Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Photography (via Gale Scholar Accelerate Program)

Available at : Online Access
Off-campus Access Rights : P - PolyU Staff/Students only
Terms and Conditions

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Photography assembles collections of photographs, photograph albums, illustrated texts on the early history of photography, scientific records, police photography, images of war, pictures of the urban and rural poor, and more from libraries and archives in Britain, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. It is an important resource for researchers interested in such nineteenth-century subject areas as exploration and travel; empire and colonization; topography and archaeology; portraiture; science, medicine, and criminology; photographic reproductions of famous landmarks and art works; key events and wars; and daily life in countries across the globe.


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