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Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896

 Person

Biography

Mathew B. Brady was one of the earliest photographers in American history, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Portrait of Walt Whitman, 1863

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.1.7.4
Scope and Contents

Reproduction of a portrait of Walt Whitman. Typed caption on verso reads: From "Lincoln's Camera Man" - (Roy Meredith) NY - 1946 "from unpublished print taken by Brady in National Gallery in the sixties..." (according to Canby 1862).

Dates: 1863

Portrait of Walt Whitman, Undated

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.1.8.4
Scope and Contents

Studio portrait of Walt Whitman, pictured with trimmed beard and hair; dressed in suit coat, vest and tie; and seated, with arms crossed.

Dates: Undated

Portrait of Walt Whitman, Undated

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.1.8.5
Scope and Contents

Reproduction of a studio portrait of Walt Whitman, pictured with trimmed beard and hair; dressed in suit coat, vest and tie; and seated, with arms crossed. Published in the series, "The Photographic History of the Civil War", edited by Francis Trevelyan Miller.

Dates: Undated

Portrait of Walt Whitman, Undated

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.1.8.3
Scope and Contents

Reproduction of a studio portrait of Walt Whitman, pictured with trimmed beard and hair; dressed in suit coat, vest and tie; and seated, with arms crossed. Published in the series, "The Photographic History of the Civil War", edited by Francis Trevelyan Miller.

Dates: Undated

Walt Whitman in 1863

 Item
Identifier: 1976.015.1.7.5
Scope and Contents

Portrait of Walt Whitman, reproduced for the Walt Whitman Sesquicentennial Commemorative series of postcards; this postcard is No. 4. Caption reads: Walt Whitman as he looked in 1863, while he was nursing the sick and wounded soldiers in Washgington. Photograph taken by Brady's studio.

Dates: 1854 - 1975