Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Men with a railroad car on a bridge truss, known as a "shad-belly" truss because of its shape. Printed on the side of the railroad car U.S.M.R.R. No. 190. Title on mount: View of Shad Belly Bridge. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 28.
photCL 301 (5)
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Stationary steam railway locomotive standing on the middle of a wooden trestle bridge. Locomotive has one engine, coal-tender and one box car. There are five men, two sitting in the coal-tender and three standing or sitting on the box car which has U.S.M.R.R. printed on its side. Title on mount: Trestle Work, Potomac Creek. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 3.
photCL 301 (3)
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Eastern view of round house and depot, Orange & Alexandria Railroad. Photograph shows a line of U.S.M.R.R. railroad cars sitting on the track in front of the roundhouse at the Orange & Alexandria railroad yard in Alexandria, Virginia. Railroad signal lights on pole and wood debris in foreground. The car in far left bottom corner of frame has No. 1152 printed on its side.
photCL 301 (91)
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Potomac Creek Bridge: Photograph showing a truss bridge built for the Aquia Creek & Fredericksburgh Railroad. There is a railroad car on the track, U.S.M.R.R. stamped on its side, leaving the frame to the right.
photCL 301 (33)
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Wharf at Alexandria, Virginia, used by U.S. Military Railroad Department. Men and a steam locomotive engine, U.S.M.R.R. printed on the side, wait on wharf. There is scaffolding at the end of the pier and wooden sawhorses in the foreground. Two Schuylkill barges wait at dock on right-hand side and three ships sail in the background. This image similar to photCL 301 (38). Title on mount: Construction Wharf. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 34.
photCL 301 (39)
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Photo shows overhead view of Alexandria, Virginia. In the foreground is a railroad yard where several cars and one engine rest. There are various things printed on cars, including United States Military Rail Roads, U.S.M.R.R., Hospital Car, No. 1270, No. 1061, No. 1037, No. 1043, [No.] 1307. In between the cars, two horses pull a supply wagon with a man in a white shirt at the reins. In the middle of photo is group of buildings. There is a shadow on the right-hand bottom corner of photo. This image similar to photCL 301 (88) & (90). Title on mount: View from Round House Alex Va. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 17.
photCL 301 (89)
