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Colonel John S. Mosby of Co. D, 1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Stuart's Staff, and 43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion in uniform Virginiannerson & Jones, photographers, &c, nos. 188 & 77 Main St., Richmond, Virginia

Colonel John S. Mosby of Co. D, 1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Stuart'...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Medhurst & Co., North Liberty, Iowa, October 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War ... More

Richmond, Virginia. View - 19th century Virginia.

Richmond, Virginia. View - 19th century Virginia.

Caption from negative sleeve: Richmond, Va. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3173B) and right (LC-B811-3173A) halves of a stereograph pair. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Print... More

Richmond, Virginia Captured siege guns at Rocketts; different view

Richmond, Virginia Captured siege guns at Rocketts; different view

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More

Richmond, Virginia. Captured guns - 19th century Virginia.

Richmond, Virginia. Captured guns - 19th century Virginia.

Caption from negative sleeve: Richmond, Va., April 1865, Confederate field guns. Two plates form left (LC-B811-3284B) and right (LC-B811-3284A) halves of a stereograph pair. Credit line: Civil war photographs, ... More

Richmond, Virginia Monumental Church. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

Richmond, Virginia Monumental Church. Washington DC sterescope card, 1...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More

Otelia Butler Mahone with her daughter, Otelia Rees & Minnis, Photograph & Pearltype Galleries, 13-12 & 47 Sycamore St., Petersburg, Virginia

Otelia Butler Mahone with her daughter, Otelia Rees & Minnis, Photogra...

Photograph shows portrait of Otelia Butler Mahone, Civil War nurse at hospitals in Richmond, Virginia, and wife of Confederate Major General William Mahone, with child, probably daughter Otelia. Date based on ... More

Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virginia, fans of the period

Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virginia, fans of the period

Print of advertisement for Allen & Ginter tobacco products showing cigarette cards featuring "fans of the period." Caption continues: Richmond Straight Cut No. 1 and Virginia Brights Cigarettes.

Tredegar Iron Works - 19th century Virginia.

Tredegar Iron Works - 19th century Virginia.

Photograph shows the Tradegar Iron Works, a major producer of cannons for the Confederacy during the war. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From series: Stereoscopic views in Richmond and vici... More

Richmond, Virginia The Governor's Mansion. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

Richmond, Virginia The Governor's Mansion. Washington DC sterescope ca...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congres... More

Richmond, Virginia (vicinity). Mill on James River and Kanawah Canal above Richmond

Richmond, Virginia (vicinity). Mill on James River and Kanawah Canal a...

Caption from negative sleeve: Mill on James River and Kanawah Canal. Photographer: John Reekie. Two plates form left (LC-B811-1109B) and right (LC-B811-1109A) halves of a stereograph pair. File print in LOT 416... More

Richmond, Virginia First African Church (Broad Street)

Richmond, Virginia First African Church (Broad Street)

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Photograph shows a group of African Americans in front of church. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milho... More

Design drawing for stained glass with The Life of St. Stephen for St. Stephen's Church in Richmond, Virginia

Design drawing for stained glass with The Life of St. Stephen for St. ...

Annotations on drawing: LM1. DGS Slide no. 669. Paper warped. Recto: notes. Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109). Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.

[Richmond, Virginia Street in the burned district]

[Richmond, Virginia Street in the burned district]

Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Richmond, Virginia. General Edward O.C. Ord, wife and child at the residence of Jefferson Davis. In the doorway is the table on which the surrender  of General Robert E. Lee was signed

Richmond, Virginia. General Edward O.C. Ord, wife and child at the res...

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[Design drawing for stained glass with The Life of St. Stephen for St. Stephen's Church in Richmond, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass with The Life of St. Stephen for St....

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Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virginia. 50 fish from American waters. You will catch one in each package of Virginia Bright, ... cigarettes / Lindner, Eddy & Clauss, lith., N.Y.

Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virginia. 50 fish from American waters. You ...

Advertisement poster for Allen & Ginter, manufacturers of cigarettes, showing different types of fish.

