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 ephemera |
| Examples |
| 2 | Marketing: Commercial catalogues |
| 3 | Trade directories |
| 4 | Marketing: Business cards |
| 5 | Marketing: Banknotes and premiums |
| 6 | Labels for Daguerreotypists |
| 7 | Marketing: Photographer and studio labels |
| 8 | Labels and stamps of distributors including print and book sellers |
| 9 | Handbills, broadsides and paper-based promotional material |
| 10 | Posters for photographic exhibitions and competitions |
| 11 | Posters for photographic equipment and products |
| 12 | Labels on photographs at photographic exhibitions and competitions |
| 13 | Poster or Cinderella Stamps |
| 14 | Photographic passes for international exhibitions |
| 15 | Admission tickets and season tickets |
| 16 | Camera obscura: Ephemera |
| 17 | Cartes de visite boxes, cases, wallets and envelopes |
| 18 | Carte de visite mailers |
| 19 | Cabinet card mailers and envelopes |
| 20 | Charles Breed: The Wellcome Photographic Exposure Record and Diary - 1910 - French trip |
| 21 | Jules Lejeune: Belgian amateur photographic diary (1920-1922) |
| 22 | Fabrics printed with photographs |
| 23 | Introduction to identity cards, membership cards, passes and documents |
| 24 | Identity badges |
| 25 | Record album and CD covers |
| 26 | Restaurant, bar and trip souvenir photograph folders |
| 27 | TWA Ambassador Class airline passenger (Polaroid folder) |
| 28 | Movie publicity, posters, lobby cards and film stills |
