Mathew Brady: photographer of an era

United States, 1976

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Presents the history of the American Civil War through the lens of photographer Mathew Brady. This photographic record includes a portion of Lincoln’s second inaugural address. Music by Paul Keuter, featuring folk singer Eleanor Stone.

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Credits

co-producer

Lewis Jacobs

Paul Wendkos

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006827

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Historical perspectives

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War photographers

Crafts & Visual Arts → Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Themes, motives

Crafts & Visual Arts → War photographers

History → Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896

History → United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865

History → War - Historical perspectives

People → Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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