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A Guide to the Mathew Brady Photographs, ca. 1860s
Creator SketchMathew B. Brady (ca. 1823 - 1896) was a pioneer photojournalist, most famous for documenting the Civil War. Brady was born in New York to parents who had immigrated from Ireland. He studied photography under Samuel F. B. Morse, who had introduced photography to America. He opened a photography studio in New York in 1845, and in 1849 he moved to Washington, D.C. and opened a studio there, where he photographed several U. S. presidents and many politicians. During the Civil War he trained and employed 23 men to travel and photograph the events of the war; he also took many portraits of both Union and Confederate army officers. After the war, the popularity of his images declined drastically and Brady was forced into bankruptcy, although in 1875 Congress purchased his negatives for $25,000. He died poor in 1896, and was buried in Washington, D.C. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentEleven photographic prints, approximately 2 x3 inches each, depict Union and Confederate army officers and soldiers, ca. 1860s. Most are unidentified; one is labelled in pencil on the reverse, "Gen. Ward Burnett"; another "Gen. Rufus King". Other portraits possibly include a Union Cavalry sergeant, Francis W. Pickens, and P. G. T. Beauregard. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsUnrestricted access. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationMathew Brady Photographs, ca. 1860s, The Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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