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About Antique Photographs

From Mathew Brady’s Civil War photos to Ansel Adams’ nature work to Irving Penn’s magazine shots, photography since its inception has been highly collectible. This page focuses on some early forms: photogravure, daguerreotypes, tintypes, ambrotypes and CDVs (cartes de visite).

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The Daguerreian Society

The Daguerreian Society

Explore the history, art, and science of antique daguerreotypes. Includes extensive galleries browsable by subject …  [more]

Art of the Photogravure

Art of the Photogravure

Photographer Mark Katzman's comprehensive and beautiful reference site and collection of Photogravure. A must for p…  [more]

George Eastman House

George Eastman House

This showcase of vintage cameras and photography is plainly designed, but the camera collection and related referen…  [more]

Collection of Collections

Collection of Collections

Jack and Beverly Wilgus' personal collection website, of which the most interesting areas are: strongmen and strong…  [more]

The Magic Lantern Society

The Magic Lantern Society

This website is a great guide to the mysteries of the Magic Lantern, forerunner of today's slide projector (well, o…  [more]


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