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial window with text "... Preach the Gospel to Every Creature" and "Our Soul Waiteth for the Lord" for Ginter Park Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass memorial window with text "... Preac...

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Canal and ruins of Richmond and Danville Railroad Depot, Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865

Canal and ruins of Richmond and Danville Railroad Depot, Richmond, Vir...

No. B237. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

Captured rifled steel breach-loading Whitworth Gun, Richmond, Virginia

Captured rifled steel breach-loading Whitworth Gun, Richmond, Virginia

Stereograph shows cannon with two soldiers and a civilian awaiting shipment on a wharf in Richmond, Virginia. Corresponding glass negatives: LC-B811-3278A, left, and LC-B811-3278B, right. E. & H.T. Anthony & C... More

Ampthill, (moved to 211 Ampthill Road, Richmond, Virginia), Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Ampthill, (moved to 211 Ampthill Road, Richmond, Virginia), Richmond, ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-111 Survey number: HABS VA-159

Sabine Hall, State Route 624 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Sabine Hall, State Route 624 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Significance: Sabine Hall was built in 1730 for Colonel Landon Carter by his father, Robert Carter, of Corotoman, whose extensive possessions in the Colony of Virginia caused him to be called "King" Carter by h... More

Sabine Hall, State Route 624 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Sabine Hall, State Route 624 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Significance: Sabine Hall was built in 1730 for Colonel Landon Carter by his father, Robert Carter, of Corotoman, whose extensive possessions in the Colony of Virginia caused him to be called "King" Carter by h... More

Ruins of Galego (i.e. Gallego) flour mills / Levy & Cohen.

Ruins of Galego (i.e. Gallego) flour mills / Levy & Cohen.

Photograph shows a view looking down on the ruins of the Gallego Flour Mill on the James River in Richmond. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of the... More

Ruins of the arsenal / Levy & Cohen.

Ruins of the arsenal / Levy & Cohen.

Photograph shows ruins of the State Arsenal along the canal in Richmond, Virginia. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the ... More

[Theater and hotel building ("Theatre, Assembly Rooms and an hotel"), Richmond, Virginia. 6-interior perspective rendering]

[Theater and hotel building ("Theatre, Assembly Rooms and an hotel"), ...

Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress). Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .... Wa... More

[Railroad yard ruins, Richmond, Virginia] (Andrew J. Russel)

[Railroad yard ruins, Richmond, Virginia] (Andrew J. Russel)

Library has two prints from the same negative: no. 13, and a lesser quality print, no. 14 Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe Bube... More

Seven Pines, Richmond, Virginia - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Seven Pines, Richmond, Virginia - Public domain image. Dry plate negat...

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Richmond, Virginia. Captured guns - 19th century Virginia.

Richmond, Virginia. Captured guns - 19th century Virginia.

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[Richmond, Virginia Castle Thunder, Cary Street]

[Richmond, Virginia Castle Thunder, Cary Street]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Richmond, Virginia. Ruined buildings in the burnt district

Richmond, Virginia. Ruined buildings in the burnt district

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[Richmond, Virginia First African Church (Broad Street)]

[Richmond, Virginia First African Church (Broad Street)]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Photograph shows a group of African Americans in front of church.

Lafayette Street Railway Powerhouse, 2 South Street, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, IN

Lafayette Street Railway Powerhouse, 2 South Street, Lafayette, Tippec...

Significance: The first electric street railway system was installed in Richmond, Virginia in 1887. Based on its success, the City of Lafayette, Indiana, authorized the Lafayette Street Railway Co. to convert ... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Christ healing kneeling figures for All Saints Church in Richmond, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass window with Christ healing kneeling ...

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Richmond, Virginia. General Edward O.C. Ord, wife and child at the residence of Jefferson Davis. In the doorway is the table on which the surrender  of General Robert E. Lee was signed

Richmond, Virginia. General Edward O.C. Ord, wife and child at the res...

