Resources in Art and Architecture on the Web

Approximately 1300 19th and early 20th century photographs of architecture. From Cornell University Library.

Includes works of Martha Swope, Kenn Duncan, Friedman-Abeles, Vandamm Theatrical Photographs, and White Studio. From NYPL.

Most of the images were taken by the Pautzke studios in Ellensburg, Washington in the early 1900's. From Central Washington University Libraries.

Documenting the life and culture of Afghanistan in the 1950s and 1960s. From University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

"This collection contains a photograph scrapbook and items from the scrapbook ranging from1920 to circa 2000." From Wake Forest University.

Photographs from display created by W. E. B. Du Bois. Library of Congress site.

Past exhibition at the International Center of Photography.

Digitized historical photographs from the University of Washington Libraries.

Historical photographs (largely 19th century) from albums. Available through JSTOR.

Collection probably assembled in Washington after the end of the war. From Boston Athenaeum.

Mid to late 19th century photographs, primarily from Massachusetts. From Boston Athenaeum.

Documentation of natural environments, ecologies, and plant communities in the U.S. From University of Chicago.

Over 6,100 images from the slides collections of the AGSL. From University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

Collection of 650 photographs covering 1911-1993 from the University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

Digitized photos from several different collections. University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

Collection includes over 28,000 images and is still under development. From University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

Over 10,000 images and still under development. From the University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

Over 19,000 images from the University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries. Includes many scenes of ordinary life and locations.

Over 3,000 images and still in development. From University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

Over 12,000 images and still under development. From University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

Virtual museum with links to other sites.

750 photographs of every-day life in the Soviet Union (1919-1921 and 1930). Duke University site.

Photographs taken by West of La Guelaguetza and Saints Day Celebration festivals in Oaxaca, Mexico. From UCLA.

Cincinnati photographer who took photographs all over the world. From Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library.

Photographs of people from Dallas and the celebrities and politicians who visited the city. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Collection ranging from the work of professional to ordinary families. From UCLA.

"Rare Idaho photographs from archives around the county." From the University of Idaho.

"In these albums, Dexter used his camera to record the ruins and architectural glories of Italy and Egypt as well as an occasional moonlit landscape." From Boston Athenaeum.

Black and white photographs, most taken by Arthur London of scenes in and around Kumasi from 1909-1920. From University of California, Santa Barbara via JSTOR.

Images taken by the leading black photographer of New Orleans in the first half of the twentieth century. From Xavier University of Louisiana, available through JSTOR.

Over 13,000 images from the newspaper's photo morgue, mainly covering the 1950s-1980s. May be used for educational and personal purposes. From Georgia State.

Commercial photographer Avery Field documented the growth and development of Riverside, California in the first half of the 20th century. From University of California, Riverside through JSTOR.

Stereoscopic views by hundreds of photographers and publishers, ca. 1851-1930. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Online exhibition of photographs taken by American Army photographer during 1944-1945. From Columbia University Libraries.

Twenty-four photographs of Boston taken in 1934. From Boston Athenaeum.

From the University of Maine, available through JSTOR.

Collection of 250 images, mostly of African-Americans, taken during the late 19th-early 20th century. From Virginia Commonwealth University Library.

A collection of 77 vintage photographs, primarily from the early 20th century formerly owned by Blondie Robinson, an accomplished African-American vaudeville performer of that era. Brown Digital Repository.

"Robert Melvin 'Bob' Adelman (October 30, 1930 – March 19, 2016) was an American photographer known for his images of the African-American Civil Rights Movement." Note: Images are watermarked and must be purchased for use beyond personal research.

Photographs taken during World War II by an American serviceman, Frank Bond. From University of Chicago.

Library of Congress online exhibition of color photographs taken for the Farm Security Administration / Office of War Administration.

"A resource for students of American Theater, devotees of performing arts photography, historians of American visual culture, curators of image collections, and collectors of dramatic, operatic, balletic, and vaudevillian memorabilia."

A collection of photographs of Papua New Guinea taken by Bruce Stinear, a New Zealand geologist most famous for his work in Antarctica. ca. 1937. From Australian National University via JSTOR.

