. Photographed by John C. H. Grabill)

The Devil's Tower
2623662 The Devil's Tower; (add.info.: Photographic print of 'The Devil's Tower' near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, north-eastern Wyoming. Photographed by John C. H. Grabill)

Los Angeles
2623658 Los Angeles; (add.info.: Photomechanical panoramic view of Los Angeles. Dated 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Amile Zola
3078198 Amile Zola; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Amile Zola (1840-1902) a French writer and a representative of naturalism. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Karl Kautsky
3078182 Karl Kautsky; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Karl Kautsky (1854-1938) a Czech-Austrian philosopher, journalist, and Marxist theoretician

Members of the Royal Family gathering in for a wedding - waving farewell to the bridal couple, 1922-23 (b/w photo)
3078575 Members of the Royal Family gathering in for a wedding - waving farewell to the bridal couple, 1922-23 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph taken during the wedding of ?)

The planet Jupiter
3078184 The planet Jupiter; (add.info.: Photographic prints of the planet Jupiter during the 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Victoria Benedictsson
3078363 Victoria Benedictsson; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Victoria Benedictsson (1850-1888) a Swedish author. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The central door and Facade of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
3078104 The central door and Facade of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame; (add.info.: Photographic print of the central door and facade of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame)

The July Column
3078095 The July Column; (add.info.: Photographic print of The July Column, a column erected on the Place de la Bastille in Paris. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A view of Beauvais
3078087 A view of Beauvais; (add.info.: Photographic print of a view of Beauvais, a city and commune in France. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Dieppe
3078063 Dieppe; (add.info.: Photographic print of Dieppe, a coastal community in the Arrondissement of Dieppe in the Seine-Maritime, Normandy region, France)

Photographic print of the interior of Mandapa, of the Parsvanath Jain Temple-II
3077838 Photographic print of the interior of Mandapa, of the Parsvanath Jain Temple-II; (add.info.: Photographic print of the interior of Mandapa, of the Parsvanath Jain Temple-II)

Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
3077790 Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame)

Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
3077789 Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame)

Photographic print of two men in traditional Norman costume
3077785 Photographic print of two men in traditional Norman costume; (add.info.: Photographic print of two men in traditional Norman costume. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic print of Saint-Eustache, Paris
3077744 Photographic print of Saint-Eustache, Paris; (add.info.: Photographic print of Saint-Eustache, Paris, a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris)

Exterior of the Hotel de Ville
3077737 Exterior of the Hotel de Ville; (add.info.: Exterior of the Hotel de Ville in Paris, France. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic print of Le Pantheon national
3077727 Photographic print of Le Pantheon national; (add.info.: Photographic print of Le Pantheon national, originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve)

Photographic print of the Chamber of Deputies in the Palais Bourbon
3077726 Photographic print of the Chamber of Deputies in the Palais Bourbon; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Chamber of Deputies in the Palais Bourbon, located in Paris)

Photographic print of Oyster gatherers at Cancale
3077699 Photographic print of Oyster gatherers at Cancale; (add.info.: Photographic print of Oyster gatherers at Cancale, a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany)

Photographic print of the tower of the Soissons Cathedral
3077690 Photographic print of the tower of the Soissons Cathedral; (add.info.: Photographic print of the tower of the Soissons Cathedral, a Gothic cathedral in Soissons, France)

Photographic print of Amiens and the Cathedral
3077679 Photographic print of Amiens and the Cathedral; (add.info.: Photographic print of Amiens and the Cathedral, France. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic print of women sorting grapes for wine
3077674 Photographic print of women sorting grapes for wine; (add.info.: Photographic print of women sorting grapes for wine in Champagne, France. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic print of Dieppe
3077671 Photographic print of Dieppe; (add.info.: Photographic print of Dieppe, a coastal community in the Arrondissement of Dieppe in the Seine-Maritime, Normandy region, France)

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"Capturing the Essence of an Era: Early Photography Unveiled" Step back in time to 1838, Boulevard du Temple in Paris, where the birth took place. The daguerreotype technique revolutionized the way we see and remember history. In a Mathematical Geography class, students delve into the mysteries of our planet's rotation around the sun. Through photographic evidence, they explore celestial wonders that were once mere theories. At Tuskegee Institute's Mathematics class, knowledge becomes art as equations and formulas come alive through Frances Benjamin Johnston's lens. Her photographic prints immortalize boys engrossed in conversation lessons – a testament to education's transformative power. Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders charge into frame, their bravery captured forever on film. President William McKinley takes his Presidential Oath of Office; a historical moment preserved for future generations to witness firsthand. Major Russell Harrison finds solace outside the White House playing with his children while Women on stage at the Daughter's of the American Revolution Convention break barriers and inspire change through their powerful presence. Witnessing chemistry unfold at Tuskegee Institute's laboratory is like stepping into another world – beakers bubble with potential discoveries as early photographers document scientific breakthroughs. The opening ceremonies of US 59th Congress are frozen in time; politicians' faces etched with determination and hope for progress. Meanwhile, First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston radiates elegance beside her husband President Grover Cleveland – an image that encapsulates an era defined by grace and poise. Early photography allows us to travel back centuries ago when every click was a piece of history preserved forever. It captures moments both grandiose and intimate - from political milestones to everyday conversations - revealing glimpses into lives long gone but never forgotten.