Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.
| Introduction |
| 1 | Introduction to photograph albums |
| 2 | Introduction to album pages |
| 3 | Art Corners - Photo corners |
| Poetry and the photograph album |
| 4 | Introduction to the carte de visite album |
| Advertisements for photograph albums |
| 5 | Advertising for early photograph albums |
| Examples of photograph albums |
| 6 | Cartes de visite and cabinet card photograph albums |
| 7 | Albums shown in photographs |
| 8 | Directions for inserting cards into cartes de visite albums |
| 9 | Examples of filler cards in cartes de visite albums |
| 10 | Anglo-Indian Ivory and Sandalwood Sadeli Micro Mosaic photograph album |
| 11 | Easel style photograph albums |
| 12 | Harding's Patent Photograph Album |
| 13 | Photograph on the binding of a photograph album |
| 14 | Flamed mahogany photograph albums |
| 15 | Ivory photograph albums |
| 16 | Leather photograph albums |
| 17 | Metal and enamel photograph albums |
| 18 | Mother of pearl photograph albums |
| 19 | Thermoplastic photograph albums |
| 20 | Micro mosaic slate & malachite panel of the "Doves of Pliny" set in enameled ormolu |
| 21 | Napoleon III era photograph album with Ebony, Brass, Tulipwood, Mother of Pearl & Abalone inlay |
| 22 | Ormolu, Steel, Enamel and Leather Presentation Album |
| 23 | Russian photograph album |
| 24 | Japanese photograph albums |
| 25 | Albums and travel diaries created by travelers |
| 26 | American Civil War (1861-1865): Photograph albums |
| 27 | Tin Type Album: Little gem tintypes |
| Personal albums |
| 28 | Owen Angel: Follett Family Album of Children Costumed for a Fancy Dress Ball (ca 1880) |
| 29 | Emily Clare Harvey: The Harvey Album (1868) |
| 30 | Princess Alexandra of Wales: Album of designs, incorporating photographs (ca 1866-1869) |
| 31 | Lala Deen Dayal: Album of 37 photographs (1887-1888) |
| 32 | Unidentified photographer: Album on Bermuda (ca. 1890) |
| 33 | Lamarque (Santiago): Photograph album - Maj. General Leonard Wood in Cuba (ca. 1899) |
| 34 | Raphael: Album de la Mission de Mésopotamie et d'Arménie confiée aux Frères Mineurs Capucins de la Province de Lyon (1904) |
| Souvenir albums |
| 35 | Souvenir photograph albums |
| 36 | Pieter Oosterhuis: Amsterdam Photographié (ca 1860) |
| 37 | Alexandre Bertrand: Rome (1862) |
| 38 | Édouard Baldus: Chemin de fer du Nord. Ligne de Paris à Compiègne par Chantilly. Petites vues (1866) |
| 39 | Louise Lafton (photographer) / Alexis Godillot (manufacturer): Album Photographique des Uniformes de L'Armées Françaises (1866) |
| 40 | Souvenir albums for travelers in Italy |
| 41 | John Thomson: Foochow and the River Min (1870-1871) |
| 42 | Bourne & Shepherd: Bourne and Shepherd's Royal Photographic Album of Scenes and Personages connected with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' Tour in India 1876 (1876) |
| 43 | Album de la Société Ottomane de Secours aux Blessés Militaires, Guerre 1877-1878 |
| 44 | Luis Pastorino: Fotografias de Montevideo (1880) |
| 45 | Enrico Van Lint: Ricordo di Pisa (ca 1875-1880) |
| 46 | Frank Jay Haynes: Alaska Views (ca. 1891) |
| 47 | Albert Fernique: Ecole centrale des arts et manufactures (1875) |
| 48 | Album of cyanotypes of Florence, Italy (1880s or later) |
| 49 | Dalmouth: Vues du paquebot "Cordillère" des Messageries maritimes (1895-1900) |
| Presentation albums |
| 50 | Turkey: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (1880-1893) |
| 51 | Lala Deen Dayal: Presentation folio of Nawab Vikar-ul-Umra - Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad, Deccan (1894) |
| Erotica and the nude in albums |
| 52 | Erotica: Comment me preferez vous? [How would you like to see me?] |
| 53 | Erotica: La Soubrette [The Maid] |
| Decorated album pages |
| 54 | Decorated pages in nineteenth century photograph albums |
| 55 | Moray Family photograph album |
| 56 | The Alice Album |
| 57 | Lady Mary Georgiana Filmer: Decorated album pages |
| 58 | Frances Carlhian: Album page showing the Shah of Persia - Nasir al-Din Shah |
| Club and society albums |
| 59 | Albums of the Edinburgh Calotype Club |
| Snapshots |
| 60 | Photograph album - An Unknown Street Photographer in Paris (1896) |
| 61 | Sten Bergman Expedition to Iceland (1909) |
| Field note books |
| 62 | Smithsonian Field Book Project |
| Album manufacturers and vendors |
| 63 | Photograph album manufacturers and vendors |
| Photograph albums in popular culture |
| 64 | Photograph albums in popular literature |
| 65 | Philip Larkin: Lines On A Young Lady's Photograph Album |
| 66 | My Little Snapshot Album (ca 1938) |
| Conclusions |
| 67 | The popularity of photograph albums |
