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.
Upon Handy's demise, he entrusted his and Brady's masterpieces to his daughters, Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; two years later, the Library of Congress purchased around 10,000 of these images from Handy's daughters.