Photos taken between 1969 and 2016. From UNC Charlotte Library.

A collection of images of Pacific and Asian locations from Burns Philp and Company, a major shipping line that acted as merchants and agents in the Pacific Islands. From Australian National University via JSTOR.

Digital collection of images relating to California, including architecture, art, historical photographs, etc. from California institutions. May be used freely for educational purposes, obtain permission for publication and other uses.

From UC Berkeley Library.

Wikimedia page with public domain images.

Carte-de-visites, mostly of women, taken in portrait studios in Lima. From the National Gallery of Art.

Private collection of original photographs taken in the 19th and early 20th century. Flickr Collection.

Original photography taken in the Anaconda Mines in Butte, Montana in 1890. University of Idaho site.

"The bulk of the collection consists of portrait photographs of celebrities, including many figures from the Harlem Renaissance."

Photograph albums dating from ca. 1855-1890 from the family of Thomas Carlyle. Columbia University Libraries.

From the National Gallery of Art. British and American photographs of the 1850s-1880s that incidentally captured images of people.

Photos related to anthology radio program that aired from 1935 to 1953. From Hagley Museum & Library.

"Changing Chicago was conceived as one of the largest documentary photography projects ever organized in an American city." Now housed in the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago.

Photographs taken in 1892. From Columbia University Libraries.

19th century photographs of the American West from Brigham Young University Library.

"The 10,000 images in this digital collection capture the parks’ construction, architecture, plant life and public enjoyment." From Chicago Public Library.

Lantern slides from the club formed in the late 19th century. From the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library.

Photographs of Cincinnati architecture taken generally from 1907-1919.

Photographs, images, albums, and more, relating to the Civil War. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Also known as the Pearl Chase Collection, focusing on Santa Barbara history in the 20th century. From University of California, Santa Barbara via JSTOR.

From UC Berkeley Library.

Photos of Native Americans and pioneer settlers in north-central Washington. From Washington State University Libraries.

Works collected by art dealers Anne and Jacques Baruch and in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago.

Over 10,000 still images from 1903-1966 document Angus’ family, friends, business, and travels. From Grand Valley State University through JSTOR.

"The Society was formed in 1988 as a group "dedicated to the history, science, and art of the daguerreotype," but has expanded its mission to include all forms of early photography and its processes."

The collection specializes in New England portraiture and the work of Boston photographers from 1840 through the 1860s.

More than 3,500 daguerreotypes from Harvard collections.

Aerial images commissioned by the City of Dallas in 1930. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Photographs taken to survey Dallas area farmland in 1945. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

"Approximately 1,850 photographs shot in Cuba between 1963 and 1964 and processed by Alberto Korda on the island." Duke University Libraries site.

Online exhibition from 2013.

Caribbean-related photographs in Dloc, the Digital Library of the Caribbean. See several headings on the page.

Old site from History Matters with links to other web resources.

Gilbert was a photographer for "Look" Magazine in the 1960s and covered many popular musicians, along with other subjects. From Grand Valley State University via JSTOR.

Collection of more than 40 souvenir albums and illustrated publications from Japan. Harvard Digital Collections.

Very old site but with useful information about Scottish photographers going back to 1839.

Photographs of California, including the 1906 earthquake. From Brigham Young University Library.

Northwestern University Digital Library Collection.

Flickr set from the New York Public Library.

Fifty-eight black-and-white photographic portraits of Methodist bishops. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Digital archive of photos of Los Angeles, available on the Los Angeles Public Library site.

Photographs and other materials from Europe, Asia and Australia, 1813-1961. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Research database of the exhibition catalogues of the Photographic Society, London.

Baesecker was in the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers. Photographs include snapshots from World War II. Grand Valley State University Collection via JSTOR.

United States government project of 1935-1944. Library of Congress collection.

Over 25,900 images from the New York Public Library.

Over 200,000 digitized photographs and illustrations from the Florida State Archives.

Images taken between 1901 and 1916 when Avery was assigned to the Colville Indian Agency. From Washington State University Libraries.

