By CHRISTOPHER SMITH Photo Editor on Aug 15, 2013, at 11:57 PM Updated on 8/16 at 12:30 AM
Major-General Joseph Hooker, full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left, wearing military uniform, two tents and large building in the background. 1861-1865
In light of the Tulsa City Council vote to rename Brady Street after photographer Mathew Brady, I thought I would post some of Brady's photographs from the Library of Congress collections.
Brady was a pioneer in the field of photography and specifically photojournalism. He photographed some of the most important people of his day but his photographs from the battlefield are what he is most known for.
Brady used a large format process that was cumbersome and slow but he and his photographers still managed to provide an unflinching record of a brutal piece of our history.
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