The Keystone-Mast Collection - Archive at the California Museum of Photography offers an encyclopedic view of world history and cultural diversity. - http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/mainFrame/collections/guides/kmast/
George Eastman House Collections - Collection includes thousands of photographs and negatives dating from the invention of photography to the present day including many milestones and covering most photographic processes. - http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/collections/photography.php
A History of Photography - Contains an extensive history, from earliest times to the 1920s. Includes biographical information on all significant photographers. - http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/