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Mathew B Brady Collection

Mathew B. Brady, a renowned 19th-century photographer, captured the essence of history through his lens

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Judge Edward W. Keightley of Michigan, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown

Judge Edward W. Keightley of Michigan, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Judge Edward W. Keightley of Michigan, 1865-1880. Keightley, Judge Ed. W. Michigan, between 1865 and 1880. [Politician and lawyer: Auditor of the United States Treasury Department]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: General Henry Warner Slocum, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

General Henry Warner Slocum, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Gen. Slocum [Senior], between 1855 and 1865. [Politician, Union general during the American Civil War]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Edwin M. Stanton, between 1862 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Edwin M. Stanton, between 1862 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Stanton, Hon. Edwin M. Secty of War Lincolns Cabinet, between 1862 and 1865. [Politician and lawyer: US Attorney General and Secretary of War]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Madame Medori, ca. 1857. Creator: Mathew Brady

Madame Medori, ca. 1857. Creator: Mathew Brady
Madame Medori, ca. 1857

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: The Garfield children, c1881, printed later?. Creator: Mathew Brady

The Garfield children, c1881, printed later?. Creator: Mathew Brady
The Garfield children, c1881, printed later?. Full-length group portrait of (President) James Garfield's children, from left, Mollie, James, Harry, Irvin, and Abe

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Little Mollie Garfield & her father, c1865, printed later?. Creator: Mathew Brady

Little Mollie Garfield & her father, c1865, printed later?. Creator: Mathew Brady
Little Mollie Garfield & her father, c1865, printed later?. James Garfield, portrait, seated, facing right, with daughter Mollie at his knee

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: President Taylor and his Cabinet - daguerreotyped by Brady, 1850. Creator: W Thomas

President Taylor and his Cabinet - daguerreotyped by Brady, 1850. Creator: W Thomas
President Taylor and his Cabinet - daguerreotyped by Brady, 1850. The US president (centre), with: John M. Clayton; T. Ewins; J. Collamer; G.W. Trist; W. Ballard Preston; W.M

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States, 19th century (1955)

Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States, 19th century (1955). Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was twice President of the USA, from 1885-1889 and again from 1893-1897

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Confederate General Jubal Early, head-and-shoulders portrait, c1860-1870, photographed later

Confederate General Jubal Early, head-and-shoulders portrait, c1860-1870, photographed later. Creator: Unknown
Confederate General Jubal Early, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, between 1860 and 1870, photographed later. [Lawyer, politician, soldier: fought in the Second Seminole War

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: From Bradys Studio, Pennsylvania Ave. & 7th St... Washington, D.C. c.1880-1883. Creator: Unknown

From Bradys Studio, Pennsylvania Ave. & 7th St... Washington, D.C. c.1880-1883. Creator: Unknown
From Bradys Studio, PA. Ave. & 7th St. looking toward Center Market, Wash. D.C. between 1880 and 1883. [View from photographer Mathew Bradys studio]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Adoniram J. Holmes of Iowa, between 1890 and 1902. Creator: Unknown

Adoniram J. Holmes of Iowa, between 1890 and 1902. Creator: Unknown
A.J. Holmes, Iowa, between 1890 and 1902. [Politician, soldier in the Union Army]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Alexander Gardners Photographic Gallery, 7th & D Street, NW, Washington, D. C. ca. 1863

Alexander Gardners Photographic Gallery, 7th & D Street, NW, Washington, D. C. ca. 1863. Creator: Unknown
Alexander Gardners Photographic Gallery, 7th & D Street, NW, Washington, D.C. ca. 1863. [ Gardners Gallery; Views of the (American Civil)

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Kit Carsons band, Camp McKibbin, [Maryland?], 1893. Creator: Unknown

Kit Carsons band, Camp McKibbin, [Maryland?], 1893. Creator: Unknown
Kit Carsons band, Camp McKibbin, 1893, 1893. [ Kit Carson Post 2 G.A.R. Washington D.C. ]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Shall Old Acquaintance be Forgotten, 1893. Creator: Unknown

Shall Old Acquaintance be Forgotten, 1893. Creator: Unknown
Shall Old Acquaintance be Forgotten, 1893. [ 3rd Battalion D.C.N.G. U.V.C. Company [illegible]. Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall. Soldiers drinking whiskey]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Just a friendly____, 1893. Creator: Unknown

