Brady Photograph of Lincoln

Matthew Brady (c.1823-1896) was a metal jewel case maker by trade when he learned the art of creating daguerreotypes (negative photo images on polished metal plates) from inventor Samuel B. Morse. After winning many awards for his artistic photo work, he opened a portrait studio in Washington, D.C. in 1856 to capture the images of the high and the mighty. Although his eyesight began to fail about this time, his February 27, 1860 photo of Lincoln in New York was considered a major factor in getting Lincoln recognized throughout the country and contributed greatly to his election.

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Samuel Morse did NOT "invent" Daguerreotypy.

He brought it over in August of 1939 after he befriended Louis J.M. Daguerre, the true inventor of the process. (Morse came over on the 1st commercial steamship -- the "Victoria Queen" which docked in Philadelphia). Brady did not make a Dagguerreotype of Lincoln but made Albumen prints. Brady hired out big name photographers to document the Civil War but lost his fortune because he misread the public tire of the War. Get your facts straight!