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Lithography was invented
a way to reproduce images was invented -
Earliest record of photography in England
Thomas Wedgewood and Sir Humphrey Davy wrote a paper to the Royal Institution of Great Britain about making pictures with Nitrate of Silver -
Earliest Surviving Photograph was created
Joseph Nicephore Niepce made the first surviving photograph (https://media.oregonstate.edu/media/t/0_nrqz0udx) -
First image made by Henry Fox Talbot
First image by Henry Fox Talbot's Latticed Window -
The invention of photography reached the United States
Daguerre and Fox Talbot's inventions later reached the United States -
Jacques Mande Daguerre invented the formula for daguerreotypes
formula for making daguerreotypes was invented by Jacques mande daguerre (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Ambe4FwQk) -
Invention of Calotype
Calotype was introduced by William Henry Fox Talbot using paper coated with silver iodide -
Cyanotype Process
The cyanotype process was invented by an astronomer named John Herschel -
Worlds First Photo Book
Anna Atkins made the first photo book filled with photographs that used a process called cyanotype -
Wet Collodion Process
A new photographic process that produced better quality photos -
First picture of Abraham Lincoln
Mathew Brady was a well know photographer that pioneered the use of daguerreotypes and also for photographing the Civil War and public figures such as Abraham Lincoln -
Abraham Lincoln presidency
Abraham Lincoln became president -
Civil War
The American Civil War -
The Battle of Antietam
One of the bloodiest battles in the Civil war called the Battle of Antietam was also photographed by Alexander Garner, this battle also helped to end the civil war -
Photography of "Gordon, A Runaway Mississippi Slave"
One of the first pictures of a slave with whip marks on his back -
Photograph of the Civil War "A Harvest of Deat, Gettysburg"
Gardner took pictures of the aftermath of battles in the civil war to capture the death of war -
Battle of Gettysburg
One of the most important battle of the Civil War with a Union victory -
Silver Gelatin Process
Peter Mawdsley invented the Silver Gelatin Process which was a key to advancing black and white photography and colored photographs -
Photographic Film patented
George Eastman patented the photographic film -
Roll film holder patented
George Eastman patented roll film and holder -
Kodak Company
The kodak company was started by George Eastman who invented the first roll film -
New camera that used rolled film was invented
Shortly after the rolled film was invented, George Eastman invented a new design of cameras that used rolled film -
Roll film
George Eastman invented the roll film to replace glass plates -
Paul Strand and straight photography
Paul Strand created a new form of photography