Vintage: Portraits of American Ladies by Mathew Brady (1863)

Vintage: Portraits of American Ladies by Mathew Brady (1863)

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During the Civil War, Mathew Brady and his associates traveled throughout the eastern part of the country, capturing the effects of the War through photographs of people, towns, and battlefields. Additionally, Brady kept studios in Washington, DC and New York City, where many influential politicians and war heroes sat for portraits. Brady photographed many subjects in the time of the Civil War, including various portraits of women.

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

Photo by by Mathew Brady (1863)

via The U.S. National Archives


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