19th Century Photography

Welcome to our 19th Century Photography site. We hope you will find this information on the history of phtography both entertaining and informative. Whether you collect antique photographs, or just have a box of old family photos to identify, these pages will help you determine exactly what you have. We do not discuss the monetary values for old photos, but be assured, whatever you have has some economic value, in addition to whatever sentimental value it may represent. Take good care of those old photos!

For a short essay on the place of photography and photohistory in the pursuit of family history, follow the Genealogy link. Our Gallery has thumbnail images of the illustrations used on this site, with links to descriptive pages and larger views. We have also added a section on Postcards -- which looks at dating early 20th century cards.

If you find these pages of interest, or if you have further questions or comments, join our Photo Identification Discussion Group for an ongoing discussion of the topics covered here. Or go to ClassyArts for more of our efforts to record and disperse photohistory information. You may also be interested in our site on 19th Century Biography, which includes some photographers, many of their subjects, and some original photographs.