Photography and the American Civil War

Photography and the American Civil War
ISBN-10
0300191804
ISBN-13
9780300191806
Category
History
Pages
277
Language
English
Published
2013-05-07
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Authors
Gibbes Museum of Art, Jeff L. Rosenheim, New Orleans Museum of Art

Description

Published to coincide with the 150th anniverary of the battle of Gettysburg, features both familiar and rarely seen Civil War images from such photographers as George Barnard, Mathew Brady, and Timothy O'Sullivan.

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