Albert Lévy (photographer)

He developed a catalogue with 2500 titles that is available through the Gallica web project[2] of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) as well as in the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library.

[3] However, the 1880 United States Census notes that he was 33 years old, which would put his birth date at 1847 if he was asked his "age on your birthday anniversary in 1880".

[7][11] He published several ads on "The Philadelphia Photographer" before Eastman's patent (1879):[12] [...] Unequalled for rapidity (fully equal to the both plate) intensity to any degree on simple development without silver or other intensifier and absolutely permanent and without change.

Preservative for dry plates (more rapid than wet) [...] Finally, he was an editor whose catalogue is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France(BnF) and in the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library.

In these series there are photos of Washington, Baltimore, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Albany, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, Detroit, Milwaukee, Zurich, Berna, Berlin and cities of France among others.

[22] He participated in the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia[23] The main holders of his photos are: Some examples of his work can be found at the HALIC (Historical Architecture and Landscape Image Collection) of the Art Institute of Chicago.