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Wedgewood and Davy
Thomas Wedgewood and Sir Humphrey Davy, presented to the Royal Institution of Great Britain a stepping stone to the creating of photography. They presented a way to copy paintings or profiles on plates but they were unable to make these plates non-light sensitive and eventually they would go black. -
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War of 1812
War between the United States and the United Kingdom. -
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Depression in United States and United Kingdom
Following the War of 1812, both countries fell into a state of depression. Unemployment numbers skyrocketed, businesses went bankrupt, and there was a general sense of panic amongst the public. -
Joseph Nicephore Niépce, Heliography
Niépce created the world's oldest surviving product of a photographic process. He created a print using a photoengraved printing plate. -
Industrial Revolution in France
The industrial revolution was beginning to make a noticeable impact on the country of France. -
Second French/July Revolution of 1830
This revolution led to the overthrow of King Charles X. Students, workers, & liberal politicians raided the streets of Paris. There were revolutionary barricades 15m tall that appeared. The troops proved ineffective during the 3 days of riots & demonstrations. -
Latticed Window
Henry Fox Talbot, who is thought to be one of the founders if not the founder of photography took an image of a window. Although, Talbot announced his process later than Daguerre, they ware both thought to have been working on different photographic processes at the same time. Fox-Talbot's process was called a Calotype. -
Slavery Abolished in the British Empire
On this day, slavery was abolished in the British Empire. -
Boulevard du Temple
Daguerre created what is generally believed to be the first image of a human being in Paris. -
Photography to USA
Word of the invention of photography hit the United States. -
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First Opium War
The First Opium War was between China and Britain. The war was eventually won by Britain forces. -
Daguerre's Process Announced
Daguerre's process was announced. Printing an image on a silver plate that had been polished down to a mirror like surface. -
Formula for making Daguerreotypes
The French Academy of Science held a special meeting to publicly disclose the formula for making daguerreotypes. The technique’s inventor, Louis Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, had sold his formula to the French government so that it could be made freely available to the public without patent restrictions. -
Calotype Invention Patented
Henry Fox-Talbot patented his intention of the photographic process, Calotype. -
First Photo-Book
The world's first strictly photo-book was created by Anna Atkins. The book was titled, Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions. -
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Henry Talbot's, The Pencil of Nature
Talbot published a book of his photographs at the time and released them in six different sections. -
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The Mexican-American War - First Photographed War
War over land between Mexico and the United States lasted roughly 2 years and was won by the United States. This was the first war in history to be photographed. -
Wet Collodion Process
The Wet Collodion Process was invented in 1851 by Frederick Scott Archer. The completion of this process could result in a glass negative and/or different types of prints. -
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Crimean War - First Conflict Photographs Mass Produced
The war was the first conflict that produced many photographic images. The war was between Russia and an alliance made up of Ottoman, France, Britain and Sardinia. Russia lost after 2 and a half years at war. -
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Daguerrotype Production
By the mid-1850s in the United States alone, approximately three million daguerreotypes were produced annually, representing a retail industry of seven and a half million dollars. -
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Second Opium War
The Second Opium War was again between the Chinese, and this time both Britain and France. This war was again won by the British/French forces. -
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The United States Civil War
This war between the North and South. It was a very deadly 4 year war. -
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Stereographic Camera
Stereographic camera's were used during the Civil War to help make photographs more realistic. When images were looked at through a stereoscope, they were three-dimensional looking -
"Camerista" during Civil War
There were cameras designed to take multiple images at a time. Soldiers would use these images to send home to their loved ones. -
Telephone Invention
Alexander Graham Bell invented and patented the first working telephone. -
Invention of the Light Bulb
Thomas Edison was able to produce a long-lasting electric light bulb. -
George Eastman's Roll Holder
George Eastman invented a roll of coated paper ready to have images captured on it, and a roll holder that could be on the back of the camera. This would allow the photographer to take a photograph without needing to replace the glass plate and reload paper. He released his idea at a London exhibit for new inventions where it won several awards. -
First Kodak Camera
In the summer of 1888 ad's began to pop up in the local newspaper as George Eastman had released his first Kodak camera to the public. A simple camera that essentially anyone could use. -
Photo-Secession Movement
The movement was started by Alfred Stieglitz and was created to help American photographers be able to artistically express themselves in exhibitions. You began to see a lot more photographers focused on form as opposed to atmosphere. -
Paul Strand
Strand was able to essentially pave the path for a new generation of photography as an art. He focused more on straight photography. The aesthetic became the aesthetic of the 20's.
