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Wedgwood and Davy Experiments
Thomas Wedgwood (pictured) and Humphry Davy experimented with light-sensitive chemicals to create images, however, they were not permanent. -
Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
Mary Shelly's famous novel, "Frankenstein" is published. -
View from the Window at Le Gras
First known photograph. Taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce. -
Latticed Window
First negative photograph. Taken by Henry Fox Talbot in Lacock Abbey. -
Beginning of Queen Victoria's Reign
The beginning of Queen Victoria's reign which marked the start of the Victorian Era. -
The View of the Boulevard du Temple
First photograph to capture a person. Take by Louis Daguerre in Paris. -
British Algae
The first known photo book is created with cyanotypes of british algae by Anna Atkins. -
The Haystack
Henry Fox Talbot studied photography as an art form and incorporated light and shadows in photographs like "The Haystack". -
The Safety Pin
The safety pin is invented and a patent is issued to Walter Hunt who then sold the patent to W. R. Grace and Co. for $400. -
The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Taken by Roger Fenton after the Crimean War. -
The Two Ways of Life
Taken by Oscar Rejlander, this photograph is an early example of "tableux vivants" (living pictures). -
The Beggar Maid
Photo of Alice Liddell as "The Beggar Maid" taken by Lewis Carroll. -
Abraham Lincoln
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln take by Mathew Brady. -
American Civil War
The American Civil War began between the Union and the Confederacy. -
Bodies on the Battlefield of Antietam
Taken by Alexander Gardner. -
Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter
Wet collodion print taken by Alexander Gardner who admittedly staged the photo on the Gettysburg battlefield. -
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is published. -
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel patents his invention of dynamite. -
Herschel
Albumen print of John Herschel taken by Julia Margaret Cameron. -
Yellowstone Nation Park
Yellowstone National park becomes the very first national park signed into law. -
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor as a gift to the U.S, from France. -
Kodak
George Eastman founded his company, Kodak, which produced commercially available, easy to use cameras that used his roll film invention. -
White Fence, Port Kent
Taken by Paul Strand who helped popularize straight photography. -
Equivalents
Alfred Stieglitz took many symbolic photos of cloud formations that he called "Equivalents".