Frontline photographs and images portraying life around the world during World War II. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Japanese-American professional photographer in Okanogan, WA. From Washington State University Libraries.

19th and 20th photographs, includes many relating to women and education. From Miami University Libraries.

Collection of anthropologist Fred McEvoy’s photographs from his 1967-1968 research among Sabo labor migrants in southeastern Liberia. From Indiana University Libraries.

"This website is dedicated to the artist Frederick Sommer (1905-1999) and provides information about his life and work for the beginner as well as the art historian or collector."

Twenty-one photographs from the Franco-Prussian War and French Civil War. From Boston Athenaeum.

Images depict the people, places, and practices of Native Americans and their communities from at least 34 States, plus Canada and Mexico in the period from 1909-1953. From Columbia University Libraries.

Covers a vast array of subjects from the 1860s to the present. Available via JSTOR.

"100 black-and-white photos shot by Gary Monroe from 1980 to 1998 in Haiti, in Haitian neighborhoods in Florida, and in Krome Camp, Florida, where Haitian refugees are detained by the U.S. government." From Duke University Libraries.

Includes many historical photographs of Japan. Library of Congress site.

Over 1000 photos related to the incarceration of Japanese-Americans at Heart Mountain Relocation Center. From Washington State University Libraries.

Series of 12 videos showing photographic processes from the history of photography.

Photographs, objects, and other material related to the history of photography. Images must be licensed by filling out a form. Unclear if there is a fee involved.

Photos of Chicago, Evanston, and Bushnell, Illinois. From Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections.

Photographs of Wallace, Idaho, the bulk of which spans the 1930s-1960s. From University of Idaho.

Photographs of British architecture and landscapes. From the University of Leeds.

19th century photographs of India. From University of Chicago.

Helpful site for identifying characteristics of different printmaking and photography techniques.

Photographs taken of the disaster by William Dana Reynolds. From Brown Digital Repository.

Collection includes photographs Hanson took in China between 1937 and 1938. From Carleton College via JSTOR.

Abolitionist and formerly enslaved woman's collection of carte-de-visites from the 1860s. Boston Athenaeum.

Documents the history and science of photography from the 1830s to roughly 1900. From Harvard Digital Collections.

Glass slides of Chinese life. From Queen's University Belfast via JSTOR.

Black and white photographs of China, ca. 1900. From Queen's University Belfast via JSTOR.

Over 3300 photographs of traditional architecture. From Notre Dame University-Louaize, via JSTOR.

Commercial photographer from Chicago's North Side. From Chicago Public Library.

Photographs of Mennonite churches across the United States and Canada.

Photographs taken during World War II in India by an American serviceman, Glenn S. Hensley. From University of Chicago.

Photographs taken in 1964 of the Civil Rights movement. From the University of Southern Mississippi.

"This project locates, digitalizes, archives, and disseminates online photographs from the substantial holdings of images of modern China held mostly in private hands outside that country."

Images dating from the 1860s to the 1960s. From the University of the Pacific through JSTOR.

Over 400 images, including many architectural views, from the 19th and 20th centuries. From Hope College Library via JSTOR.

Old site compiled by Gary Saretzky. Includes Portrait Magazine index, New Jersey photography resources, web links, and other material.

1940s era photographs from UC Berkeley Library.

"Hundreds of portraits made by an itinerant photographer who rode the trains to the small towns of North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia." From Duke University Libraries.

Documents African life; European life in Africa in all its manifestations; and the African landscape, in particular as it changed over time. From Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections.

Primarily a studio portrait collection covering 1903-1939 Utah. From Brigham Young University via JSTOR.

Photographs dating from before ca. 1918 from the Fiske Icelandic Collection at Cornell University Library.

Historical photographs of over 130 Idaho Cities and Towns, spanning the years 1862 to 1998. From University of Idaho.

Photographs mainly from the 1930s through the 1970s. From Texas A&M University Libraries

800 images from the W. O. Field Collection of the University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

Features photography and published media used by the British to document mainly Indian sites and people. From Wofford College via JSTOR.

"Tracing the history and identify of the Indian Subcontinent via images found in personal archives."

19th century stereographs from UC Berkeley Library.

