Mathew Brady: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Roy Meredith, Mr. Lincoln’s Camera Man, Mathew B. Brady, 2nd rev. ed. (1974), and Mathew Brady: Portrait of an Era (1982).

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Description	Contributor	Date
Anniversary information added.		Jan 11, 2026
Photograph no longer attributed to Brady removed.	J.E. Luebering	Feb 21, 2024
First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Famous Photographers - Biography of Mathew Brady.	Emily Rodriguez	Apr 20, 2022
Media added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jun 23, 2017
Replaced photograph.	Amy Tikkanen	Mar 10, 2017
Changed article title from Mathew B. Brady to Mathew Brady.	Erik Gregersen	Sep 27, 2016
Add new Web site: The Museum of Modern Art - Biography of Mathew B. Brady.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jun 06, 2014
Add new Web site: International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum - Biography of Mathew B. Brady.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jun 06, 2014
Add new Web site: The Civil War - Biography of Mathew Brady.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jun 06, 2014
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Matthew Brady.	Vivek Abhinav	Feb 08, 2013
Add new Web site: The Getty - Biography of Mathew Brady.	Vivek Abhinav	Feb 08, 2013
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Mathew Brady.	Vivek Abhinav	Feb 08, 2013
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of Mathew Brady.	Vivek Abhinav	Feb 08, 2013
Add new Web site: Civil War Trust - Biography of Mathew Brady.	Vivek Abhinav	Feb 08, 2013
Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Jun 12, 2007
Added new Web site: Matthew Brady (1823-1896).	Gloria Lotha	Sep 21, 2006
Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 27, 1999