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  A History of Photography http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/
Includes an extensive history, from earliest times to the 1920s. Includes information on all significant photographers with biographical data.
  Arab Foundation for the Image http://www.fai.org.lb/
A non-profit association that collaborates with Elysée Foundation in Lausanne to promote photography in the Middle East and the North Africa by locating, collecting and preserving the photographic heritage of that region.
  Georgian Museum of Photography http://www.photomuseum.org.ge
Virtual museum of images from photography, including portraits, architecture, cultural and historical monuments.
  Pinhole Photography http://www.photo.net/photo/pinhole/pinhole
History of pinhole photography, including theory and construction details.
  The Magic Mirror of Life: An Appreciation of the Camera Obscura http://brightbytes.com/cosite/cohome.html
Many facets of the camera obscura (dark room); the origin of the photographic camera, its place in art, culture and education,vintage instruments,images, photographs, and working camera obscuras are included.
  City-Gallery.com http://www.city-gallery.com/
Information on photography, family photographs and images, and genealogy. Focus is on 19th century photography.
  Historic Photo Archive http://www.historicphotoarchive.com/f2/kodachrome.html
Kodachrome dating guide for vintage slides.
  Midley History of Photography http://www.midley.co.uk/
Presents essays by R. Derek Wood on the history of early photography, the daguerreotype and diorama.
  Photographer Nicephore Niepce http://www.niepce.com/home-us.html
Dedicated to the History of Photography from its origins by French scientist and inventor Nicephore Niepce. Niepce discovered the process known as Heliography.
  Photographs: The Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=19
Images, history, and technical information about their collection of photographs.
  American Museum of Photography http://www.photographymuseum.com
Covers daguerreotypes to modernism. Research center features a guide early photo processes, book reviews and information on preserving/protecting valuable photographs.
  Early Visual Media http://www.visual-media.be/
History of visual Media, photography pre-cinema prestidigitation danse macabre optical illusions.
  About Photography: Nudes 1920-1940 http://www.photography.about.com/library/weekly/aa040300a.htm
Consists of on the history of nude photography from 1920 to 1940, emphasizing the roles of the famous master photographers. No images.
  Photo Revue http://www.photorevue.com
All about Czech and Slovak photography, history, theory, reviews, profiles.
  Cuarterolo Archive http://archivocuarterolo.8m.com
The Cuarterolo archive is an image bank focused on 19th century Argentine and Latin American photography that houses over 5000 historic photographs.
  History of Photography Timeline http://photo.net/learn/history/timeline
A detailed timeline of photography from ancient times to the present.
  Lafayette Negative Archive http://lafayette.150m.com/
Catalogue of vintage photographs made by the Lafayette studio of London, containing images made between 1887 and the 1930s, categorized by subject. Has explanatory articles.
  Central Pacific Railroad http://cprr.org/
Has a photographic history museum; also stereoviews of the first transcontinental railroad.
  Painting and Photography http://art-photography.netfirms.com
Some notes on the history of photography, mostly concerning the relationship between painting and photography.
  Index of UK photographers up to c1950 http://www.users.waitrose.com/~rodliffe/
Indexes and links for UK photographers, county by county, for the 19th and early 20th century.
  Finding Photographers http://www.findingphotographers.com/
A worldwide index of the books and websites that list photographers and when they worked.
  The Weston Exposure Meter Site http://diaxa.nfshost.com/weston/
Site dedicated to the Weston Exposure Meter from the earliest days to the Euromaster 3. Includes Photos, information and instruction books, and history of the company and its founder.
  101 Photographs that Changed the World http://www.cameranaked.com/
Lea Frydman ranks famous photographs, photographers, documentaries and movie scenes that have achieved iconic status as defining moments in history.
  Albumen Photographs http://albumen.stanford.edu/
Presents the art and science of albumen printing, contemporary research, conservation and treatment of images.
  How to date an old photograph. http://www.datingoldphotos.com
A discussion of dating a photograph, daguerreotype, tintype, CDV, or Cabinet photo. Photographic technique has always had changes that reflect the latest in scientific innovation. Culture, whether in hairstyles, clothing or settings, can specifically indicate a date an image was taken.
  ClicksyPics Historical Gallery http://clicksypics.com
A website featuring historical image archives and stereo card animations.
  Women in Photography Archive http://www.sla.purdue.edu/WAAW/Palmquist/index.htm
Focuses on the role of women in photography. Includes essays on women photographers and an online gallery.
  Cut & Paste - A History Of Photomontage http://homepage.ntlworld.com/davepalmer/cutandpaste/
Covering the artists involved in photomontage in the Berlin Dada movement, 1980s politics, and the present day.
  History of Photography http://www.freewebs.com/9xpdm-leanne/
An overview of what makes photography what is it today.

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