mathew brady

     

This Civil War photographer studied photography with Samuel F.B. Morse

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  • A 1974 biography of this photographer is titled "Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man"
  • He compiled an 1850 volume of his photographic portraits called "A Gallery of Illustrious Americans"
  • In 1870 he published his "National Photographic Collection of War Views and Portraits...."
  • The portrait on the U.S. $5 bill is from a photograph taken at this man's studio
  • "Mr. Lincoln's Cameraman" is a biography of this photographer
  • In April 1875 the Library of Congress gained possession of his Civil War photographic plates for $25,000
  • His tombstone in Washington, D.C. is inscribed: "Renowned Photographer of the Civil War"
  • Smile! "Historian With A Canera" is a 1955 biography of this famous Civil War photographer
  • At the outbreak of the Civil War, he hired a staff of about 20 photographers to cover every phase of the conflict
  • He was responsible for photographing every pres. from J.Q. Adams to McKinley, except W.H. Harrison
  • Sources list him as the official photographer of the Civil War
  • Many Civil War photos credited to this man were taken by Alex Gardner & other members of his staff
  • Photographer seen here:(famous for Civil War photos)
  • At the 1851 World's Fair in London, he won a medal for his "American Daguerreotypes"
  • Lincoln said one of things that made him president was this man's retouched Cooper Union photo of him
  • Inducted into the National Photography Hall of Fame in 1968, he snapped the picture seen here: (Abraham Lincoln)
  • By 1851 this photographer's failing eyesight had begun to hamper his work
  • One of the first U.S. presidents to have his picture taken, James Polk was photographed by this man in 1849
  • This American came into focus in 1823; got the final picture on Jan. 15, 1896
  • The photographer whose picture was the basis for the image on the five-dollar bill

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