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Albumen Albumen photographs: History, Science and Preservation. America from the Great Depression to WWII The images in the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection are among the most famous documentary photographs ever produced. Created by a group of U.S. government photographers, the images show Americans in every part of the nation. In the early years, the project emphasized rural life and the negative impact of the Great Depression, farm mechanization, and the Dust Bowl. In later years, the photographers turned their attention to the mobilization effort for World War II. The core of the collection consists of about 164,000 black-and-white photographs. This release provides access to over 112,000 of these images; future additions will expand the black-and-white offering. The FSA-OWI photographers also produced about 1600 color photographs during the latter days of the project. American Museum of Photography The American Museum of Photography is an award-winning Virtual Museum dedicated to educating, informing, and sharing great photographs with millions of Internet visitors world-wide. Exhibitions are drawn from the Museum's Collection, started by Wm. B. Becker more than 30 years ago. The Collection includes five thousand individual images, from the earliest daguerreotype portraits to the work of Ansel Adams. Each photograph has been chosen for its visual impact as well as for the importance of its content. American Photography: A Century of Images The PBS series, American Photography captures the images of a century of change and the role the camera has played both in creating and documenting it. Dramatic and intimate stories trace photography's profound effect on American life ? influencing what we buy, how we dress, how we get the news, and in matters of life and death, medicine, science and war. An Image Bank for Everyday Revolutionary Life Based on the photo archive of David Alfaro Siqueiros 1896-1974 BoxCameras.com A not-for-profit, private collector's site devoted to the history of photography, especially to the tools that made the images. The collection ranges from the 1860s through the 1950s, but the majority of pieces focuses on the developmental period of 1880-1930. BoxCameras.com features antique cameras, photo advertisements, accessories, and ephemera, all described and well illustrated. Los Angeles, California. California Views Archives California Views was established in 1970 and is located in historic Monterey, California, this unique photo archive is the most comprehensive historical photo collection of Central California. With over 80,000 historical California images in our photo archives. Pat Hathaway, Photo Archivist. Monterey, California. Canon Camera Museum Experience the Canon Camera Museum. We bid you a warm welcome to the Canon Camera Museum, a virtual museum in which you will find everything you ever wanted to know about Canon cameras. Canon Camera Museum-Virtual Lens Plant This is a link in the museum that is very interesting. A virtual movie of the making of a Canon lens. Civil War Photographs (Selected) American Memory - Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Civil War Photography Center The Civil War Photography Center is dedicated to the understanding and presentation of Civil War photography in its many formats and committed to the enhancement of photography's place in the history of the war. Ellis Island -- Immigration: 1900-1920. New York, NY The Keystone View Company, Underwood and Underwood, H. C. White Company and other publishers of popular stereoscopic photographs in the early 20th century documented immigration through the most famous point of entry, Ellis Island. George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. Includes a photography timeline. Ghost Town- Chernobyl Photo essay of trip to Chernobyl. Leggat - Dr. Robert Leggat A History of Photography from its beginnings till the 1920s. Lost Trails Lost Trails is an educational web site and our main activity is the 'Herodotus Project'. The Herodotus project is a free serialized new translation of the Greek historian Herodotus along with extensive photography of the locations and artifacts mentioned in the book. With this resource a student of history can explore the text visually while reading it. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library. University of Montana. Archives and Special Collections Digital Photo Project. The images in this database represent only a fraction of what is available at the Archives and Special Collections. We will update the site frequently, but please visit or contact us for additional information about our holdings. Missoula, Montana, USA. National Geographic - Chernobyl Images showing the impact of the Chernobyl nuclear plant . New York Public Library Photo Collection The Photography Collection contains nearly 300,000 original photographic prints, from the medium's 150+ year history, representing an international range of photographers and comprising a thorough survey of subjects and processes. Nicephore Niepce House History of the first photograph by French inventor and scientist Nicephore Niepce. Learn about his experiments from 1816 that led to his famous photograph from the window of his summer home in 1827, 'Point de vue de la fenetre' now housed in the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas. Nuclear Nightmares - Twenty Years Since Chernobyl Photographs by Robert Knoth. Reporting by Antoinette De Jong Southeast Museum of Photography In 1987, plans were approved for the state-funded construction of a new facility, featuring state-of-the-art storage facilities and nearly eight times the former exhibition space. This leap forward was reflected in the name change to Southeast Museum of Photography, emphasizing both our narrowing of collections and exhibitions focus, and our regional significance as the South's only museum of this kind. |
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