A History of Photography 
Contains an extensive history, from earliest times to the 1920s. Includes information on all significant photographers with biographical data.
http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/
About Photography: Nudes 1920-1940 
Consists of on the history of nude photography from 1920 to 1940, emphasizing the roles of the famous master photographers. No images.
http://www.photography.about.com/library/weekly/aa040300a.htm
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/
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
Lafayette Negative Archive 
Catalogue of vintage photographs made by the Lafayette studio of London, containing images made between 1887 and the 1930s, categorized by subject. Has explanatory articles.
http://lafayette.150m.com/
Magic Lanterns 
Description of the medium plus information on optical systems, components, lanterns types and slide identification.
http://www.magiclantern14.btinternet.co.uk/
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/
Photica Project 
Contains information and articles on historical photographers and groups.
http://www.cwriley.com/photica/index.htm
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
Photography in the 1840s - About Photography 
Comparing the Calotype and the Daguerreotype, the first Welsh photograph, Irish pioneers, and French advances in the art of photography.
http://www.photography.about.com/library/weekly/aa061702a.htm
Pinhole Photography 
History of pinhole photography, including theory and construction details.
http://www.photo.net/photo/pinhole/pinhole
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://www.diaxa.com/weston/
Tintypes and Daguerreotypes 
Article defines what tintypes and daguerreotypes are, the history of the processes, the sizes they came in, and the years they were popular.
http://www.maine.com/photos/tintypes.htm
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
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