Scenes along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers by steamboat pilot Captain Frederick Way, Jr.

Search interface to collections. You must contact the museum to inquire about usage rights.

Historical photographs from Protestant and Catholic mission collections in Europe and North America. Maintained by University of Southern California Library.

"The Lensmen Collection, licensed to Irish Photo Archive, is a unique collection of almost 3.5 million old Irish photos and historical images and offers a fascinating insight into Irish life over the last six decades." Irish historical images and documents available for licensing.

Photos of Yakima Valley migrant workers and local agricultural protests of the 1960s-1970s. From Washington State University Libraries.

19th and early 20th century archaeological photographs from Cornell Library.

Images and artifacts from all eras in the history of photography. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

From UCLA.

"Incorporates musical forms from around the world, as well as photographs of live performances of this music." From UCLA.

Collection from a commercial photo studio in Milwaukee. Many images of everyday life, people, and businesses. From University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

The collection mainly contains black-and-white prints and negatives relating to the Flying A Studios (aka American Film Manufacturing Company), a film company that operated in Santa Barbara (1912-1920). From University of California, Santa Barbara via JSTOR.

20th century photographs from UC Berkeley Library.

Library of Congress site documenting roadside architecture from 1969-2008.

Postcards and photographs of life in Texas, most ca. 1900-1925. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Six decades' worth of photographs of Reps's visits to planned towns in southwestern France. From Cornell University Library.

Color and black and white photographs taken by John S. Kiewit from about 1968 to 2000. The images reflect what Kiewit saw on his travels throughout California and the West, as well as trips to other parts of the U.S. and the world. From University of California, Santa Barbara via JSTOR.

20th century photographs from UC Berkeley Library.

Photographs taken during World War II by an American serviceman, Robert Keagle. From University of Chicago.

Historical photographs relating to horse racing, from the University of Maine.

420 images from Matt Howard's gold rush experiences in Alaska and the Yukon Territory between 1895 and 1905. From Washington State University Libraries.

Approximately 1,600 photographic images assembled by Douglas Knoop on a world tour 1913 - 1914. From University of Sheffield via JSTOR.

Taken by American serviceman, includes images of Korean culture and people. From Pepperdine University via JSTOR.

Photographs of Idaho, the PNW, and broader U.S. between 1920s-1960s. From University of Idaho.

Aerial photography of Britain from 1945 to 2009.

Commercial photographers working around Atlanta from 1920 to 1976. From Georgia State.

"This site provides information about photographers active in the United States from 1844 to 1950."

Visual aids for promoting the denomination’s missionary work at home and abroad, 1844-1939. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Contains approximately 4,200 photographs, ca. 1846-1945 from Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Historical photographs of South Asia.

Comprises over 5,000 original photographs, primarily of Jerusalem and Palestine taken from 1850 to 1937. From UPenn via JSTOR.

Searchable in its entirety or by specific collections. Public domain images may be freely downloaded, though resolution may be limited.

Archive of images from the premiere American popular magazine of the 20th century. Millions of historic photographs from the magazine, most never published. Freely available although site states that images may be subject to copyright. Proceed with caution.

Includes unpublished works.

Photographs documenting people and events in southern California between 1923 and 1954. From UCLA.

Depicts the early history of the department. Available through the Los Angeles Public Library site.

"This collection consists of 'orphan' photographs—images with no provenance information. They appear to belong to six families." From UCLA

American photographer (1877-1963) active in Vermont.

Over 225 photos including portraits of Nez Perce warriors and battlefield sites. From Washington State University Libraires.

"For Connoisseurs of Fine Photography." Includes resources for photographers, online exhibitions and more.

Photos of an African-American family in Louisiana and Texas, taken from the 1880s to 1970. From Xavier University via JSTOR.

Photographs from 1920s and '30s. UC Berkeley Library.

From UC Berkeley Library.

Photographs in this collection depict individuals from the Blackfeet Nation in Browning, Montana and scenes from Glacier National Park (U.S.).

Visual history of the city of Malibu, California from Pepperdine University.

19th century photographs, including well known names, from UC Berkeley Library.

