Early Photography Archive

Name: Early Photography Archive
Creator: Analog Photo Today
License: Open-access data is CC0; public-domain images are served via IIIF links without redistribution.

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.

Records: 4,070
Last changed: 09/02/2026
Update schedule: 27 5 2 * * UTC
Coverage: 03/03/2026–09/02/2026
Method: Methodology

Photograph	Artist	Date	Technique	Origin	On view
Untitled (Portrait of Seated Two Girls Holding a Book)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled	Fontayne & Porter American, active 1848–1856	1848/56	photography	Americas	false
Rue Royale et Restes des Barricades de 1848	Hippolyte Bayard French, 1801–1887	1848, printed 1965	printing_dyeing metalwork photography	Europe	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Man)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Niagara Falls)	Attributed to Platt D. Babbitt American, died 1879	c. 1853	photography	Americas	false
Surrey County Lunatic Asylum, The Same Patient in 4 Different States: Melancholy, Excited, Convalescent, Well Untitled, 1849–60, from the George Cowper Album, assembled 1849–60	Hugh Welch Diamond English, 1809-1886	1849-1860	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled (Portrait of Standing Boy)	Jesse Harrison Whitehurst American, 1819–1875	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Group Portrait of Men)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Woman and a Man)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man Holding a Book)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Standing)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man Wearing a Top Hat)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Boy Holding a Guitar)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of Two Women)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Mrs. Craik Reclining in Garden with Hat and Book	Artist unknown, possibly Benjamin Mulock (English, 1829–1863) English, 19th century	1848/60	other	Europe	false
St. Etienne du Mont, Facade	William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877	c. 1853/58	other	Europe	false
Alcazar de Seville	William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877	c. 1853/58	other	Europe	false
Branch of a Fern	William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877	c. 1853/58	other	Europe	false
Geyscliffe	Robert Henry Cheney English, c.1800–1866	c. 1853	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Mrs. Craik Leaning Against Wall and Bushes	Artist unknown, possibly Benjamin Mulock (English, 1829–1863) English, 19th century	1848/60	other	Europe	false
Mrs. Craik	Artist unknown, possibly Benjamin Mulock (English, 1829–1863) English, 19th century	1848/60	other	Europe	false
Mrs. Craik in Outdoor Garden	Artist unknown, possibly Benjamin Mulock (English, 1829–1863) English, 19th century	1848/60	other	Europe	false
The Artist's Son, Barrett Browning	Robert Browning English, 1812–1889	1848/89	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled (Postmortem Portait of a Man)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Man, Woman and Two Children)	Montgomery Simons American, 1817-1877	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of Two Women, One Holding a Baby)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Caroline Pennock, Quaker)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Man)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1848	photography	Americas	false
Untitled	Hugh Welch Diamond English, 1809-1886	1848/58	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Boy and Girl)	Montgomery Simons American, 1817-1877	1848	photography	Americas	false
Frederick Douglass	Samuel J. Miller American, 1822–1888	1847-52	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man Wearing an Ascot Tie)	Marcus Aurelius Root American, 1808-1888	1847	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy)	John Plumbe American, born Wales, 1809-1857	1847	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Woman)	John Plumbe American, born Wales, 1809-1857	1847	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Girl and a Boy)	Samuel Broadbent American, 1810-1880	1847	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman and Standing Girl)	Otis H. Cooley American, 1820-1860	1847	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of David and Christianna Palmer with daughters Sophia Magdalena, Christianna, and Regina A. Frederick)	attributed to William Langenheim American, born Germany, 1807-1874	1847	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Girl Holding Flowers)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1847	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Man, Woman and Two Girls)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1847	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Woman and Girl)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1847	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man in Military Uniform)	John H. Fitzgibbon American, born England, 1816–1882	1847	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Man)	Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811-1894) and Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, 1808-1901)	1847	photography	Americas	false
Son of General Flo, Isle of Jersey (Le fils du général Flô)	Charles Hugo (French, 1827–1871), Victor Hugo (French, 1802–1885), and Auguste Vacquerie (French, 1819–1895)	c. 1852/53	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
La Treille	Hippolyte Bayard French, 1801–1887	1847, printed 1965	printing_dyeing metalwork photography	Europe	false
Le Pont-Neuf, les quais, les bains "A la Samaritaine" et la Tour St Jacques	Hippolyte Bayard French, 1801–1887	1847, printed 1965	printing_dyeing metalwork photography	Europe	false
La Fontaine du square de l'Archevêché; Derrière Notre-Dame	Hippolyte Bayard French, 1801–1887	1847, printed 1965	printing_dyeing metalwork photography	Europe	false
The Chess Players	William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877	1847	printing_dyeing photography	Europe	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Woman and a Seated Man)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1847	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Woman)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1847	photography	Americas	false
Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Boy)	Unknown maker American, 19th century	1847	photography	Americas	false