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The instrument that started war photography

Name: The instrument that started war photography
Uploaded: 2013-09-01T11:59:11-0400
Duration: 2 min 31 s
Description: The American Civil War was the first conflict to be extensively photographed using an instrument called a tintype. Mark Strassmann reports on how tintype photography brought war to life for those who were not on the battlefield.

The American Civil War was the first conflict to be extensively photographed using an instrument called a tintype. Mark Strassmann reports on how tintype photography brought war to life for those who were not on the battlefield.