Web Directory

» 101 Photographs that Changed the World
   Lea Frydman ranks famous photographs, photographers, documentaries and movie scenes that have achieved iconic status as defining moments in history.
   http://www.cameranaked.com/

» A History of Photography
   Includes an extensive history, from earliest times to the 1920s. Includes information on all significant photographers with biographical data.
   http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/

» Albumen Photographs
   Presents the art and science of albumen printing, contemporary research, conservation and treatment of images.
   http://albumen.stanford.edu/

» American Museum of Photography
   Covers daguerreotypes to modernism. Research center features a guide early photo processes, book reviews and information on preserving/protecting valuable photographs.
   http://www.photographymuseum.com

» Arab Foundation for the Image
   A non-profit association that collaborates with Elysée Foundation in Lausanne to promote photography in the Middle East and the North Africa by locating, collecting and preserving the photographic heritage of that region.
   http://www.fai.org.lb/

» Central Pacific Railroad
   Has a photographic history museum; also stereoviews of the first transcontinental railroad.
   http://cprr.org/

» City-Gallery.com
   Information on photography, family photographs and images, and genealogy. Focus is on 19th century photography.
   http://www.city-gallery.com/

» ClicksyPics Historical Gallery
   A website featuring historical image archives and stereo card animations.
   http://clicksypics.com

» Cuarterolo Archive
   The Cuarterolo archive is an image bank focused on 19th century Argentine and Latin American photography that houses over 5000 historic photographs.
   http://archivocuarterolo.8m.com

» Cut & Paste - A History Of Photomontage
   Covering the artists involved in photomontage in the Berlin Dada movement, 1980s politics, and the present day.
   http://homepage.ntlworld.com/davepalmer/cutandpaste/

» Early Visual Media
   History of visual Media, photography pre-cinema prestidigitation danse macabre optical illusions.
   http://www.visual-media.be/

» Finding Photographers
   A worldwide index of the books and websites that list photographers and when they worked.
   http://www.findingphotographers.com/

» Georgian Museum of Photography
   Virtual museum of images from photography, including portraits, architecture, cultural and historical monuments.
   http://www.photomuseum.org.ge

» Historic Photo Archive
   Kodachrome dating guide for vintage slides.
   http://www.historicphotoarchive.com/f2/kodachrome.html

» History of Photography
   An overview of what makes photography what is it today.
   http://www.freewebs.com/9xpdm-leanne/

» History of Photography Timeline
   A detailed timeline of photography from ancient times to the present.
   http://photo.net/learn/history/timeline

» How to date an old photograph.
   A discussion of dating a photograph, daguerreotype, tintype, CDV, or Cabinet photo. Photographic technique has always had changes that reflect the latest in scientific innovation. Culture, whether in hairstyles, clothing or settings, can specifically indi
   http://www.datingoldphotos.com

» Index of UK photographers up to c1950
   Indexes and links for UK photographers, county by county, for the 19th and early 20th century.
   http://www.users.waitrose.com/~rodliffe/

» Mathew J. Steffens
   Article and photographs of Commodore Steffens, one of Chicago's foremost society photographer from 1872 to the 1910's.
   http://www.thomasyanul.com/steffens1.html

» Midley History of Photography
   Presents essays by R. Derek Wood on the history of early photography, the daguerreotype and diorama.
   http://www.midley.co.uk/

» Painting and Photography
   Some notes on the history of photography, mostly concerning the relationship between painting and photography.
   http://art-photography.netfirms.com

» Photo Revue
   All about Czech and Slovak photography, history, theory, reviews, profiles.
   http://www.photorevue.com

» Photographer Nicephore Niepce
   Dedicated to the History of Photography from its origins by French scientist and inventor Nicephore Niepce. Niepce discovered the process known as Heliography.
   http://www.niepce.com/home-us.html

» Photographs: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
   Images, history, and technical information about their collection of photographs.
   http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=19

» Pinhole Photography
   History of pinhole photography, including theory and construction details.
   http://www.photo.net/photo/pinhole/pinhole

» The Magic Mirror of Life: An Appreciation of the Camera Obscura
   Many facets of the camera obscura (dark room); the origin of the photographic camera, its place in art, culture and education,vintage instruments,images, photographs, and working camera obscuras are included.
   http://brightbytes.com/cosite/cohome.html

» The Weston Exposure Meter Site
   Site dedicated to the Weston Exposure Meter from the earliest days to the Euromaster 3. Includes Photos, information and instruction books, and history of the company and its founder.
   http://diaxa.nfshost.com/weston/

» Women in Photography Archive
   Focuses on the role of women in photography. Includes essays on women photographers and an online gallery.
   http://www.sla.purdue.edu/WAAW/Palmquist/index.htm