n 1861, at the time of Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural on March 4, photographer Mathew Brady was at the peak of his long and productive career. His handsomely appointed galleries in New York and Washington attracted a steady stream of customers—from American Presidents to foreign dignitaries—who came to have their own portraits expertly ... More @Wikipedia
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