Digital Photography
Digital Photography links were compiled in 2002 by Margaret Kensinger, an ALIC student library technician from the College of Information Science at the University of Maryland.Contents:
- Digital Photograph Collections
- History of Photography
- Preservation and Care of Photographs
- Index
Digital Photograph Collections
General- The African-American Odyssey
- A multimedia web site from the Library of Congress highlighting important African-American items from their collection. Includes the following collections: African-American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, The Frederick Douglass Papers, From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection, and Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938.
- American Cities
- The selection of photographs listed on this web page depicts the city, its development, and its people and their way of life from the early 19th century to recent times.
- Cased Photographs Project
- The Cased Photographs Project provides access to rare California pictorial documents dating from the California Gold Rush. The photographs are from the collections of the Bancroft Library and the California State Library.
- Free Stock Photos.com
- This site contains stock photographs on a wide range of topics, and includes a list of U.S. government public domain photography web sites. All photographs included are free for personal or commercial use.
- History of the American West: 1860-1920
- Over 30,000 photographs, from the holdings of the Western History and Genealogy Department at Denver Public Library, illustrating Colorado towns and landscape, the place of mining in the history of Colorado and the West, and the lives of Native Americans from more than forty tribes living west of the Mississippi River.
- Minneapolis Photo Collection Web Database
- The Minneapolis Photo Collection Web Database contains approximately 10,000 digital images from the Minneapolis Public Library's historical photo collection. The strength of the photo collection is in images of people, buildings, and events dating from the 1850s to 1960.
- The NYPL Picture Collection Online
- The Picture Collection Online, from the New York Public Library, is an image resource site composed of 30,000 digitized images focusing on New York City, costume, design, American history and other subjects.
- Prints & Photographs Reading Room (Library of Congress): Guides, Reference Aids, and Finding Aids
- Access to the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division's resources are facilitated through the use of guides, reference aids, and finding aids that summarize holdings and provide lists of images on popularly
requested topics. Some offerings include digital images.
- Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies
- At least one likeness of each of the forty-one presidents and most of the first ladies.
- Smithsonian Institution: Office of Imaging and Photographic Services
- Introductory page to the vast photography collections held by the Smithsonian Institution.
- "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures 1850-1920
- This collection by the Library of Congress includes portraits of important suffragettes and pictures of picketing, parades, and anti-suffrage displays. Cartoons of suffrage issues are also included.
- The African-American Experience in Ohio
- "This selection of manuscript and printed text and images drawn from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society illuminates the history of black Ohio from 1850 to 1920, a story of slavery and freedom, segregation and integration, religion and politics,
migrations and restrictions, harmony and discord, and struggles and successes."
- American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
- "This digital collection integrates over 2,300 photographs and 7,700 pages of text relating to the American Indians in two cultural
areas of the Pacific Northwest. These resources illustrate many aspects of life and work, including housing, clothing, crafts, and more. The materials are drawn from the extensive collections of the University of Washington Libraries, the Cheney Cowles Museum/Eastern Washington State Historical Society in Spokane, and the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle."
- American West, Photographs, 1861-1912
- The photographs listed in this Select Catalog document the experience of the "Wild West" and are included in the records of several federal agencies, including: Bureaus of Land Management,
Indian Affairs, Public Roads, Weather, Agricultural Economics, and Reclamation; the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Geological Survey, boundary and claims
commissions and arbitrations, the Corps of Engineers, the Forest Service, and the Signal Corps.
- Around the World in the 1890s: Photographs from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896
- The Library of Congress's collection of nearly 900 images of transportation modes of North Africa, Asia, Australia, and Oceania during the 1890s.
- Civil War Photographs
- The War Between the States was the first large and prolonged conflict recorded by photography. During the war, dozens of photographers, both as private individuals and as employees of the Confederate and Union Governments, photographed civilians and civilian activities; military personnel, equipment, and activities; and the locations and aftermaths of battles.
- Civil War Treasures from the New York Historical Society
- The New York Historical Society put together this multi-media collection of posters, photographs, and written materials representing the origin and impact of the Civil War
- Clarence King Surveys
- This George Eastman House site features 133 images, taken by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, of the Clarence King Survey of the American West.
- Detroit Publishing Company: Photographer to the World
- The canals of Venice. The Casbah. The Colorado Rockies. In the days before television, Americans longed to see exotic sights. The photographers of the Detroit Publishing Company, founded in 1895, brought the world to everyone's living room.
- Erwin E. Smith, Cowboy Photographer, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
- Fearing the true lifestyle of the cowboy would be lost, Erwin Smith resolved to honor this tradition by presenting as realistic a portrayal as possible. His photographs, showing both the romance and hardship of cowboy life, are some of the best-known images of the southwestern range early in the last century.