Mammoth plate photographs, chiefly created by Carleton E. Watkins and William Henry Jackson, ca. 1874-1898. From the Beinecke Library at Yale.

Photographs of the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati from 1992-2019. From Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library.

Photographs from 1900-1956 related to vaudeville. From Wake Forest University.

Images depicting the conditions in North Africa, Italy/Southern France, and Germany from 1943 to 1945. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Photographs of the Comanche people taken by Mennonite missionaries in the 19th and 20th centuries. From Fresno Pacific University.

Early 20th century. From UC Berkeley Library.

Images and documents from Mexico, 1735-1990s. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

From one of the first African-American photography studios in Charleston, S.C. Duke University site.

Plants considered sacred by indigenous groups of the Americas were scanned at St. Lawrence University’s microscopy and imaging center. Available via JSTOR.

Over 400 photographs, primarily from 19th century, particularly strong on Cairo. From University of Chicago.

Photograph collection from Milwaukee Public Library.

"This digital collection draws from the work of studio photographer Roman Kwasniewski to illustrate the history of Milwaukee Polonia from the early 1900s through the 1940s." From University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Located at Columbia College in Chicago.

Located in San Diego, California.

Photographs taken in 1875. From the Boston Athenaeum.

19th century photographs from UC Berkeley Library.

19th century photographs from UC Berkeley Library.

19th century photographs from UC Berkeley Library.

Tumblr featuring historical photographs of handsome men.

Photographs from ca. 1940-1983. UC Berkeley Library.

"Variety of portraits, street scenes, buildings and events from the late 19th century into the late 20th century." From Nashville Public Library.

Online exhibition of 19th century photographs from Columbia University Libraries.

Over one million photos from the National Archives of the Netherlands, covering the years 1865 to 1990, can be viewed online. A subset of 400,000 public domain photos may also be searched.

Resources for collectors and creators of 3D photographs.

Slides developed during World War II as a training tool, for top-side battle-station personnel on board ship and for all aircraft personnel, by the US Navy. From Grand Valley State University via JSTOR.

Collection of 90 images documenting the beginning of World War II in Poland taken by American photojournalist Harrison Forman. From University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

Digital images of Pennsylvania covered bridges reproduced from slides, negatives, and original photographs taken between 1936 and 1937. From Bucknell University via JSTOR.

Contains 4 photography albums relating directly to the Creole Fiesta Association Events and Parades held from the 1950s-1970s. From Xavier University via JSTOR.

Photographs of rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. From UC Berkeley Library.

"The NYC Municipal Archives Digital Collections website provides access to more than 1,600,000 items from the Municipal Archives' vast holdings, including photographs, maps, blueprints, motion-pictures and audio recordings." Prints may be purchased. Permission must be obtained and licensing fees paid for publication.

"The Photography Collection was created in 1980, when images culled from other NYPL departments and branches were brought together to form a new division that now comprises approximately 500,000 photographs by 6,000 photographers."

National Park Service collection through Washington State University Libraries.

73 images of Nez Perce people, ca. 1877-1905. From Washington State University Libraries.

Photographs taken during the 1970s and 1980s. From Albright College via JSTOR.

Photographs taken in Istanbul and of five archaeological sites in Turkey from 1935 to 1945. Dumbarton Oaks Exhibition.

437 photographs taken during missionary trips to China 1909-1911. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Collection from the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library.

Items from the U.S. Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Canada. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

"The Obsidian Collection is a user-friendly, virtual portal for Black culture providing access to images of historical, artistic and cultural significance gathered from Black newspapers, photographers, archives and community groups from around the country. These images are available for licensing and permissions to tell our stories." Note: images are watermarked.

Interactive site mapping historic photos from the New York Public Library.

Los Angeles based photographer, documenting the Chicano and Latino community there. From UCLA.

P.H. Polk for more than four decades captured iconic images of life on the Tuskegee University campus as the institution’s official photographer. Available from JSTOR.

An accompaniment to Jesse Lyman Hurlbut’s 1900 text “Traveling in the Holy Land through the Stereoscope." From Brown Digital Repository.

