History’s Six Most Controversial Moments Caught on Camera

Six pictures with eerie historical Backstories

Mathew Brady captured dead soldiers of the battle of Antietam on camera. | Photo Credits: Museum Syndicate

Mathew Brady was an American photographer famed for capturing the portrait of Abraham Lincoln that we see on the dollar bill today. In 1862, Brady showcased an exhibition called “The Dead of Antietam” in his New York studio that spread a wave of controversy across America.