Public domain historical photo, American history, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Journey of a slave from the plantation to the battlefield]

[Journey of a slave from the plantation to the battlefield]

Uncut sheet of twelve illustrated cards presenting the journey of a slave from plantation life to the struggle for liberty, for which he gives his life, as a Union soldier during the Civil War. Attributed to J... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window "The Great Commission" for First Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass window "The Great Commission" for Fi...

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Indian Banks, State Route 606, Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia

Indian Banks, State Route 606, Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia

Survey number: HABS VA-74 Building/structure dates: ca. 1700 Initial Construction

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-110 Survey number: HABS VA-156 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000276

Old "Libby Prison" building, Richmond, Virginia / Rees, Richmond, Virginia

Old "Libby Prison" building, Richmond, Virginia / Rees, Richmond, Virg...

Stereograph showing a group of people including Maj. Thomas P. Turner, Commandant of "The Libby," soldiers, and a young child, standing in front of tents on the prison grounds. The prison building, with its Con... More

[Richmond, Virginia Side and rear view of Libby Prison]

[Richmond, Virginia Side and rear view of Libby Prison]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Hospital Building, Rixey Place, bounded by Williamson Drive, Holcomb Road, & The Circle, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Hospital Building, Rixey Place, bounded by ...

Significance: The Greek Revival-style Naval Hospital, built in 1827-33, is the first Naval Hospital built in America. The first of six or seven medical facilities constructed for the Navy during the 1820s and ... More

Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Hospital Building, Rixey Place, bounded by Williamson Drive, Holcomb Road, & The Circle, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Hospital Building, Rixey Place, bounded by ...

Significance: The Greek Revival-style Naval Hospital, built in 1827-33, is the first Naval Hospital built in America. The first of six or seven medical facilities constructed for the Navy during the 1820s and ... More

Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Hospital Building, Rixey Place, bounded by Williamson Drive, Holcomb Road, & The Circle, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Hospital Building, Rixey Place, bounded by ...

Significance: The Greek Revival-style Naval Hospital, built in 1827-33, is the first Naval Hospital built in America. The first of six or seven medical facilities constructed for the Navy during the 1820s and ... More

Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Hospital Building, Rixey Place, bounded by Williamson Drive, Holcomb Road, & The Circle, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Hospital Building, Rixey Place, bounded by ...

Significance: The Greek Revival-style Naval Hospital, built in 1827-33, is the first Naval Hospital built in America. The first of six or seven medical facilities constructed for the Navy during the 1820s and ... More

Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Hospital Building, Rixey Place, bounded by Williamson Drive, Holcomb Road, & The Circle, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Hospital Building, Rixey Place, bounded by ...

Significance: The Greek Revival-style Naval Hospital, built in 1827-33, is the first Naval Hospital built in America. The first of six or seven medical facilities constructed for the Navy during the 1820s and ... More

[Theater and hotel building ("Theatre, Assembly Rooms and an hotel"), Richmond, Virginia. 10-Ground floor plan]

[Theater and hotel building ("Theatre, Assembly Rooms and an hotel"), ...

Inscriptions on recto: "PLAN OF THE GROUND-STORY." "IV." "Private Dining room" "Supper room" "Green room" "Dining room" "Coffee room" "Fruit store" "Store of Merchandise" "Pit" "Under the St... More

Richmond, Virginia. Custom House standing among ruins

Richmond, Virginia. Custom House standing among ruins

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[Richmond, Virginia Custom House (left) and Capitol (center); rubble in street]

[Richmond, Virginia Custom House (left) and Capitol (center); rubble i...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

[Richmond, Virginia Custom House (left) and Capitol (center); rubble in street]

[Richmond, Virginia Custom House (left) and Capitol (center); rubble i...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Richmond County Courthouse, U.S. Route 360, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Richmond County Courthouse, U.S. Route 360, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic courthouse building, court, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Penitentiary / Levy & Cohen., Confederate States of America.

Penitentiary / Levy & Cohen., Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows an exterior view of the Virginia State Penetentiary on Gamble's Hill in Richmond, Virginia. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of th... More

Richmond, Virginia. View of Belle Isle

Richmond, Virginia. View of Belle Isle

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Richmond, Virginia. View of Belle Isle

Richmond, Virginia. View of Belle Isle

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Richmond, Virginia. Tredegar Iron Works, with footbridge to Neilson's Island

Richmond, Virginia. Tredegar Iron Works, with footbridge to Neilson's ...

