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Virginia, the Old Dominion, as seen from its colonial waterway, the historic River James, whose every succeeding turn reveals country replete with monuments and scenes recalling the march of history and its figures from the days of Captain John Smith to the present time

Virginia, the Old Dominion, as seen from its colonial waterway, the hi...

Originally published in 1910, under title: Houseboating on a colonial waterway. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site and on the Internet Archive Web site.

The Sun, [newspaper]. April 27th, 1865.
[James River, Virginia Schooners sunk to obstruct passage]

[James River, Virginia Schooners sunk to obstruct passage]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865.

View of James River pontoon bridge, from south side, above Jones' Landing

View of James River pontoon bridge, from south side, above Jones' Land...

Stereograph showing pontoon bridge across the James River near Jones' Landing, Virginia. No. 2538, part of series: War Views. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Forms part of: Civil W... More

James River Suspension Bridge, Spanning James River, Route 11, Buchanan, Botetourt County, Virginia

James River Suspension Bridge, Spanning James River, Route 11, Buchana...

Survey number: HAER VA-17 Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three fourths rear view of the same gun a shown in No. 1040.  Fort Darling on the right of the picture

Three fourths rear view of the same gun a shown in No. 1040. Fort Dar...

Stereograph shows a mounted Brooke rifled gun in a Confederate battery on the James River above Dutch Gap Canal with Fort Darling in the distance. No. 1043. Part of series: View of Confederate Water Batteries ... More

Varina (?) Landing, Virginia. Pontoon bridge across the James river. (Cavalry guarding bridge)

Varina (?) Landing, Virginia. Pontoon bridge across the James river. (...

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The World, [newspaper]. June 9, 1864.
Virginia General Assembly and Peter Penet, Windel, & Company, July 22, 1779, Bill for Building a "Manufactory of Arms and Foundery of Cannon" on the James River, etc.
Virginia General Assembly and Peter Penet, Windel, & Company, July 22, 1779, Bill for Building a "Manufactory of Arms and Foundery of Cannon" on the James River, etc.
Deep Bottom, Virginia. View on James River with double turreted monitor ONODAGA in the foreground

Deep Bottom, Virginia. View on James River with double turreted monito...

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[Houses and a church ("Buildings Erected or Proposed to be Built in Virginia"). Perspective of house on James River, and sketch]

[Houses and a church ("Buildings Erected or Proposed to be Built in Vi...

Inscriptions on recto: "25" "Put 2 Blank leaves before this." "BHLatrobe Boneval inv et del. Dec 1797." Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).

[James River, Virginia Confederate gun in Battery Brooks]

[James River, Virginia Confederate gun in Battery Brooks]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865.

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia. View on the James River

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia. View on the James River

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Battle of Darby Town Rd. Gen'l Butler & his staff

Battle of Darby Town Rd. Gen'l Butler & his staff

Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed above image: 1st Connecticut Battery Capt. Clinton. Our skirmish firing at the rebels in the woods. The Gerhadt House. Inscribed on verso: View of the action on Thursday 27th... More

James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, n...

Significance: From the late eighteenth century until the 1880s, an important and far-flung canal system gradually emerged on the Richmond scene. Envisioned by George Washington and others, the canal system eve... More

James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, north of Canal Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, n...

Significance: From the late eighteenth century until the 1880s, an important and far-flung canal system gradually emerged on the Richmond scene. Envisioned by George Washington and others, the canal system eve... More

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