# Early American Photography — PUBLICMCP Public Library

Daguerreotypes, tintypes, and early photographs documenting American life from the 1840s through the early 20th century.

- Source institution: Digital Public Library of America
- Set id: `dpla-set-american-photography`
- Items: live search against the institution's public API
- Canonical page: https://publicmcp.org/library/american-photography

## Query via MCP (no API key)

```
search_library(query="photography", source="dpla")
# endpoint: https://library.publicmcp.org/mcp — no API key required
```

## About

Part of the PUBLICMCP Public Library — a free, open MCP server exposing 2.7M+ primary sources to AI agents. Every item is attributed and linked to its originating institution. Hub: https://publicmcp.org/library · Index: https://publicmcp.org/library/index.md · Site guide: https://publicmcp.org/llms.txt