The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum will host a free public lecture exploring how photography forever changed the way Americans ...

Mathew Brady and his legacy -- The first Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) -- Port Royal and Fort Pulaski -- The Federal Navy -- The Battle of the Ironclads -- The Peninsular campaign -- The second Battle ...

Photographer Mathew Brady (c. 1823 –1896) may be best remembered today for his role in producing a remarkable visual record of the Civil War (1861–65). Yet he initially gained fame as a portrait ...

Mathew Brady (1823?–1896) is the best-known photographer of the Civil War era. His reputation casts a large shadow over the history of the medium, obscuring the careers of people like Alexander ...

The Mathew Brady Collection is comprised of approximately 366 items dating from 1851 to 1921 in various formats including cartes-de-visite, cabinet photographs, imperial prints, silver gelatin prints, ...

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Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Frederick Hill Meserve Collection comprises more than five thousand Civil War-era portrait negatives from the ...

Mathew Brady's National Portrait Gallery -- Carte de Visite album -- Making a photograph -- Brady's biography -- A technical glossary -- Index of sitters -- Publications and programs Summary Web ...