| 1894 | Europe • France
| The Photo-Club of Paris ('le Photo Club de Paris') holds its first exhibition Première exposition d'art photographique. (1 October 1894) [Read about]
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| 1895 | Europe • France | The Lumière Brothers , Auguste (1862-1954) and Louis (1864-1948), hold the first public demonstration of moving pictures at the Grand Cafe on the Boulevard des Capucines in Paris with their Cinematograph. (28 December 1895) |
| 1895 | Europe • Germany
| Professor Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen , Professor of Physics and Vice Chancellor of the University of Würzburg, discovers rays that pass through seemingly solid objects, these are later called x-rays. (8 November 1895) [Read about] |
| 1895 | Europe • France
| The Photo-Club of Paris ('le Photo Club de Paris') holds its second exhibition Deuxième Exposition d'Art Photographique. [Read about]
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| 1895 | Europe • UK
| The Photographic Salon in London holds its third salon but it is the first where a deluxe publication is issued. Walter L. Colls, a master printer and member of The Linked Ring Brotherhood, prints the 20 photogravures. In October 1897 the first issue of Camera Notes is published by The New York Camera Club with Alfred Stieglitz as editor and it praises the portfolio as "one of which not only the Salon and Mr. Colls, but photography itself may be proud."
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| 1896 | Europe • Austria | The Clover Leaf ('Das Kleeblatt' or 'Trifolium') is founded in Vienna (Austria). [Read about] |
| 1896 | Europe • France
| The Photo-Club of Paris ('le Photo Club de Paris') holds its third exhibition Troisième Exposition d'Art Photographique. (12 May 1896) [Read about]
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| 1897 | Europe • Great Britain | John Benjamin Stone founds the National Photographic Record Association to preserve the folklore and customs of England. |
| 1897 | Europe • France
| The Photo-Club of Paris ('le Photo Club de Paris') holds its fourth exhibition Quatrième Année Salon de Photographie. (13 April 1897) [Read about]
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| 1897 | Europe • Austria
| Franz Goerke (1856-1931) edits and publishes Die Kunst in der Photographie. This is the first year of this seminal publication. [Read about]
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| 1897 | North America • USA
| Alfred Stieglitz publishes Picturesque Bits of New York and Other Studies.
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