Photography through the years

Daguerreotype introduced

Nov 4, 1839

The daguerreotype, introduced in 1839, was the first publicly announced photographic process and the first to come into widespread use.

Stereographs

Apr 16, 1852

The Stereograph was used for taking pictures of battles and camps. They were most popular from the early 1850s to the early 1900s.

Ambrotype Patent

Jan 10, 1854

In 1854, James Ambrose Cutting of Boston took out several patents relating to the process and may be responsible for coining the term "ambrotype".

Patent of Carte de Visite

Jun 26, 1854

Carte de Visite were patented in Paris, France by photographer André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri

Carte de Visite becoming popular

Feb 5, 1859

The Carte de Visite was slow to gain widespread use until 1859 when it spread all around Europe and then to America

Tintypes become popular

Sep 30, 1860

Tintypes (ferrotypes) enjoyed their widest use during the 1860s.

Fall of the daguerreotype

Mar 27, 1861

By the early 1860s, photos that were less costly and produced more easily viewed images had almost completely replaced it.

Ambrotype popularity

Aug 22, 1862

Abrotypes became popular for simple portraits of soldiers. These Photos were usually made on glass or metal, and placed in small glass-covered wooden cases.