These are books that I recommend for a more in depth view
of the history of photography.
Jacobs, Mark and Kokrda, Ken. Photography In Focus. 3rd ed. Lincolnwood, Illinois: National Textbook Co., 1985. 207-214.
Newhall, Beaumont. The History of Photography. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1982.
Newhall, Beaumont. Latent Image--The Discovery of Photography. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1983.
These are other web sites related to the history of photography.
Bob's Photo Page
http:///www.primenet.com/~sos/history.html
Beginnings of Photography
http:///www.kbnet.co.uk/rleggat/photo/history/beginnin.htm
150th Anniversary of Photography
http://www.wingspread.com/fa/fa030.html
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Plus a link to my high school's web page: