Main entry:

Kunhardt, Dorothy, 1901-1979, author.

Title & Author:

Mathew Brady and his world : produced by Time-Life Books from pictures in the Meserve collection / by Dorothy Meserve Kunhardt and Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr., and the editors of Time-Life Books.

Publication:

Alexandria, Virginia. : Time-Life Books ; Morristown, New Jersey : School and library distribution by Silver Burdett Co., 1977.
©1977

Description:

303 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Title from cover.
The story behind the collection -- A force for photographic excellence -- Portraying the presidents -- A record of the Lincoln years -- The great showman and his wares -- "Sittings of the eminent men" -- Monuments and vistas -- Royalty and famous foreigners -- Stars of a robust theatrical era -- Giants of mind and spirit -- A grand scheme to cover the war -- Serene scenes behind the lines -- The harder look of real war -- The truest, saddest sights -- A new breed of hero -- Places made forever famous -- Work by other early photographers.
Also issued online.

Summary:

Photographs by Mathew Brady from the Meserve Collection. Biographical. Indexed.

Subject:

Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896.
Meserve, Frederick Hill, 1865-1962 Photograph collections.
Meserve, Frederick Hill, 1865-1962
Brady, Mathew B., 1823 (ca.)-1896
Photographers United States Biography.
Photographes États-Unis Biographies.
Photograph collections.
Photographers.
United States.

Form/genre:

Biography
illustrated books.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Kunhardt, Philip B., Jr., 1928-2006, author.
Kunhardt, Philip B.
Time-Life Books.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 65524
Call No.: PO2154; ID:85-B9182
Status: Available