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] Title | Lightbox | Checklist |
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] Title | Lightbox | Checklist |
1897 | North America • USA
| Alfred Stieglitz publishes Picturesque Bits of New York and Other Studies. Title | Lightbox | Checklist |
1898 | North America • USA | Reverend Hannibal Goodwin (1822-1900) is granted a patent (U.S. 610,861) for "photographic pellicle and process of producing same ... especially in connection with roller cameras" in simple terms celluloid photographic film. (13 September 1898) |