The Civil War

Mathew Brady “Father of Photojournalism” Brought his photo studio onto the battlefield Spent over $100,000 to create over 10,000 images of Civil War Expected the government to buy the photos after the war They did not Forced to sell New York studio and file bankruptcy Depressed Financial stress, loss of eyesight, loss of wife Died penniless in charity ward of hospital Funeral paid by veterans, buried in Congressional Cemetery

Mathew Brady

Photographing the War https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/set s/72157622549882756/page2/

Mathew Brady