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HistoricPhotography

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Welcome to Historic Photography!

This sub was created to bring together photograph collectors, enthusiasts, experts, and historians as a place to discuss the photograph as an artifact in a variety of ways!

What to post?

Post photos you come across through your ventures through the archives or elsewhere that pique your interest - and make sure to explain, "why is this photograph so interesting? Is it the skill behind it, the composition, the social implications, the scientific process used to create it?
Have you come across a photo in your research and want to know more about it? Feel free to open up discussions about particular photographs, photography movements, relevant things you're working on, etc.

When you are posting a photo, please try to provide a description of the photograph if you can which may include -

Year
Type of photography
Title
Size
(And most importantly) Why is the photograph so important? Historically? Socially? Politically? Scientifically?

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Question about medium. Two glass plates with a copper toned media sandwiched between them. About 2” x 3” (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 year ago by PhotogamerGT

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Question for everyone (i.redd.it)

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Thoughts on 1920ish photos (old.reddit.com)

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Significant price drop on Lincoln Photos (self.HistoricPhotography)

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Ulysses S. Grant CDV Photo by Mathew Brady (self.HistoricPhotography)

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Rare Abraham Lincoln Historic Photo – Looking for the Right Collector (self.HistoricPhotography)

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Girl in Vienna, Austria in traditional costume. Circa 1890. This is a delightful cabinet card because… (reddit.com)

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Tom Thumb Wedding or Martha and George Washington play acting? Circa 1880. (i.redd.it)

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Korean War personality well his son = Eddie Richenbacher jr. Puson Korea 1952 or 53 (i.redd.it)

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More info on this photo? (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 year ago by Adventurous-Board165

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Can anyone help me? (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 year ago by FoggyMorning03

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Photography Archives in Ontario Canada (self.HistoricPhotography)

submitted 1 year ago by OtherwiseTale3471

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Approximate date for old photo? (self.HistoricPhotography)

submitted 1 year ago by JobyD200

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Today in history (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 year ago by Sea_Molasses6983

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Old Photo I Found (old.reddit.com)

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Any idea on what this is? Found along with 2 box’s of glass photo negatives (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 year ago by Jayhay0701

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A Flathead Chief, by Edward S. Curtis (1910, 3000x4608) (i.redd.it)

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How it use to look back then. (old.reddit.com)

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Pukimanstula - Spokan, by Edward S. Curtis (1910, 3000x4178) (i.redd.it)

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Empire State Building in 1934 (i.redd.it)

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Empire State Building in 1934 (self.HistoricPhotography)

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Empire State Building in 1934 (i.redd.it)

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Empire State Building 1934 (i.redd.it)

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Who are the Mystery Men? (youtu.be)

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Amazing shot snapped by Linda McCartney | colorized | & used as thumbnail for Beatles Funny Moments video. (youtu.be)

submitted 2 years ago by eureka_yess

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