When Handy died, he left his and Brady's work to his daughters, Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; in 1954, the Library of Congress purchased approximately 10,000 of these negatives from Handy's daughters.
When Handy departed, he left his and Brady's artistic legacy to his daughters, Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; two years later, the Library of Congress obtained roughly 10,000 of these images from them.