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[Military railroad operations in northern Virginia: African American laborers working on rail]
Summary
No. 54 (handwritten) and 2555 (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.
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
