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 geology and mineralogy |
| Photography and geological change |
| 2 | Charles Lyell on Niagara Falls (1845) |
| Volcanic eruptions |
| 3 | Volcanoes and volcanic eruptions |
| 4 | Alphonse Bernoud & Claude Grillet: Italy: Earthquake damage (1857-1858) |
| 5 | Giorgio Sommer: Eruption of Vesuvius (1872) |
| 6 | Giorgio Sommer: Pompeii |
| 7 | Giorgio Sommer: The ash-covered remains from Pompeii |
| Geological features |
| 8 | Geysers |
| 9 | Glaciers |
| 10 | Fjords |
| 11 | Rock formations |
| Locations |
| 12 | Utah: Devil's Slide |
| 13 | California: Yosemite Valley |
| Photographers |
| 14 | Exhibitions: 1855 Crystal Palace - Models of Extinct Animals |
| 15 | William England: Views of Switzerland [Series] |
| 16 | Richebourg: Carte geologique detaillee de la France, Feuille 48.- Paris (1879) |
| 17 | Joshua Crissman: Yellowstone National Park, illustrated by 122 views. (ca 1876) |
| 18 | Charles Waldack, Proctor & O'Shaughnessy: Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (1866) |
| 19 | Dr. Mandeville Thum: Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (ca 1876-1877) |
| 20 | William Bell: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1872; Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, commanding. / Geological Series [Stereoviews] |
| 21 | Ben Hains: Views of Mammoth Cave and vicinity (1889) |
| 22 | Martin Kriz: Moravian Karst region - subterranean photography |
| 23 | Unidentified photographer: Postojna Cave [present-day Slovenia] (1890) |
| 24 | Joseph Burr Tyrrell: Expedition to the barren lands (1893) |
| 25 | Charles Spencer: New Zealand: Volcanic landscapes (1886) |
| 26 | George Dobson Valentine: New Zealand |
| 27 | Neue Photographische Gesellschaft (NPG): Bing-Höhle Streitberg (1906-1907) |
| 28 | Brett Weston: Lava abstractions |
| Palaeontology and evolution |
| 29 | Evolution and the Biblical flood |
