History of Photography Archives

Cabinet Card Portrait by W.S. Lively, Founder of the Southern School of Photography

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson discusses an antique cabinet card portrait by influential Tennessee photographer W.S. "Dad" Lively, who founded the innovative Southern School of Photography in 1904.

Vintage 1950s Vacation Slides in GoldE Glass Slide Mounts

Looking at a series of vintage 1950s color slides in glass mounts.

Art Photography Page from The San Francisco Call, May 20, 1900

Art Photography featured on page 12 of the May 20, 1900 San Francisco Call newspaper.

What’s Inside an Old Tintype Photo Case? (Video)

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson takes apart the case from an old 1850s tintype photograph to clean the glass and see what's inside

Carl Thiel: Portrait Photographer, Inventor, and Early Filmmaker (1880s-1910s)

Looking at an antique cabinet card photograph by Carl Thiel of Duluth, Minnesota circa 1890-ish.

An Example of Silver Mirroring Deterioration in an Old Gelatin Silver Print

Video and photographs illustrate the effects of silver mirroring damage on the surface of an antique photograph.

A Visit to the George Eastman Museum in Rochester NY (With Videos)

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson gives the full experience of visiting the George Eastman Museum in Rochester

Antique Tintype Portrait: Looking a Dead Stranger in the Eye

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson looks in detail at a beautiful antique tintype portrait of an unidentified man circa 1870.

1860s Evans & Prince Carte de Visite Portrait with a U.S. Tax Stamp (With Video)

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson uses a history of tax stamps on photographs to date a carte de visite portrait of a young woman from York, Pennsylvania.