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The Emergence of War Photography:
War photography began in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and flourished thereafter. In the 1850s and early 1860s, photographers took pictures of at least five other war zones and battlefields in Europe or Asia. Because these early war photographs could not be mass-produced, however, they were not seen by the public. The Civil War proved to be the first conflict brought home by the camera. Via magazines, newspapers, and printed photos for sale, images from Civil War battlefields and camps flooded the American consciousness. |