This American came into focus in 1823; got the final picture on Jan. 15, 1896
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Jan. [DOC] [TLE] Brady, Handy and Their Studios - Library of Congress [PAR] The remaining negatives in the Brady-Handy studio that came to the Library 
through ... After Mathew Brady's death on January 15, 1896, his remaining 
photography files ... During the nineteenth century, the process of taking 
photographs was ... and inserted into the camera, which already had been 
positioned and focused.