▁arm rest ▁or ▁( when ▁fully ▁extended ▁and ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁bra ce ▁attachment ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁usual ▁table top ) ▁as ▁a ▁neck ▁rest . ▁The ▁latter ▁was ▁often ▁needed ▁to ▁keep ▁models ▁steady ▁during ▁the ▁longer ▁expos ure ▁times ▁of ▁early ▁phot ography . ▁While ▁Br ady ▁stand ▁is ▁a ▁convenient ▁term ▁for ▁these ▁trade - specific ▁articles ▁of ▁studio ▁equipment , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁proven ▁connection ▁between ▁Br ady ▁himself ▁and ▁the ▁Br ady ▁stand ' s ▁in vention ▁circa ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Br ady ▁Street ▁in ▁Tul sa , ▁Oklahoma , ▁was ▁officially ▁renamed ▁" Mat hew ▁Br ady ▁Street ." ▁The ▁original ▁names ake ▁Br ady ▁was ▁W . ▁T ate ▁Br ady , ▁a ▁prominent ▁business man ▁in ▁Tul sa ' s ▁early ▁history , ▁who ▁had ▁connections ▁to ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan ▁and ▁other ▁rac ist ▁organizations . ▁Following ▁considerable ▁controvers y , ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁of ▁Tul sa , ▁OK ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁voted ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁name ▁Br ady ▁for ▁the ▁street , ▁but ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁now ▁refer ▁to ▁and ▁honor ▁Mat hew ▁B . ▁Br ady ▁instead . ▁ ▁Mat hew ▁Br ady ▁never ▁visited ▁Tul sa ▁in ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁ ▁Books ▁and ▁document aries ▁Br ady ▁and ▁his ▁Studio ▁produced ▁over ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁pictures ▁( most ly ▁two ▁neg atives ▁of ▁each ). ▁One