Technology Developments in Technology Developments in Visual Communications Visual Communications
in the 1800sin the 1800s
By Janet BowmanBy Janet Bowman
Prepared for ED 195Prepared for ED 195
Changes in TechnologyChanges in Technology
New inventions in the 1800s:New inventions in the 1800s: PhotographyPhotography StereoscopesStereoscopes KinetoscopesKinetoscopes
Changes in Visual Changes in Visual CommunicationsCommunications
In 1800s, developments in photography In 1800s, developments in photography caused:caused:
Decrease in time needed for photographs.Decrease in time needed for photographs. Decrease in cost of pictures.Decrease in cost of pictures.
Increase in popularity.Increase in popularity.
Everyone wanted their picture Everyone wanted their picture recorded.recorded.
Photo of Photo of Man with Man with
Cat in 1840Cat in 1840
This photo was made in This photo was made in Charleston.Charleston.
Can you guess their occupation?
Famous Famous people people
had their had their pictures pictures recordedrecorded
, too., too.
Who is this famous person? Who is this famous person?
People started taking People started taking pictures of places.pictures of places.
Recognize these famous places?Recognize these famous places?
Here is a picture of Edisto Here is a picture of Edisto Island, South Carolina, in 1862.Island, South Carolina, in 1862.
In the mid 1800s, stereoscopic pictures In the mid 1800s, stereoscopic pictures became popular.became popular.
Here is a stereograph of Here is a stereograph of President Lincoln in 1861.President Lincoln in 1861.
The Kinetoscope made pictures The Kinetoscope made pictures move.move.
How would your life be How would your life be different today without a different today without a
camera, photographs, camera, photographs, and moving pictures?and moving pictures?
CreditsCredits
Images taken from the Images taken from the Library of Congress Library of Congress and the and the American Memory CollectionAmerican Memory Collection..