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Summary
No. 75 (handwritten) and 2575 (stamped) on mount.
Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Library of Congress).
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Date
01/01/1862
Contributors
Russell, Andrew J., photographer
United States. Army. Military Railway Service.
Location
Virginia, 3.85111, -75.64278
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
