Camera History Links

Camera Collecting:
Dry-Plate Field Cameras of the United States: 1879-1930

Cameras In The George Eastman House Collection


Early Cameras and Equipment



Kodak Collector


Antique Kodak Camera Site



Gloriously Colorful Kodaks

History Of Ensign Cameras


Deardorff Camera Historical Website



Vintage Cameras


Swedish Collector's Wood & Brass Camera Collection

British Wood and Brass Cameras Before 1914

Antique Cameras - D. Ludwig


Dan Colucci's Vintage Camera Site
A comprehensive collection of wood and brass dry-plate field view cameras manufactured in the United States between 1879-1930.

The George Eastman House technology collection is unequalled. Extremely rare cameras are beautifully photographed and presented on this website. Be sure to look at all the collections!

A must see collection that includes examples of most types of cameras from the Daguerreotype to the start of electronics; but concentrates on the heyday of British builders.

Charlie Kamerman's new site devoted to Kodak. The depth of his collection is truly staggering and I eagerly await new posts.

A nice collection of Kodak cameras including a couple very rare examples. Jos has created a unique presentation by using movies to show the cameras and shutter actions.

A beautiful site showing rarely seen colored Kodak cameras.

Adrian is a collector and historian specializing in British cameras with a particular interest in Ensign.

A nice website devoted to the history Deardorff cameras. Ken Hough is the sole authority on this American classic having worked for the Deardorff family business for many years.

French collector Jean-Pierre features on his website wood and brass cameras, daguerreotypes, and accessories.

Ake Borgstrom in Sweden has assembled a nice collection of pre-1900 wood and brass cameras - friendly website & nice images.

Eric Evans' new website offers a comprehensive survey of British wood and brass cameras in his collection.

David Ludwig has put together a nice survey of wood cameras including some uncommon examples.

Dan is a veteran collector and founder of the IDCC (Internet Directory of Camera Collectors).
Photographic Clubs, Societies, History and Auctions:
A History of Photography by Dr. Robert Leggat MA M.Ed FRPS FRSA
The American Museum Of Photography
Chesapeake Antiquarian Photographic Society
Chicago Photographic Collectors Society
Michigan Photographic Historical Society
Photographic Collectors Club Of Great Britain
The Photographic Historical Society Of Canada
The Photographic Historical Society -- Rochester, NY
The Royal Photographic Society
The Stereoscope and the Stereograph (article by Oliver Wendell Holmes)
Antique Photographica On-line Auctions
Recommended Photo Related Sites:
The Brownie Camera Page


Center for Alternative and Historic Processes


Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum



Civil War Photography


Carlo Ponti - Megalethoscope


History of the Kodak Company

Kodak and the Rise of Amateur Photography

The Magic Mirror Of Life - an appreciation of the camera obsura


Antique Cameras - The Collectors Weekly
A website dedicated to Brownie cameras and photographers everywhere: past, present and future.

CFAAHP is a workshop space and collective dedicated to do-it-yourself photography with the goal of reigniting the excitement that the original photographic pioneers felt.

This site is a marvelous compilation of stereoviews, engravings, maps, antique stereo cameras, stereoscopic viewers, details of 19th century photographic processes, and documents illustrating the history of the first transcontinental railroad.

Ever wonder about how photographers during the time of the civil war made images? This rich site is well worth a visit.

A new website by James Weber celebrating the history and beauty of Carlo Ponti's photography and fascinating Megalethoscope viewer.

A comprehensive history of the Kodak Company.

A well written, informative essay appearing on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website.

This is a fabulous and fascinating website on the history and development of the camera obscura by Jack and Beverly Wilgus.
resource for collectors and people who love antiques.

The Collectors Weekly is resource for collectors, which also has a collecting page dedicated to camera websites. New sites are always being added, and another nice feature is links to eBay auctions featuring cameras.

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