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Mount Airy, State Route 646 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Mount Airy, State Route 646 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Significance: Mount Airy is the most outstanding 18th century stone house erected in Virginia and the earliest known full Palladian villa constructed in the American colonies. Survey number: HABS VA-72 Buildi... More

Mount Airy, State Route 646 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Mount Airy, State Route 646 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Significance: Mount Airy is the most outstanding 18th century stone house erected in Virginia and the earliest known full Palladian villa constructed in the American colonies. Survey number: HABS VA-72 Buildi... More

Mount Airy, State Route 646 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Mount Airy, State Route 646 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Significance: Mount Airy is the most outstanding 18th century stone house erected in Virginia and the earliest known full Palladian villa constructed in the American colonies. Survey number: HABS VA-72 Buildi... More

[Design drawing for stained glass window "Prophets of the Kingdom" for First Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass window "Prophets of the Kingdom" for...

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Capitol building / Levy & Cohen. Cartes de visite

Capitol building / Levy & Cohen. Cartes de visite

Photograph shows the west facade of the Virginia State Capitol building in Capitol Square Park in Richmond, Virginia. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Offi... More

Ruins of arsenal, Richmond, Virginia / Alex. Gardner, photographer.

Ruins of arsenal, Richmond, Virginia / Alex. Gardner, photographer.

Photograph showing the ruins of the Richmond and Petersburg railroad bridge in the yard where the Confederate artillery was manufactured. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Ga... More

Richmond, Virginia. View - 19th century Virginia.

Richmond, Virginia. View - 19th century Virginia.

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Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad depot

Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad depot

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Richmond, Virginia. Ruins in the State Arsenal yard and the burned district

Richmond, Virginia. Ruins in the State Arsenal yard and the burned dis...

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Richmond, Virginia. Ruined buildings in the burnt district

Richmond, Virginia. Ruined buildings in the burnt district

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[Design drawing for stained glass Captain Sally Tompkins memorial window with Robertson Hospital, 1862-5, architecture, emblems, and caduceus; with text "I am Come that you may have Everlasting Life" for St. James Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass Captain Sally Tompkins memorial wind...

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Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virginia

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virginia

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virginia

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virginia

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virginia

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virginia

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virginia

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virginia

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virginia

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virginia

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

[Richmond, Virginia Front view of Capitol]

[Richmond, Virginia Front view of Capitol]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Ruins in Richmond (Andrew J. Russel)

Ruins in Richmond (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows two soldiers, three boys and piles of cannonballs among ruins. Exhibited: "With Malice Toward None : The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2009.

Hugh Watt House, Old Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia

Hugh Watt House, Old Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia

Significance: As this is an unpretentious farmhouse, it has little recorded architectural history. Hugh Watt was born in Flenairm, Antrim County, Ireland. After his father's death, with his mother, he emigrat... More

Hugh Watt House, Old Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia

Hugh Watt House, Old Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia

Significance: As this is an unpretentious farmhouse, it has little recorded architectural history. Hugh Watt was born in Flenairm, Antrim County, Ireland. After his father's death, with his mother, he emigrat... More

[Richmond, Virginia Fire Engine No. 3]

[Richmond, Virginia Fire Engine No. 3]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Virginia Simms George oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Northborough, Massachusetts, 2013-08-24.

Virginia Simms George oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosb...

Virginia Simms George remembers growing up in segregated Newport News, Virginia, attending Virginia Union University, and her desire to become a lawyer. She recalls participating in a protest at Thalhimers depa... More

Painting "Sir Walter Raleigh" at Court House Annex, Richmond, Virginia

Painting "Sir Walter Raleigh" at Court House Annex, Richmond, Virginia

Artist: Paul Cadmus, 1939. Oil, 83" x 36". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Pho... More

[Design drawing for stained glass with David for St. Stephen's Church in Richmond, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass with David for St. Stephen's Church ...

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[James W. Millner of Company K, 38th Virginia Infantry Regiment with bayoneted musket, holstered pistol, and knife]

[James W. Millner of Company K, 38th Virginia Infantry Regiment with b...

Photograph shows identified soldier, James W. Millner, who enlisted in Company K, 38th Virginia Infantry Regiment, as a sergeant; knife he carries may have been manufactured by Boyle & Gamble or Burger & Burger... More

Dock on south side of James River, opposite Richmond, Virginia

Dock on south side of James River, opposite Richmond, Virginia

Photograph shows United States military railroad freight car at the wharf on the James River. No. 734. See also: LOT 11486-F, no. 12. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Soldiers, other people, and tents of Confederates outside of Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia]

[Soldiers, other people, and tents of Confederates outside of Libby Pr...

No. 1875. Public domain photograph related to Confederate States of America, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The four years contract and its progress

The four years contract and its progress

One of three anti-Lincoln satires published by Nichols in Boston at around the same time. (It was deposited for copyright on June 30, 1863, along with "Oppression!! Suppressing the Press" and "The Great America... More

Ruins of Mayo's Bridge, Richmond, Virginia

Ruins of Mayo's Bridge, Richmond, Virginia

Man standing on shore overlooking ruins of bridge with ruins of city in background. Brady-Handy Collection. No. 3271.

Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge

Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge

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Manchester Mills & pontoon bridges, Ap. 15, 1865, Richmond, Virginia, (Andrew J. Russel)

Manchester Mills & pontoon bridges, Ap. 15, 1865, Richmond, Virginia, ...

Photograph shows pontoon bridges across the James River and Manchester Mill, part of a Confederate industrial complex, on the opposite side of the river. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 his... More

The ruins of Richmond, Virginia 1865 (Andrew J. Russel)

The ruins of Richmond, Virginia 1865 (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows soldiers surveying the ruins. No. B466. Caption continues: (US Army Signal Corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921, no. B-466. FSA copy negative no. 40480-ZA, after a photographer working u... More

In commemoration of the glorious victories of the 3rd and 9th of April 1865. Richmond Virginia

In commemoration of the glorious victories of the 3rd and 9th of April...

Print commemorates the end of the American Civil War by showing a central view of Union troops in front of Richmond, Virginia, framed by circles bearing map locations of 30 Civil War battles and occupations dur... More

Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865, looking westward

Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865, looking westward

No. B47. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More

Richmond, Virginia. Group of Negroes ("Freedmen") by canal

Richmond, Virginia. Group of Negroes ("Freedmen") by canal

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Richmond, Virginia. Burnt district - 19th century Virginia.

Richmond, Virginia. Burnt district - 19th century Virginia.

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Richmond, Virginia. Tredegar Iron Works - 19th century Virginia.

Richmond, Virginia. Tredegar Iron Works - 19th century Virginia.

Photographer: Alex. Gardner. Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Richmond, VA, Tredegar Iron Works. File print in LOT 4162-F. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library... More

View on docks at Rocketts, American Civil War Glass Negative.

View on docks at Rocketts, American Civil War Glass Negative.

Photograph shows two boats stacked next to supplies with the wharf in the distance. No. B843. Mounted with three other photographs with general caption: Views in Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865. Gift; Col. God... More

Richmond, Virginia. Washington monument on the Capitol grounds

Richmond, Virginia. Washington monument on the Capitol grounds

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Washington Monument in the Capitol Grounds, Richmond, Va. April 1865. Annotation from negative, glass side: Monument in the Capitol Grounds, Ric... More

Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Arsenal (Pratt's castle in distance background)

Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Arsenal (Pratt's castle in distance backg...

Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Richmond, Va., ruins of Arsenal. Photographer: Alexander Gardner. Corresponding print is in LOT 4162-G. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861... More

Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865

Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865

Photograph shows crowd with tents and a covered wagon outside Libby Prison. No. B128. Hand written on verso: "Miller vol. 7, p. 91 (top)". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

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