At first glance, the web site for this show of photography at the Tate Britain - the first major exhibition of photography ever to be held at the museum - doesn't seem to include digital version of many photographs from the physical show. There are two albums of historical photos: Mr. & Mrs. Welford's photograph album, and The Ragged School Union, that hold roughly 200 hundred pictures, along...

This site provides a glimpse into the richness of African American History. Portrait of Black Chicago, a new exhibit from the National Archives and Records Administration, contains nineteen annotated photos by John H. White, a Chicago newspaper photographer, taken for the Environmental Protection Agency's DOCUAMERICA project in the 1970s. The photos provide a "slice of life" of African American...

Photo collections are a great way to visibly document the story of colleges and universities. This collection from Kalamazoo College covers every aspect of the school's past, including ribbon cuttings and formal events. Currently, the site contains over three hundred photographs and visitors can view them by date or subject. The best way to get started is by looking over the Recent Submissions....

The full text photo essays presently available at the LIFE Magazine site are excellent examples of American photo journalism, a genre forged by LIFE Magazine, one of the oldest American photo journalism print publications. Recently added essays include "Star City: Comrades in Space," "Miracle Zoo Babies," and "The Healing Revolution." Older photo essays are available on an eclectic array of...

Made available by the University of Miami's Cuban Heritage Digital Collection (CHDC) of the Otto G. Richter Library, the Manuel R. Bustamante Photograph Collection contains over 600 photographs of Cuba that date from the turn of the 20th century to the 1930s. Donated by Manuel R. Bustamante, this collection showcases many aspects of Cuban life and culture not only through visual images but also...

This new site is the first of a two-part project based on two consecutive exhibitions at the Getty Research Institute. This first installment features a collection of nineteenth-century photos that juxtaposes images of ruined ancient empires with images that chronicle France's failed attempt to construct an empire in Mexico in the 1860s. The 75 images are organized in three chronological...

The Optical Microscopy Division of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) provides these spectacular microscopy images as a collaborative initiative among Florida State University, the University of Florida, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Crisp color images of Thymidine, Cytidine, Uridine, and Guanidine are provided (and briefly described) in The Nucleotide Collection;...

The Boston Globe once referred to the Photographic Resource Center (PRC) at Boston University as "one-stop shopping for the photo buff". For visitors who can't make it into the Hub, the PRC website offers a cornucopia of visually elegant online exhibits, coupled with more basic information about their various programs and educational resources. First-time users of the site may wish to stop by the...

Based on an exhibition of photographs at the National Archives, Picturing the Century is an appealing online exhibit of historically significant photographs from both well-known and amateur photographers. The gallery features 70 photographs under the headings A New Century, The Great War and the New Era, The Great Depression and the New Deal, A World in Flames (World War II), Postwar America, and...

Curated by Stephen C. Pinson (now at the Metropolitan Museum), Recollection: Thirty Years of Photography at the New York Public Library (NYPL) ran from September 30, 2010, through January 2, 2011. This exhibit was intended as a follow-on to the 1981 exhibition, "96 Images: From Talbot to Stieglitz." The online version primarily features portraits created by approximately 75 photographers,...