George Eastman House Marks 150th Anniversary of Civil War with Exhibitions

ROCHESTER, NY.- George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film commemorates the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War with photography and motion picture exhibitions. The museum’s unparalleled collection of 19th-century photography is showcased as iconic photographs hang alongside rare and never-before-seen images, in addition to contemporary images of Civil War sites and re-enactments and a look at how motion pictures have fictitiously depicted the war. The exhibitions are on view through June 12, 2011. The American Civil War (April 12, 1861-April 9, 1865) divided a country and created a nation. It also yielded more American fatalities and greater domestic suffering than any other war. During the sesquicentennial of Mr. Lincoln’s War, the exhibition Between the States: Photographs of the American Civil War presents more than 130 historical photographs of Civil War sites,

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