Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Alphabetical Listing of Photographers
ArtCyclopedia offers a list of notable photographers from the formation of the media to the present--and links to biographies and works.
Stanford University
Beyond the Bubble: Lange's Iconic Photograph
[Free Registration/Login Required] The Resettlement Administration was one of President Franklin Roosevelt's agencies that helped people from the Dust Bowl. This agency hired photographer Dorothea Lange to take pictures that would build...
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New York Public Library: The Middle East in Early Prints and Photographs: Egypt
A collection of digitized photographs, artworks, and documents on Egypt's history. Under 'Genre,' it is possible to filter them to isolate photographs, illustrations, etc.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Photographers
This resource provides information about photographers. Topics covered include working conditions, training, job outlook, and earnings.
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Old State House Museum: A Photographer of Note: Geleve Grice
Meet Geleve Grice, famed Arkansas photographer! A photo slideshow presents his story with the contributions and achievements he successfully made.
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Royal Collection Trust: Photographs to Celebrate 80th Birthday of Hm the Queen
A vast collection of photographs that highlight the life of Queen Elizabeth II in celebration of her eightieth birthday. Click on 'Contents' then 'The exhibition' to access the photographs by decade.
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Nypl Digital Gallery: Ellis Island Photographs
A collection of photographs relating to Ellis Island and immigration into America. Includes individual portraits and the Ellis Island facility.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Photographs From the Warsaw Rising
Photographic exhibit highlights events from the Warsaw Rising in 1944.
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National Press Photographers Association Online
The National Press Photographers Association serves to promote photographic journalism. Members come from both still and electronic photographers, as well as editors, students and other associated organizations. Photographs play a major...
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Mc Clung Museum of Natural History & Culture: Early Photographs of Egypt
A collection of 231 historical photographs of Egypt from the 19th century to the early part of the 20th century. They depict both ancient and modern Egypt and are organized into different periods of Egypt's history going back to the Old...
University of Washington
University of Washington Libraries: 19th Century Actors Photographs
Database of over 600 photographs of actors, actresses, and entertainers of the nineteenth century who performed in the United States.
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Mary Ellen Mark Photographs
This is the official Mary Ellen Mark website. It has photographs and a biography. Also includes a list of her books of photography, an online gallery, and information about her exhibitions, workshops, and lectures.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Library: Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War
This collection of photographs from the Civil War is divided into seven different themes. Along with each picture, there is a lengthy description, the name of the photographer, and the date taken.
Library of Congress
Loc: Photographs of the Detroit Publishing Company: 1880 1920
An online collection of historical and archival photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company that show American life, industry, agriculture, and more from this period of rapid change.
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Lunar and Planetary Institute: Ranger Photographs of the Moon
Lunar atlas containing selected Ranger mission photographs and documentation.
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Lpi: Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
The Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon was originally assembled in 1971 and was the first of its kind to visually present a complete atlas of the surface of the moon. This is the digital version of that atlas.
University of Chicago
American Environmental Photographs 1891 1936
An interesting site that shows early photographs by Henry Chandler Cowles and George Damon Fuller and others. The images range from ecological settings to the consequences of human changes to the environment.
Amethyst Galleries
Antietam: A Photographic Tour
A photographic tour of the Battle of Antietam. Presents the battle through images of the sites where parts of the battle occurred and provides information about the battle sites. Included are many maps and commentary. A site for the...
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Waseda University: Photographs of Deir El Medina
See almost 150 photographs of the village of Deir el-Medina. Photos of the craftsmen's houses, tombs, necropolis, and excavations.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Selected Photographs From the Collection
A tour of nine of the collections' newer photographs from the National Gallery of Art. These are from 1936 and before from artists like Bill Brandt, Berenice Abbott, Eugene Atget, Charles Sheeler, and more.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Exploring Photographs Quiz
Test your knowledge about looking closely at photographs.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Explore Art, Photographs
A beautiful collection of photographs. Teachers and students can explore dozens of images done through a variety of photographic techniques. Clicking on the image will pull up a brief description of the work's history and content.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Selected Civil War Photographs
The Selected Civil War Photographs Collection from the Library of Congress is a comprehensive collection of photographs. "The collection also includes portraits of both Confederate and Union officers, and a selection of enlisted men."...
Library of Congress
Loc: When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective
A Library of Congress Exhibition launching the book, "When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective of Childhood from the Library of Congress". Very famous and thoughtful photographs with prose by Robert Coles.
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