Allyn Z. Baum Antarctic photography archive, principally 1962 to 1964, documenting the United States Antarctic Research Program during Operation Deep Freeze. Baum photographed McMurdo Station, the South Pole, Ross Island, the Ross Sea, and the McMurdo Dry Valleys while the National Science Foundation directed the research program and the United.....

Napoleon Bonaparte postcard series, late nineteenth to early twentieth century, presents a structured sequence of illustrated scenes depicting specific military, political, and dynastic events that defined the Napoleonic era and reshaped European power between 1796 and 1815. The cards isolate decisive moments such as the Egyptian campaign, the Battle of.....

Tintype portrait of African American woman, circa late 1860s, documents Black female self-presentation during the Reconstruction era following the abolition of slavery in 1865. The image places the sitter within the early years of legal freedom for formerly enslaved people, when photography became an accessible medium for recording identity, status.....

Brassaï, Gyula Halász. Letter discussing the publication of The Secret Paris of the Thirties, written by the Hungarian born photographer whose images of Paris nightlife helped define twentieth century documentary photography. Brassaï gained international recognition through his photographs of nocturnal Paris produced during the early 1930s, images that documented the.....

[African American] [Photography] [Chicago] Demlinger, Sandor. Photographs of African American life, 1947 to 1992 document Black labor, domestic life, and musical culture across mid to late twentieth century America through the work of a Chicago based photographer engaged with the city’s jazz and working class environments. Produced across multiple decades.....

Tintype photograph of an African American family group, 19th century, documenting family structure, dress, and self-presentation in the decades following emancipation, with direct relevance to the study of Black domestic life and identity formation in Reconstruction-era America. The image presents a seated man in a three-piece suit with a bowler.....

Albumen photograph, Bedouin cavalry charge, circa 1880, documents mounted warfare practices among nomadic groups in the Arabian desert during the late nineteenth century, a period when Bedouin tribal forces maintained regional influence through mobility, horsemanship, and control of desert routes. The image captures armed horsemen in coordinated motion with swords.....

Postwar manufacturing expansion and Clearwater Florida's food industry photo archive by George Fulmer documenting the manufacturing, shipment, retail display, and commercial service of American food in 1953. Featured in this photo archive is Snow Crop’s industrial frozen food operation, and a mid-century supermarket and cafeteria economy that reshaped the American.....

Tintype photograph of an African American woman, 19th century, documenting personal portraiture and self-presentation in the decades following emancipation, with direct relevance to the study of Black identity, social mobility, and visual culture in Reconstruction-era America. The sitter is shown in formal Victorian dress, wearing a full white gown and.....

Pullman porter tintype, circa 1880s, documents African American railway service labor in the decades after emancipation through a studio portrait of four uniformed men, including one Black porter. The image records the occupational identity, dress, and interracial working hierarchy of railway service at a time when Pullman porters became one.....

Southern Africa rural photo archive, circa 1960s, including social and celebratory scenes. Photographs also show children, African men at work, Western-style stucco buildings, and a white woman seated with Black children on veranda steps. Several children and young adults wear largely western dress. Other scenes include a parked Western automobile.....

[Early Co-educational College] [Photo Album] [Wisconsin] Original owner’s name, “UW,” and “1911” handwritten on inside front cover. 115 photographs of various sizes, from 1.5 x 3 in. to 5 x 7 in. Includes many images of outdoor recreation, such as hiking and boating (perhaps on Lake Mendota), campus life, and.....

Tintype photograph of African American baby. C. 1870. Measuring 2.5" x 4.5" inches. The baby wears a white smock and sits propped in a chair, eyes wide and focused off camera, expression curious. This photo comes from a time just after emancipation when African Americans were creating new lives for.....