Photography and the Civil War

Who is credited with the invention of photography in 1839?

• Ansel Adams

• Matthew Brady

• Daguerre

• Alexander Gardner

What significant development in the 1850s and 1860s allowed photographers to make multiple prints from a single negative?

• Color photography

• Digital photography

• Instant photography

• Wet plate photography

Which photographer, working for Matthew Brady, captured shocking images of dead soldiers at the Battle of Antietam?

• Timothy O'Sullivan

• Robert Capa

• Alexander Gardner

• Roger Fenton

Why were most Civil War photographs taken by Northern photographers?

• The South had better portrait studios

• The South lacked access to photochemicals

• The South banned photography

• Northern photographers were more skilled

Which of the following was one of the most photographed locations during the Civil War?

• New York City

• Richmond, Virginia

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Atlanta, Georgia