"Completely Silenced! Dead Confederate Artillery Men," Battle of Antietam, September 16-18, 1862
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Mathew Brady provided extraordinary documentation of the American Civil War by bringing photographers and a portable photographic studio right to the battlefields. Many of these images were reproduced and sold as carte-de-visite photographs or stereographs (which appeared three-dimensional when viewed through a stereoscope), bringing--for the first time--scenes of war and its harsh realities directly into American homes.
Mathew Brady provided extraordinary documentation of the American Civil War by bringing photographers and a portable photographic studio right to the battlefields. Many of these images were reproduced and sold as carte-de-visite photographs or stereographs (which appeared three-dimensional when viewed through a stereoscope), bringing--for the first time--scenes of war and its harsh realities directly into American homes.
Artifact
Stereograph
Date Made
1862
Subject Date
16 September 1862-18 September 1862
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Creator Notes
Photographed by Alexander Gardner at Sharpsburg, Maryland and published by Brady's Album Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Keywords
United States, Maryland, Sharpsburg, Antietam National Battlefield
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2003.0.31.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Mounting
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 6.75 in
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