Civil War: The Impact Of Photography In The 19th Century

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Who would have thought that the first grainy images from early cameras in the 19th century would be the first of such photographs that would have such a profound impact on society as a whole? Real life events could be distributed to the public in real time. Think of the impact that photographs of the war dead made during the American Civil War had on a society that had never before seen death so close and personal. It was hard to think of war as a fun and gallant adventure when you were staring at a photograph of a bloated and shattered body of a soldier in the aftermath of a battle. However, there were other uses for this new medium besides depicting war that others were able to adapt for their own use. Scientists were able to