This Happened - April 23: ​The First Ever Iconic War Photo

Updated April 23, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

Roger Fenton's photograph "the Valley of the Shadow of Death," is considered the first-ever iconic war image, and was taken on this day in 1885.

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What is the Valley of the Shadow

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