Mathew Brady and the Image of History

Collected images from one of the greatest photographers of the nineteenth century.During a career that spanned the 1840s to the 1890s, Mathew Brady consciously set out to capture the pivotal moments of the second half of the nineteenth century. Here are his famous portraits of President Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, the Union dead, and Robert E. Lee. 72 b/w photographs, 79 b/w illustrations. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.