Timothy H. O'Sullivan was an American photographer widely known for his work related to the American Civil War and the Western United States.
O'Sullivan c. 1871–1874
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Pueblo San Juan, New Mexico, 1874, stereoscopic albumen prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Department of Image Collections.
Elk Mountain (Maryland) signal tower, 1862
Alfred Waud sketching at the Battle of Gettysburg
Mathew B. Brady was an American photographer. Known as one of the earliest and most famous photographers in American history, he is best known for his scenes of the Civil War. He studied under inventor Samuel Morse, who pioneered the daguerreotype technique in America. Brady opened his own studio in New York City in 1844, and went on to photograph U.S. presidents John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Millard Fillmore and Martin Van Buren, among other public figures.
Lithograph of Brady, c. 1845
An 1857 portrait of Brady by Charles Loring Elliott
Brady upon his return from the First Battle of Bull Run in Manassas; under his long coat, he is wearing a saber awarded to him by the New York Fire Zouaves.
A U.S. postage stamp of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln based on Brady's portrait photo of Lincoln
