A record of the American Civil War period made up mostly with Mathew Brady’s original wet plate photographs made on the field of battle and contemporary newspaper illustrations (Harper’s Weekly). Relates the story of the war, describing its causes, its battles, its leaders and its effects on the nation. Narrated by Raymond Massey. (Award: Best Documentary, Short Subjects, 1957 Academy Awards)
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
29772
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Academy awards (Motion pictures)
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Photography, Journalistic
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military offences
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Naval battles
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War photographers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography, Journalistic
Crafts & Visual Arts → War photographers
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896
History → History
History → Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
History → Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
History → United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
People → Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896
People → Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
People → Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)