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| Matthew Brady
(1823 - 1896)
| Timeline |
| 1823 |
Born in Warren County, New York |
| 1839 |
Arrives in New York City |
| 1840 |
Meets Samuel Morse |
| 1841 |
Studies with Daguerre |
| 1843 |
Begins making special cases for daguerreotypes |
| 1844 |
Opens the Daguerreotype Miniature Gallery in New York |
| 1849 |
Opens a gallery in Washington |
| 1850 |
Gallery of Illustrious Americans published |
| 1850 |
Eyesight begins to fail, relies on assistant Alexander Gardner |
| 1850 |
Marries Juliet Handy |
| 1851 |
Tours Europe, wins a gold medal for "general excellence" in world-class photography competition at the International Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London |
| 1861 |
Seeks and is granted permission to work on a photographic record of the Civil War |
| 1870 |
Bankruptcy |
| 1875 |
Congress grants Brady $25,000 |
| 1887 |
Juliet dies |
| 1896 |
Dies 15 January in the charity ward of Presbyterian Hospital in New York |
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