Q&A with Will Eichler: Getting a History Fix Behind and In Front of the Camera
Will Eichler approaches his work in the film industry with a keen eye and steady hand, and driven by a passion for storytelling. Before he embarked on a career that
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Mississippi Faces: Portraits from the Matthew L. Oswalt M.D. Collection
In our Summer 2021 issue we showcased highlights from Matt Oswalt’s collection of photographs of men and women posed with miniature flags and secession cockades. Here, we shine a light
A Scottish Blockade Runner: The life and times of Joannes Wyllie, commander of the Ad-Vance
By John F. Messner The steamer Ad-Vance slipped out into the Atlantic from Cape Fear on the night of Sept. 9, 1864, and made its way towards a line of
“How They Went Forth to the Harvest of Death”: A concise account of the U.S. Regular Infantry at Gettysburg
By Charles T. Joyce, featuring images from the author’s collection The courage and sacrifice by two undersized brigades of U.S. Regular infantry during the second day at Gettysburg evoke an
Under the Banner of Emancipation and National Unity: The Woman’s National Loyal League and the call to political activism
By Ronald S. Coddington, featuring an image from the Mike Werner Collection Women packed into the Church of the Puritans in New York City on the morning of May 14,
Scoundrel: The Rise and Fall of Union Spy Chief Lafayette Curry Baker
By David B. Holcomb Lafayette Curry Baker was a scoundrel, a striving, uneducated bully who never lacked for self-confidence or hesitated to tell a lie. Yet, he rose to become
Brady 200: A forum
Mathew Brady’s birthday is May 18, 1822, 1823 or 1824. Military Images is commemorating Brady’s bicentennial now, and we will continue the celebration with stories about the influence and impact
“Illustrations of Camp Life”: Thoughts on Mathew Brady’s overlooked early war series
By Jeff L. Rosenheim In the summer of 2013, The Metropolitan Museum of Art presented an omnibus exhibition Photography and the American Civil War. The show marked the 150th anniversary
A Grand Gathering of Soldier Faces: Brady’s Galleries
Those who made the trek to Brady’s National Photograph Gallery in the early 1860s never failed to come away impressed. “It is a grand gathering of human faces, human celebrities,
Lincoln and Tad: A survey of images connected to Anthony Berger’s intimate portrait of a beleaguered wartime leader and his son
Second in a multi-part series of Abraham Lincoln imagery by MI Contributing Editor Chris Nelson, featuring photographs from the author’s collection Abraham Lincoln’s face on the five-dollar bill and penny