Images selectively depicting the construction period of the Panama Canal, 1904–1914. From Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections.

From 1867 to 1870, John Henry Parker photographed the principal monuments of Rome dating from the classical age to 1600. From the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Photographs of the family of Eliza L. Tibbets, from the 19th and 20th centuries. From UC Riverside via JSTOR.

Photographs depicting life in Bainbridge, Georgia from 1960-2001. Duke University Libraries site.

Search interface to the collections.

The collection consists of 573 items, mostly black-and-white photographs--and a few drawings and engravings--of 111 actors, actresses, and other performing artists posed by professional photographers working predominantly in New York, London, and Paris. From UPenn via JSTOR.

170,000 photographs taken by the U. S. Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information from 1935 to 1945. Most but not necessarily all are in the public domain and freely available.

Albums depicting many subjects and places. From UCLA.

Works were primarily collected in order to illustrate the fashions worn by ordinary Americans.

From the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Photograph Archives.

From UC Berkeley Library.

Photographic material from the Frederick Fried Coney Island collection, 1847-2001 housed at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University.

Selected photographs of women artists from the National Gallery of Art Library.

Black and white photographs mounted in album from the Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University.

Photographs taken in 19th century Wales. From the National Museum of Wales.

Many collections divided into categories.

Private collection "bringing to light the growth and artistic vision of 19th & 20th century photography."

Google Arts & Culture site from the High Museum of Art.

Photographs from the National Archives.

Collection of photos documenting the life of Golda Meir. From University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

From UC Berkeley Library.

From report of the Los Angeles Bureau of Housing and Sanitation. Collection of Cal State Northridge.

"Over 1500 photographs from the Potlatch Lumber Company depicting working conditions, workers, logging and mill operations, and other related subject matter." From University of Idaho.

"380 historical photographs documenting the waters, boats, buildings, landscapes, and people of the region around Priest Lake, Idaho." From University of Idaho.

"The photographs of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863–1944) offer a vivid portrait of a lost world—the Russian Empire on the eve of World War I and the coming revolution." Exhibition from the Library of Congress.

Historical photographs of Provo, Utah from Brigham Young University via JSTOR.

Dr. Iraphne Childs’ Geographical Image Collection is the result of photographs taken primarily in the 1970s – 1990s in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hawaii and the Western USA.

Contains some 15,000 photographs and thousands of negatives of railroads. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

"The Rescued Film Project is an online archive gallery of images that were captured on film between the 1930's and late 1990's. Each image in our archive was recovered from found film from locations all over the world, and came to us in the form of undeveloped rolls of film."

RISD Fleet Library Picture Collection Italian Architecture prints, the majority of photographs captured by Fratelli Alinari, the world's oldest photographic firm, founded in Florence, Italy in 1852. Available through JSTOR.

Photographs taken by the prolific railroad photographer. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Over 800 digitized photographic slides of freshwater fishes of Virginia. Available via JSTOR.

Photographs documenting life and culture in southern Mississippi from 1947 to 1977.

"Includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography," 1850-1930. From the New York Public Library.

Corporate and industrial photographs made by Richie from 1932-1975. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Library of Congress collection.

Collection of photographs and slides of public and commercial buses and public transit and commuter trains, dating from 1946-2000. From Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections.

Collection of photographs by Ronald Oakes, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and in the U.S. National Guard in the Iraq War. From Grand Valley State University via JSTOR.

This collection features photographs of Grand Coulee Dam and surrounding areas during construction in the 1930s-1940s. From Central Washington University Libraries.

Documents the history of lowriding in San Diego and the surrounding borderlands, from the 1950s through today. From University of San Diego via JSTOR.

Stereographs from UC Berkeley Library.

Additional stereographs from UC Berkeley Library.

From UC Berkeley Library.

Photographs, negatives, handbills, programmes and other items of ephemera relating to George Sanger's circus and the Hall by the Sea. From University of Sheffield via JSTOR.

Series of photographs of well-known Gothic monuments taken by art historian Abou-El-Haj in France in 2006. From SUNY Binghamton via JSTOR.

Visual Collections of the Science Museum, Media Museum and Railway Museum.

