One of the first Americans to become proficient at photography, Mathew Brady earned eternal fame—and poverty—for documenting the carnage of the Civil War. By 1854, he was already photographing ...

Although Mathew Brady is strongly associated with the hundreds of Civil War photos that bear his name ... to secure those negatives,” Brady supposedly said of his prized war photographs. “The world ...

in an effort to honor him among the Civil War heroes he had photographed. Alexander Gardner owned one of the few galleries which rivaled Mathew Brady's in illustrious clientele and prestige.

Mathew Brady is known for his Civil War photography and groundbreaking work in the field. Read more about the Civil War at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history ...

Photojournalism was born during the Civil War. Also born during the Civil War was the woman who would become America’s first female photojournalist.

Mathew Brady is known for his Civil War photography and groundbreaking work in the field. Read more about the Civil War at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history ...