- George Catlin and His Indian Gallery: Highlights from the Exhibition
- The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum has this George Catlin exhibit up until the end of January 2003. Catlin spent his life recording the customs and cultures of Native American tribes, and lobbying to protect their way of life.
- Louisiana State Museum Photograph Collection
- The LSU Digital Library partnered with the Louisiana State Museum to produce a digital collection of 1,500 photographs of Louisiana cities, culture, people, landscape, and waterways. These historical photographs date from mid 1800 to early 1900 and were taken by many of the
well known photographers of the day, including: Theodore Lillenthal, George Francois Mugnier, Samuel T. Blessing, Grant Rowles, John N. Teunisson, Covert, Robert Tebbs, Frances Benjamine Johnston, Theodore Fonville Winans, Joseph Woodson "Pops" Whitesell and Achille Simon.
- Small Town America: Stereoscopic Views from the Robert Dennis Collection
- This web site contains 12,000 stereoscopic views of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut small towns taken between 1850-1910. Stereoscopic views are the earliest version of 3-D imagery.
- Westward by Sea: A Maritime Perspective on American Expansionism 1820-1860.
- A multimedia collection of materials gathered by Mystic Seaport. This web site's materials illustrate the conditions under which women and men from the East Coast of the United States migrated to California, Hawaii, Alaska, Texas, Oregon and Washington by sea.
- African Americans during World War II
- The images described in this leaflet illustrate African-American participation in World War II, and include topics such as: U.S. Army, Army Air Forces, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Merchant Marine, women in the military, training, rest and relaxation, personalities, and the home front.
- America from the Great Depression to WWII: Photographs from the FSA- OWI Collection 1935-1945
- 160,000 black and white and 1,600 color photographs show Americans from every part of the nation. Early photographs depict Americans struggling against the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Later photographs focus on the mobilization of World War II.
- American Environmental Photographs 1891-1936
- 4,500 photographs documenting natural environments, ecologies, and plant communities in the United States at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century compiled by the University of Chicago Library. This collection widely influenced the formation of the environmental movement.
- Ansel Adams at 100
- This multimedia program focuses on seven photographs by the famous photographer Ansel Adams. They reveal much of the history and world of ideas behind his photography.
- Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964
- (Library of Congress)
Carl Van Vechten's photograph collection at the Library of Congress consists mostly of portraits of celebrities, including many from the Harlem Renaissance. - Documents and Photographs Related to Japanese Relocation during World War II
- A collection of NARA documents and photographs relating to the internment of Japanese in the United States. A lesson plan for educators that provides a correlation between the Great Depression and American attitudes toward the Japanese.
- Edward S. Curtis's North American Indian Photographic Images
- A controversial collection of posed photographs taken from 1907-1930 by Edward Curtis representing " the old time Indian, his dress, his ceremonies, his life and manners." Over 2000 photo plates digitized by the Library of Congress.
- Forest Service Historic Photograph Collection
- After 1898 the Forest Service was required to document, on photograph, all reports from the field. This site contains over 60,000 black and white images taken by the Forest Service in between 1898 and the 1960's. Photographs include westward expansion documentation, Civilian Conservation Corp, and forestry work.
- A More Perfect Union
- This moving Smithsonian web site provides personal narrative, music, timelines, and photographs of the Japanese relocation during World War II.
- Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints, and Photographs
- New York City Public Library's photography collection of nearly 300,000 original prints. This collection focuses specifically on the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut areas.
- National Park Service Historic Photograph Collection
- This site provides access to over 2,000,000 images, and 2,000 digitized images, of Park architecture, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Native American heritage, NPS personnel, roads and transportation, scenic views, and much more.
- Native American Women Photographers as Storytellers
- This essay, by Joan M. Jensen, Professor Emerita, New Mexico State University, highlights Native American women who express their identity through photography.
- New York Before the War
- The Work Projects Administration's Federal Arts Project, Museum of the City of New York. Click
on "Features Online", and then browse down the collections.
- New York During the War
- Photographs from the Office of War Information, Museum of the City of New York. Click on "Features Online", and then browse down the collections.
- 1939 World's Fair Photograph Collection
- The Library of Virginia's collection of 3,000 photographs prepared for the Virginia Room at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. These photographs represent twelve areas of life in Virginia.
- Panoramic: Photographs from the National Archives
- A small sample of the panoramic photographs held in the still pictures collection of the National Archives. The photographs date from 1864-1937 and contain size description, place of origin, photographer name, and original captions.
- Picturing the Century: One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives
- A digital retrospective of the best of the National Archives still photography collections. Represents seminal events and everyday life in America throughout the 20th century.
- Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933
- This American Memory Collection from the Library of Congress consists of over 55,000 images of urban life captured on glass plate negatives between 1902 and 1933 by photographers employed by the Chicago Daily News.
