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About Antique Photographs

From Mathew Brady’s Civil War photos to Ansel Adams’ nature work to Irving Penn’s magazine shots, photography since its inception has been highly collectible. This page focuses on some early forms: photogravure, daguerreotypes, tintypes, ambrotypes and CDVs (cartes de visite).


Top Websites (“Hall of Fame”)

The Daguerreian Society

The Daguerreian Society

Explore the history, art, and science of antique daguerreotypes. Includes extensive galleries browsable by subject …  [more]

Art of the Photogravure

Art of the Photogravure

Photographer Mark Katzman's comprehensive and beautiful reference site and collection of Photogravure. A must for p…  [more]

George Eastman House

George Eastman House

This showcase of vintage cameras and photography is plainly designed, but the camera collection and related referen…  [more]

Collection of Collections

Collection of Collections

Jack and Beverly Wilgus' personal collection website, of which the most interesting areas are: strongmen and strong…  [more]

The Magic Lantern Society

The Magic Lantern Society

This website is a great guide to the mysteries of the Magic Lantern, forerunner of today's slide projector (well, o…  [more]


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Recent News: Photographs

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Photograph collection posted to Web site

Baha'i World News Service, Israel - Nov 7, 2008
HAIFA, Israel — A collection of 500 photographs of Baha’i activities around the world is now available for viewing and downloading on the official Baha’i ...

Book celebrates Roslyn's colorful past

Daily Record, WA - 20 hours ago
The book boasts more than 200 vintage photographs along with Trimble's narrative. Trimble, who moved to the Prosser area at the age of 12, ...

George Giebler and meaty facts from the past

White Bear Press, MN - Nov 21, 2008
While exploring the Washington County Historical Society’s extensive photograph collection, I discovered some black and white images of the old meat markets ...

Nonpareil offers new photo book

SW Iowa News, IA - Nov 17, 2008
"Yesterday and Today" is a collection of vintage photographs of greater Omaha and Council Bluffs landmarks and locations taken by renowned photographers ...

Relatives of Obama’s attorney general pick buzzing about Holder’s ...

Macon Telegraph, GA - Nov 19, 2008
Elvin Malone is an Alabama native, jazz aficionado, photograph collector, church man, political elbow-rubber and the father of Jeff Malone, Southwest High ...

Five photographers offer an eye on Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Nov 19, 2008
Here, 10 vintage photographs from that time period depict the row houses and storefronts that surrounded the city at that time. ...

'The Quest': Don Moore's Waterworks show is all about dreams Ñ ...

Salisbury Post, NC - Nov 21, 2008
Moore draws imagery for his art from a personal collection of antique photographs and etchings of Northern European scenes, which are combined intuitively ...

Sam Bailey to release book, ‘A Sanibel Son Looks Back’

Captiva Current, FL - Nov 20, 2008
Enhancing the stories in “A Sanibel Son Looks Back” are 50 vintage photographs as well as a collection of interviews with 20 of Bailey’s longest and closest ...

SUNSPEL STORE OPENING

PR Leap (press release), CA - Nov 20, 2008
... from November 21st, host the launch of the ‘Out of the Blue’ exclusive portfolio photograph collection and limited-edition book featuring the Brit band, ...

Weekend Guide

Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Nov 19, 2008
"Sentinel of Time: Vintage Photographs of William H. Rau," through Jan. 17; "Not Just for Kids: Book Illustrations by Colleen Browning and Joe Servello," ...

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