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Wedgewood & Davy's Invention Proposal
In 1802, Thomas Wedgewood and Humphry Davy presented the idea of an invention of which could enable images to be printed directly onto pottery products such as plates and bowls. -
Coffee Pot Invented
The coffee pot was made/invented in 1806 by Benjamin Thompson. -
Louis XVIII Dies
Louis XVIII passed away and is succeeded by his reactionary brother,
Charles X. -
Earliest Surviving Photograph
The earliest surviving photograph was created by Joseph Micephore Niepce in 1826. -
First Image Created
The first image ever made was by henry Fox Talbot in 1835 with his calotype invention. -
First Image of a Human
Louis Daguerre created a photo in 1838 in Paris that is widely believed to be the first image of a human being. -
Slavery Abolished in Great Britain
Slavery is abolished in the British Empire. -
Calotype Invention
Henry Fox Talbot announces his photographic invention, the Calotype, to the world in 1839. -
Daguerrotype Process Announced
Louis Daguerre announced his invention of the Daguerrotype January of 1839, and also applied for patents in Britain. -
Political Protest by Hippolyte Bayard
In 1840, Hippolyte Bayard created a portrait of himself that's an example of political-protest photography that demonstrated a picture that doesn't necessarily represent a truth. -
Calotype Patented
Henry Fox Talbot's invention of the Calotype was patented in 1841. -
World's First Photo Book
Anna Atkins made the first ever book that was illustrated exclusively with photographic images, "Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions" and gave it to The Royal Society in October of 1843. -
"The Pencil of Nature" Publishing
Henry Fox Talbot published "The Pencil of Nature", a book of his photographs from 1844-1846. It is the first book that uses silver gelatin photographs. -
Mexican-American War
Lasted from 1846-48. -
Sewing Machine Invented
The sewing machine was invented in 1846. -
Collodion Process Invented
The Collodion process was invented by Frederick Scott Archer in 1851. -
The Crimean War
Lasted from about 1853-1856. -
Roger Fenton sails to Crimea
In 1855, photographer Roger Fenton sailed to the Crimea with the financial support of a Manchester publisher who thought to make a profit from the images brought back. -
Tableux Vivant
The most well known example of Tableux Vivant is Oscar Rejlander's allegorical work "Two Ways of Life" made in 1857. -
"The Origin of Species" Published
Charles Darwin published "The Origin of Species" in 1859. He used photography to argue that the physical signs of emotions were inherently the same within humans and animals. -
Earliest Known Aerial Photograph
The earliest known photograph taken with an aerial view was made by James Wallace Beck in 1860. -
Women's Rights
Women were able to now obtain limited rights to their property after marriage. -
Women Can Own Property
Married women obtained the right to acquire their own property in Britain. -
Movement of Objective Photography
Starting in 1907, the world began to increasingly see a movement away from pictoralism towards straight objective photography. Photographers focused more on form rather than atmosphere.
