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Center for Civil War Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online home of the Center for Civil War Photography view reproductions of Civil War photographs, enhanced digital images, and other center exhibitions. With related information about the photographic processes in use at the time...
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American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Photography: Cold Harbor

For Students 9th - 10th
Annotated photo gallery of the Cold Harbor battleground, now a memorial to the soldiers who lost their lives there.
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PBS

Pbs: American Photography: A Century of Images

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion site to the PBS series, this site chronicles the growth of photography, both in our private lives and in the public world of news and journalism. The site includes narrative from the series as well as images and teaching...
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Pictures of the Year

For Students 9th - 10th
For over 63 years POI has offered photographers to submit their images to be judged on an international level. It also provides an archive of incredible images for all to see.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Mathew Brady's Portraits

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of photographic portraits taken by Civil War-era photographer Mathew Brady, who made portraits of many illustrious Americans on both sides of the conflict before, during, and after the war. Includes an animated explanation of...
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Pbs: American Masters: Robert Capa

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy essay on Robert Capa and one of his early controversial photos. Includes a great timeline of his life as well as video footage from the PBS documentary of Capa's life.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Civil War@smithsonian

For Students 9th - 10th
Access to the Smithsonian's extensive collections that document the American Civil War.
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US National Archives

National Archives: The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students will surmise what life was like for soldiers fighting in the Civil War by viewing photographs from that time period. Students will answer questions in small groups and reconvene for a whole class discussion.
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Library of Congress

Loc: A Sharpshooter's Last Sleep

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative three-page site on the famous image by photographer Alexander Gardner at Gettysburg. There is a detailed description of the photograph as well as a great discussion on the authenticity of the image.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: All the Mighty World: Photographs of Roger Fenton, 1852 60

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information on the famous photographer, Roger Fenton. Includes images, audio explanations of his photographic techniques, and detailed biographical text.
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Art Scene: Robert Capa

For Students 9th - 10th
A short discussion of Robert Capa's work, famous photojournalist of the 20th century. Includes two pictures that can be enlarged, including one of his most famous images, "Death of Loyalist Militiaman Frederico Borrell Garcia, Cerro...
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: Framing Conflict: Iraq and Afghanistan

For Students 9th - 10th
In March 2007, collaborative artists Lyndell Brown and Charles Green travelled for six weeks through the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf as the Australian War Memorial's official war artists. Their works of art record the...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Prints and Photographs: Fenton Crimean War Photographs

For Students 9th - 10th
Access a documentary record of Crimean War photographs produced by pioneering British photographer Robert Fenton.
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Pbs Teachers: American Photography: A Century of Images (Teacher's Guide)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Access five lesson plans developed for this PBS documentary series on twentieth-century American photography. Lessons encompass research, discussion, a variety of hands-on activities, and extensions that will help students examine...

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