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Thomas Wedgwood
Thomas Wedgwood began experimenting with Silver Nitrate Photography. These experiments were the preliminary foundation for what has become modern photography as we know it. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson purchased 828,000 sq miles from Napoleon. This purchased allowed the united states to nearly double in overall land area. -
Sir Humphry Davy
Nicéphore Niépce, a French Inventor, created the first permanent photograph. -
World's First Revolver
Samuel Colt filled the patent for the world's first revolver in 1836. This was a firing mechanism that could be shot multiple times without reloading. -
William Henry Fox Talbot
The mathematician, chemist, astronomer, and artist presented his flat-style photography work to the Royal Society. -
First American Photography Related Patent
Alexander Wolcott issued the first American photography patent. -
Photography in Advertising
The first advertisement using photograph was created in Philadelphia. -
The FLying Dutchman
Richard Wagner's premiere of The Flying Dutchman is shown in Dresden Germany. -
First Continuius Recording
Sir Francis Ronalds worked to create the first camera that could record images throughout a 24 hours period. The drive fore such an invention stemmed from Ronalds love for scientific observation. -
Moby Dick
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is published -
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
Disdéri owned the largest photography studio in Paris. -
Secession of South Carolina
South Carolina secedes from the Union -
First Color Photograph
Scientist James Clerk Maxwell developed the world's first colored photograph -
American Civil War Photographs
Matthew Bradley and his staff of field photographers stook nearly 10,000 photographs during the Civil War. The original negatives for these photos were later purchased by the Library of Congress in 1943. -
Dry Plate Manufacturing
The factory which would develop the first manufacturing processes for creating dry plates was opened. This allowed for more photographers to have access to the equipment they needed. -
Sensitometry is Born
Sensitometry, or the science of light sensitive materials, is pioneered by Chemist Ferdinand Hurter and Engineer Vero Charles Driffield. -
The Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the world's first telephone. The first patent was received in 1876. -
"Improvement of Electrical Lights"
Thomas Edison files his first patient for the incandescent light bulb. -
Kodak Box Camera
Kodak created the world's most compact and user friendly camera that was marketed to the public. -
How the Other Half Lives - Jacob Riis
Jacob Riis published his photographs depicting the harsh conditions of New York City citizens. -
Kodak 120 Film
This was the first standardized film format introduced by Kodak. The film style is still commonly used today. -
X-Ray Discovery
Wilhelm Rontgez receives the first Nobel Prize for Physics because of his work in the discovery of x-rays. -
Autochromes - First Successful Color Photography
Auguste and Louis Lumiere used backlight, a glass plate, soot, and potato starch to create colored photographs. -
Cruel Child Labor
Lewis Hines used the power of photograph to revel the cruel work environments children were being exposed to.
