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A History of Photography from its beginnings till the 1920s. Rating: ****

Resource for information about the early years of photography. Includes an essay tracing the stages of development from daguerrotypes through calotypes and the collodion process to the dry plate process. Provides brief biographies for an extensive list of important early photographers such as Louis Daguerre, George Eastman, Eadweard Muybridge, Alfred Stieglitz, and William Henry Fox Talbot. Also defines and describes various processes, movements, and terms. Offers a bibliography and list of British museums with large photography collections.

 

"This site is a very good source of information on the beginnings of photography until the 1920s. It provides thumbnail biographies of people who made significant contributions and reasonably extensive information on the processes, styles and movements involved. It also includes an extensive bibliography organised in terms of level of study and a list of museums where you can see the real thing. Unfortunately, no photographs are included due to copyright restrictions. "

 

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"Summarizing photography from its beginnings through 1920, this is a text presentation with information on the contributions of dozens of people and processes in early photography. It's an excellent resource, well organized for ease of use."
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Top 5% in K-12 Education

Dr. Leggat provides a readable and well organized history of the development of photography.
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