Just a friendly____, 1893. Creator: Unknown
Just a friendly____, 1893. [ 3rd Battalion D.C.N.G. U.V.C. Company A. Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, Maryland? Soldiers drinking whiskey]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Capt. Columbus & friends, 1893. Creator: Unknown

Capt. Columbus & friends, 1893. Creator: Unknown
Capt. Columbus & friends, 1893. [Group of soldiers including a child]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: After the battle at Marshall Hall, [Maryland?], 1893. Creator: Unknown

After the battle at Marshall Hall, [Maryland?], 1893. Creator: Unknown
After the battle, 1893. [Group of soldiers, some with bandages, possibly after a reenactment?]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Dress parade - Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, [Maryland?], 1893. Creator: Unknown

Dress parade - Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, [Maryland?], 1893. Creator: Unknown
Dress parade - Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, 1893

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Co. B. 3rd Batl, 1893. Creator: Unknown

Co. B. 3rd Batl, 1893. Creator: Unknown
Co. B. 3rd Batl, 1893. [ Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, Maryland? Company B. 3rd Battalion. Note fur rug and clock shaped like a fish in interior of tent]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Co. D. 2d Batl. 1893. Creator: Unknown

Co. D. 2d Batl. 1893. Creator: Unknown
Co. D. 2d Batl. 1893. [Company D. 2nd Battalion. Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall Maryland?]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Co. A. 3rd Batl. 1893. Creator: Unknown

Co. A. 3rd Batl. 1893. Creator: Unknown
Co. A. 3rd Batl. 1893. [Company A. 3rd Battalion. Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall Maryland?]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Co. A. 6th Batl. 1893. Creator: Unknown

Co. A. 6th Batl. 1893. Creator: Unknown
Co. A. 6th Batl. 1893. [Company A. 6th Battalion. Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall Maryland?]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Co. A. 3d Batl. 1893. Creator: Unknown

Co. A. 3d Batl. 1893. Creator: Unknown
Co. A. 3d Batl. 1893. [Company A. 3rd Battalion. Cruikshank photo. Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall Maryland?]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Capt. Simmons & friends, 1893. Creator: Unknown

Capt. Simmons & friends, 1893. Creator: Unknown
Capt. Simmons & friends, 1893. [ Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall Maryland?]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Co. C. 3d Batl. 1893. Creator: Unknown

Co. C. 3d Batl. 1893. Creator: Unknown
Co. C. 3d Batl. 1893. [Company C. 3rd Battalion. Cruikshank photo. Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall Maryland? Man in centre holding what looks like a pizza]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Cook house, 1893. Creator: Unknown

Cook house, 1893. Creator: Unknown
Cook house, 1893. [ Camp McKibbin, Maryland. African American cooks preparing food for the army]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Rev. R. Sheldon, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Rev. R. Sheldon, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Rev. R. Sheldon, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, (Advanced Party), [Maryland?], 1893. Creator: Unknown

Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, (Advanced Party), [Maryland?], 1893. Creator: Unknown
Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, (Advanced Party), 1893, 1893

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Lord Edward Clinton of England, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Lord Edward Clinton of England, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Lord Edward Clinton of England, between 1855 and 1865. [British courtier, army officer and politician: Groom-in-Waiting and Master of the Household to Queen Victoria]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: William Johnson, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

William Johnson, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Wm. Johnson, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: E. H. Buller, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

E. H. Buller, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
E.H. Buller, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Treasury Dept. in Lincolns time... Washington D.C. between 1860 and 1880. Creator: Unknown

Treasury Dept. in Lincolns time... Washington D.C. between 1860 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Treasury Dept. in Lincolns time (cash room - behind the desks). between 1860 and 1880

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Rutherford Hayes 1877 inauguration, 1877. Creator: Unknown