Aerial photographs of the state of Maine, from University of Maine.

"An archive of over 7,000 photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were taken from family albums." From Los Angeles Public Library.

Fascinating blog about historical photographs with fantastic, high resolution images. Selected smaller size images may be downloaded for non-commercial use. Large size tiffs may be purchased for commercial use.

Images of Silver City, now a ghost town. From Idaho State Archives.

Originally published by Underwood and Underwood as a set titled: "India Through the Stereoscope," in 1900. Available through JSTOR.

Photographs of Spanish art and architecture taken by Laurent during the 19th century.

From UC Berkeley Library.

This collection features photographs of upper Kittitas County collected by local social studies teacher Frederick Krueger during the early- to mid-20th century. From Central Washington University Libraries.

19th century photographs. Note: some material may be offensive.

Search interface to photographs and images.

Photographs, postcards, books, historic documents, and maps documenting the history of Texas. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

This Photographic collection consists of images depicting life in Thorp and central Kittitas County, Washington, from the late 19th century to the middle 20th century. From Central Washington University Libraries.

Organization that began as an effort to teach photography to children orphaned by the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Mostly 20th century photographs, including WWII. From UC Berkeley Library.

Provides "comprehensive information about historical film color processes invented since the end of the 19th century."

Photos of the 1914 roundup, including images of Native Americans and cowboys. From Washington State University Libraries.

19th century albumen photographs from the National Gallery of Art.

242 photographs of life in Bovill, Idaho and surrounding areas from 1898 - 1943. From University of Idaho.

More than 1500 images of people, places and events related to Hartford, CT, and its history. Available through JSTOR.

770 hand-tinted glass plate photographs of birds produced by Herbert Keightley Job from 1896-1925. Available through JSTOR.

172 photographs of the Imperial Palace in Peking, taken by Kazumasa Ogawa and published as callotype prints 1906 in a 2-volume set titled Photographs of Palace Buildings of Peking. Available through JSTOR.

World War I photos taken in Germany, showing Red Cross, German military, and prisoner of war activities. Available through JSTOR.

Commission created in 1960 to consider a labor dispute. From Cornell Library.

Archive of photographs dating back to the 1870s and taken by USGS scientists as part of their field studies. U.S. Government photos so in the public domain and free to use.

"The UW-La Crosse Historic Steamboat Photograph collection consists of over 40,000 photographic images of steamboats on the inland waterways of the United States, primarily the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri rivers and their tributaries."

"A number of disparate primary sources were digitized to make up the Wisconsin Philippines Image Collection." Covers late 1800s through 1940s.

"More than 2000 images taken primarily in northern Laos between 1965 and 1975...Images of people include the Lao as well as the Hmong, Khmu', Phuan, and Pong (Phong), in particular."

" 732 images taken by Frederic (Fritz) Benson during his time in Laos between August 1968 and January 1974...The images of the people of Laos...include views of the Lao, Hmong, Khmu, Akha, Iu Mien (Yao), Kalom, Tai Phuan, Mlabri, and Lahu."

Consists of 200 images primarily taken by Pao Lor of the last Hmong refugee camp in Thailand.

In 1959, Lawrence G. "Larry" Monthey joined a tour of the Soviet Union and other European countries. "The images presented here document various destinations and educational events in Leningrad, Moscow, Kiev and Kharkov."

Includes "categories of primary and secondary resources: research and teaching materials collected by University of Wisconsin faculty and staff; and unique or valuable items related to these fields held by the University of Wisconsin Libraries."

Historical photographs of France, ca. 1855-1870.

"Images in this collection were taken by the Taylor Brothers photographic studio of Adams County, Wisconsin, circa 1910-1930."

"The Terry and Robert Wofford Laotian Image Collection consists of more than 300 images taken in Laos between 1966 and 1972."

"This charming glimpse into Two Rivers' past is a unique blend of photographs selected from the collection of Hubert R. Wentorf (circa late 1800s to mid 1950s), and vintage product catalogs from the Fisher-Hamilton Company."