Images include Chicagoans, politicians, actors, prominent people who visited Chicago,
athletes, sports teams, special events, and the news office itself.
- Portrait of Black Chicago
- John H. White's photo documentary for the Environmental Protection Agency on the conditions of Chicago during the mid-1970's. This photo collection focuses specifically on the triumphs and tribulations of African-Americans at that time. Presented by the National Archives.
- Reflections on the Wall: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- A documentary photography project on the Vietnam Memorial by the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Printing and Photographic Services. Contains photographs of the memorial, commentary by a Vietnam commander and a conscientious objector, and the original building proposal.
- The South Texas Border: 1900-1920
- The Library of Congress collection of over 8,000 images of the Lower Rio Grande Valley during the early 1900's. Includes photographs of the Mexican Revolution, the U.S. military presence at Ft. Brown and the growth and development of the Rio Grande Valley.
- "Suffering Under a Great Injustice":
Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar - In this exhibit the Prints and Photographs Division at the Library of Congress presents for the first time side-by-side digital scans of both Adams's 242 original negatives and his 209 photographic
prints, allowing viewers to see his darkroom technique and in particular how he cropped his prints.
- The War Relocation Authority and the Incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II
- The Truman Presidential Library's collections of photographs, oral history, chronologies, documents, and lesson plans regarding the imprisonment of Japanese-Americans during WWII.
- War Relocation Authority Camps in Arizona
- This University of Arizona photo documentary is also accompanied by brief explanations of the rationale behind the relocation effort, as well as reproductions of governmental decrees that set the effort to relocate in motion. The site also links to numerous points of interest and suggestions for further study.
- War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement, 1942-1945
- A finding aid for photographs of Japanese_American relocation compiled by The Bancroft Library and the California Heritage Digital Image Access Project staff.
- WPA Photograph Collection: Louisiana Division
- Photographs documenting the work done in Louisiana done by the Works Progress Administration. Includes projects ranging from "street paving and bridge building to bookbinding and adult education".
- World War II Photographs
- American military photographers representing all of the armed services covered the battlefronts around the world. Every activity of the war was depicted--training, combat, support services, and much more. On the home front, the many federal war agencies produced and collected pictures, posters, and cartoons on such subjects as war production, rationing, and civilian relocation.
- Vietnam: Behind the Lines
- This British Museum digital exhibit presents an aspect of the Vietnam War unfamiliar to a Western audience: works created by Vietnamese artists. Some materials are official Vietnamese propaganda, some record the war, and some are created for artistic pleasure.
- Aerial Views of the Nation's Capitol
- "Smithsonian photographers Jeff Tinsley and Richard Hofmeister's unique views of Washington's Mall from the Capitol Hill to the Potomac."
- Remembrance Photo Gallery
- This FEMA gallery of photographs serves as a memorial of the events of September 11, 2001.
- Shooting Fireworks: Capture the Spectacle
- A Smithsonian Institution article on successfully taking photographs of fireworks and other low light images.
- The Daguerreian Society
- A brief history of the daguerreotype, an extensive daguerreian bibliography, an illustrated description of the process, a look into a daguerreian materials manufactory, many 19th and early 20th century texts, and much more.
- A History of Photography: From its beginnings until the 1920's.
- This site by Robert Leggat provides an overview of the origins of photography. The site includes histories of significant people, significant photographic processes, bibliography, and an alphabetical index to key terms.
- The Lions' History: Researching World War II Images of African Americans
- (Prologue, 1997)
- Barbara Lewis Burger's article on researching African Americans in World War II using the still photo collections of the National Archives, the armed services, and the Office of War Information.
- Midley History of Early Photography
- This web site presents academic research articles on the early history of photography published by R. D. Wood between 1970 and 1997. These articles contain information on the early history of photography, the daguerreotype and the diorama.
- PhotoHistorians
- A searchable database that contains an international directory of people engaged in research in the history of photography. Searchable by name, area of research interest, or historian contact information.
- A Primer on Processes
- The American Museum of Photography defines early photographic processes alphabetically.
- Albumen
Albumen photographs: history, science, and preservation - Stanford's archival program provides information on the development and care of albumen prints.
- Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs Bibliography
- International Federation of Library Associations and Institution's list of recommended books concerning the preservation of photographs.
- Caring for your photographs
- University of Stanford's guide to caring for photographs of all sorts. Includes instructions on care for specific types of photographs.
- Emergency Salvage of Wet Photographs
- Gary Albright, Senior Photograph Conservator at the Northeast Document Conservation Center, writes about the process of saving photographs that have gotten wet.
- Photographs
- National Archives and Records Administration's guide to caring for and preserving photographs for personal and professional collections.
- Preserving and Protecting Photographs
- The American Museum of Photography describes the natural and unnatural threats to photographs. Recommendations for care of photographs and a buying guide for preservations products are provided.
