Does the Camera Ever Lie?
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This resource, from the Library of Congress, highlights Civil War photography. The examples in this special presentation have been drawn from Alexander Gardner's 1865 "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War." They reveal that in order to achieve a more striking effect or to cater to the interest of the public, Gardner sometimes rearranged the elements in his photographs or departed from the facts in his writing.
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Grade: 7 to 12
Topics: History & Culture, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Types of Media, History-Social Science, Visual Arts, United States History
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