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Photography in the Civil War
Learn more about photography during the Civil War, from techniques used in the 1860s — including 3-D photography — to what photos can reveal about battles to tips on taking photos yourself on the battlefield.
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Photography and the Civil War
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Mathew Brady
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Documentary Photography Comes of Age on the Peninsula
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New Insights into Cedar Mountain Photography
Civil War | Article
Photography and the Civil War
Civil War | Lesson Plan
Civil War Photography Inquiry Middle School Lesson Plan
Civil War | Lesson Plan
Civil War Photography Inquiry High School Lesson Plan
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10 Facts: Civil War Photography
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Alexander Gardner
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Origins of Photojournalism
Although the history of photography begins in antiquity with the projection of images via camera obscura, the first, unsuccessful attempts to...
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