The history of photography is the history of technology, so after an initial picture by an unknown maker of a “Studio Photographer at Work” (c. 1855), the first section of “The New Art ...

Titled “ The New Art: American Photography, 1839-1910 ,” the show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City features more than 250 photographs that capture “the complexities of a nation in ...

Emily White heats up a tintype before she varnishes it, the final step in the 1860s-era photographic process. She said the approach offers something modern digital photography can’t.

Vince Aletti on “The New Art: American Photography, 1839-1910,” a sprawling exhibit at the Met that charts the medium’s era of busy development.

Historic photos from the 1860s show the construction of the big KC bridge, named after MO’s Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Company.