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 the photography of railways |
| 2 | The expansion and significance of railways in the nineteenth century |
| 3 | Railways and urban expansion |
| 4 | Train wrecks |
| France |
| 5 | Édouard Baldus: Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (1860s) |
| 6 | Édouard Baldus: Les chemins de fer du Nord. Ligne de Paris à Boulogne. Vues photographiques |
| 7 | Édouard Baldus: Chemin de fer du Nord. Ligne de Paris à Compiègne par Chantilly. Petites vues (1866) |
| 8 | Hippolyte-Auguste Collard: Chemin de fer du Bourbonnais |
| 9 | Construction du Chemin de Fer Metropolitan Municipal de Paris (1905-1910) |
| Portugal |
| 10 | Emilio Biel: Caminho de Ferro do Douro (ca. 1890) |
| USA |
| 11 | The importance of railroads in the development of the American West |
| 12 | James Fitzallen Ryder: Photographic Views on the Atlantic & Great Western Railway (1862) |
| 13 | Railways and the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| 14 | A.J. Russell: Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Point, Utah (10 May 1869) |
| 15 | Alexander Gardner and others: Across the continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad |
| 16 | Trains: Central Pacific Railroad |
| 17 | William Henry Jackson: Railways |
| 18 | Alexander Gardner: Across the continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division. (1867) [Series] |
| 19 | John Carbutt: Union Pacific Rail Road, Excursion to the 100th Meridian (October 1866) |
| 20 | Carleton E. Watkins: Central Pacific Railroad |
| 21 | Andrew J. Russell: The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views Across the Continent, Taken Along the Line of the Union Pacific Railroad, West from Omaha, Nebraska |
| 22 | A.J. Russell: Union Pacific R.R. views, across the continent, west from Omaha.[Series] (1868-1870) |
| 23 | Elmer & Tenney (Winona, Minn.): E. & T. Minnesota Snow - View Series of 1881 - Snow Blockade Views |
| 24 | Wyoming: Dale Creek Crossing (1868-1901) |
| 25 | Alfred Hart: First Construction Train passing the Palisades, Ten Mile Cañon |
| 26 | Alfred Hart: Central Pacific Railroad |
| 27 | Purviance: Purviance's Views, Penn'a Central Rail Road |
| 28 | George R. Lawrence: The Largest Photograph in the World of the Handsomest Train in the World (ca 1900) |
| 29 | Esther Bubley and Russell Lee: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (1948) |
| 30 | O. Winston Link: Trains |
| Canada |
| 31 | The Canadian Pacific Railway |
| South America |
| 32 | Georges Poulet: Aurora Argentina (1890s) |
| Asia |
| 33 | Railways of India |
| Trains |
| 34 | Trains, railroads and railways |
| Railway hotels |
| 35 | Louis-Émile Durandelle and Albert Chevojon: Grand Hotel Terminus-Saint Lazare, Paris (1889 or later) |
| Photochroms |
| 36 | Photochroms: Railways |
| Railroad studios |
| 37 | Railroad photograph cars and studios on trains |
| 38 | J.B. Silvis: Photograph car |
| 39 | Backmarks for railroad photograph cars |
| Backmarks |
| 40 | Cartes de visite: Backs: Transportation |
| Studio foregrounds and backgrounds |
| 41 | Studio backgrounds and foregrounds: Railways |
