Although Mathew Brady is strongly associated with the hundreds of Civil War photos that bear his name, the man was actually quite famous before the first cannon was fired. A couple of stair flights ...

Mathew Brady is known for his Civil War photography and groundbreaking work in the field. Read more about the Civil War at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history ...

Every photograph taken by one of his staff was marked "Photo by Brady" and garnered ... Alexander Gardner owned one of the few galleries which rivaled Mathew Brady's in illustrious clientele ...