"Presents primarily photographs of musicians and music-related subjects held by Mills Music Library, dating from the late nineteenth century to the present. In addition to photographs, there are postcards, lithographic prints, advertising and promotional materials, posters, and other types of ephemera."

"The materials selected for this digital project depict many elements of Waukesha County history, primarily documenting the industries, people, and structures important to the development of Waukesha County."

"Presents images of the Yeungkong area in southern China, and its residents, as documented by Dr. Williams Hervie Dobson (1870-1965), pioneer missionary, doctor, and lifelong inhabitant of this area."

Consists of 1253 photographs taken primarily by William Sage from1969 to 1975.

Documentary photographs of more than 100,000 people gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol, as part of the Madison Women's March, one of 652 sister marches across the U.S.

"This digital collection provides a sampling of UW-Madison's World War I Special Collection."

"Consisting of slightly over 3000 images...provides a very interesting picture of activities and life in Laos, from royal ceremonies to rural scenes, from American aid to 'hill tribe' communities."

From UC Berkeley Library.

Archive of images of East London taken by photographer Paul Trevor.

Collection of card photographs of 19th century Geneva, NY individuals by local photographer James G. Vail. From Hobart and William Smith Colleges via JSTOR.

Over 1,000 images documenting the history of the Vermont Marble Company. From UPenn via JSTOR.

Images of African daily life date from the mid-20th century. From Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections.

Hypoallergic post about some unusual Victorian photographic images.

Color photographs from UC Berkeley Library.

Consists of over 1,200 black-and-white images primarily from the Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918). From Dartmouth Library Collection.

Photojournalism from the first salaried photographer for "Time" Magazine, covering 1952 to 1982. From UCLA.

86 photographic images of the Indian Wars of North America, 1865–1890. From Brigham Young University Library.

This collection features images of students, faculty, and buildings at Washington State Normal School (WSNS) in the 1890s-1930s.

Historical photos of Shanghai from Loyola Marymount University.

250 photographs taken by Timothy H. O'Sullivan during 19th century explorations of the Western territories of the U.S. From University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

Open access book edited by Elizabeth Edwards and Ella Ravilious.

Photojournalist images from the Mexican Revolution. From Texas A&M University Libraries.

Aerial images of Dallas taken in 1927 by Fairchild Aerial Surveys. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

"Lost and forgotten photos from the past." Blog about found old photos.

Historical photographs of Rhode Island taken during the 1920s, from Rhode Island College Library.

Photographs and sketches created in Korea in 1904 and 1905. From Cornell Library.

"Ranching, Hunting, and Pack Train Operations in North Central Idaho, 1900-1931." From University of Idaho.

Collection includes 1,458 glass lantern slides featuring early twentieth century scenes of Africa, Asia, and Europe. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Portraits of 200 military officers and "notorious characters" of the Confederacy. Duke University site.

From Duke University Libraries.

"Almost 1,100 images from one of the most renowned 19th-century landscape photographers of the American West." From Brigham Young University Library.

Taken for the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories. From University of Chicago.

Hughes was a longtime staff member at Wake Forest University. These are photos of his African-American family.

Contains nearly 700 images reproduced from slides taken during the Whittens’ stays in Liberia in the 1960s and 1970s. From Indiana University Libraries.

Historic photographs and postcards of Willoughbeach and early development along Lake Shore Boulevard in Willowick, Ohio. Available via JSTOR.

"Explore[s] the lives of women during the Qajar era (1796-1925) through a wide array of materials from private family holdings and participating institutions."

"An exploration of women's impact on the economic life of the United States between 1800 and the Great Depression." From the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Harvard.

This Collection holds a set of almost 300 stereo views, illustrating World War I in all its facets including battlefields, soldiers, and activities on the home front. From Xavier University of Louisiana via JSTOR.

"World War I Military Portraits is comprised of more than 32,000 photographs, typewritten volumes, and service records." From Milwaukee Public Library.

Over 1600 photographs from Brigham Young University Library.

Left click on the historic photo and drag mouse to see the site as it is today.

Collection of postcards, photographs and other material collected by A. Dean and Jean Larsen. From Brigham Young University via JSTOR.

From UC Berkeley Library.