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The grand narrative of the medium, from the first "sun-picture" to the digital deluge. Trace the technological breakthroughs and artistic revolutions that defined nearly two centuries of visual culture.

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Contents

Prehistory of photography
1The Prehistory of photography
Drawing and optical devices
2Drawing and optical devices
3A history of the camera obscura
Light-sensitive chemicals
4Introduction to light-sensitive materials
5An Account of a method of copying Paintings upon glass, and of making Profiles, by the agency of Light upon Nitrate of Silver. Invented by T. WEDGWOOD, ESQ. With Observations by H. DAVY. (1802)
Occupations of early photographers
6Occupations of early photographers
Styles and movements
7Styles and movements
Processes and products
8Process and product
9Daguerreotype plate sizes
10Card photograph types
Photobooks
11Books about photobooks
12British photobooks
13French photobooks
14German photobooks
15Dutch photobooks
16Czech photobooks
17American photobooks
18Japanese photobooks
Deaths of photographers
19Suicides of photographers
20The Holocaust: Photographers who died
Exhibitions
21reGeneration
Acceptance of photography
22Photography as an academic discipline
23A history of photographic galleries
24Beaumont Newhall and the History of Photography
25Museums and photography

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