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Why did photographer Mathew Brady only take still picture of camp life, portraits, and the aftermath of battles

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Photographs show camp life, routines, war preparations, the moments just prior to battle, and the aftermath of battle. The primitive technology of photography required that subjects be still at the moment the camera's shutter snapped. Battle scenes are, therefore, missing from the record of history of this era.

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