Rutherford Hayes 1877 inauguration, 1877. Creator: Unknown
Rutherford Hayes 1877 inauguration, 1877. [Stereoscopic view of the inauguration ceremony of President Rutherford B. Hayes at the Capitol Building, Washington D.C.]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Miss Kate Chase, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Miss Kate Chase, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Miss Kate Chase, between 1855 and 1865. [Not a portrait of Kate Chase, probably a portrait of her sister, artist and illustrator Nettie Chase]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Vaughn Williams, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Vaughn Williams, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Vaughn Williams, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: U. S. Capitol - Seventh i. e, Senate Chamber, Washington D. C. c. 1873. Creator: Unknown

U. S. Capitol - Seventh i. e, Senate Chamber, Washington D. C. c. 1873. Creator: Unknown
U.S. Capitol - Seventh i.e, SenateChamber, c. 1873, between 1860 and 1880

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Prof. Lowry [sic] i.e. Lowe, between 1855 and 1865. [Balloonist, inventor, aeronaut, scientist: pioneer of military aerial reconnaissance]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Rev. H. C. Stowell, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Rev. H. C. Stowell, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Rev. H.C. Stowell, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Old House of Representatives (about 1861). Creator: Unknown

Old House of Representatives (about 1861). Creator: Unknown
Old House of Representatives (about 1861). Earliest photo of interior of capitol

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: White House, earliest known view (made in 1860 s), [Washington D. C. ], March 1861. Creator: Unknown

White House, earliest known view (made in 1860 s), [Washington D. C. ], March 1861. Creator: Unknown
White House, earliest known view (made in 1860 s), March 1861. [View showing statue of Thomas Jefferson by the French sculptor David d Angers]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: John Bigelow senior, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

John Bigelow senior, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
John Bigelow, between 1855 and 1865. [Lawyer, politician, historian: edited the complete works of Benjamin Franklin]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: White House interior, Old Green Room (1st interior photo?) Presidents study

White House interior, Old Green Room (1st interior photo?) Presidents study, between 1860 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
White House interior, Old Green Room (1st interior photo?) Presidents study, between 1860 and 1880. [On the table is a copy of the Diana of Gabii sculpture]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: A. Patti, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

A. Patti, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
A. Patti, between 1855 and 1865. [Italian opera singer Adelina Patti]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Sir Edward Mortimer Archibald, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Sir Edward Mortimer Archibald, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Edward M. Archibald, between 1855 and 1865. [British-born Canadian diplomat and lawyer: acting assistant judge of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland; chief clerk of the Newfoundland General Assembly;

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: White House, East Room, between 1860 and 1880. Creator: Unknown

White House, East Room, between 1860 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
White House, East Room, between 1860 and 1880

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Albert G. Brown of Mississippi, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Albert G. Brown of Mississippi, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Albert G. Brown of Miss. between 1855 and 1865. [Possibly a portrait of Albert Gallatin Brown]

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: Ella Jackson, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

Ella Jackson, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Ella Jackson, between 1855 and 1865

Background imageMathew B Brady Collection: William Thomas Carroll Senior, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

William Thomas Carroll Senior, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. William Thomas Carroll [Sr.], between 1855 and 1865. [Politician: Clerk of the US Supreme Court. Original purchaser of the Lincoln Bible



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Mathew B. Brady, a renowned 19th-century photographer, captured the essence of history through his lens. From Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, to Confederate General Jubal Early, Brady's portraits immortalized these influential figures for generations to come. Working from his studio on Pennsylvania Ave. & 7th St. , Washington D. C. , between 1880-1883, Brady showcased his talent in capturing the essence of individuals like Adoniram J. Holmes of Iowa and General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Brady's photographs were not limited to political or military subjects; he also documented everyday life with images such as Kit Carson's band at Camp McKibbin in Maryland in 1893. His work extended beyond individual portraits as well; "Shall Old Acquaintance be Forgotten" and "Just a friendly____, " both taken by unknown creators in 1893, depict groups of people coming together during that era. In addition to photographing people, Brady also chronicled significant events like the battle at Marshall Hall in Maryland in 1893. The aftermath is captured beautifully by an unknown creator who managed to convey both the devastation and resilience exhibited by those involved. One cannot forget Dress Parade - Camp McKibbin at Marshall Hall in Maryland from that same year—another captivating image showcasing military precision against a picturesque backdrop. Through Mathew B. Brady's skillful eye and dedication to preserving history through photography, we are transported back into time—a testament to his legacy that continues to inspire photographers today.