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Construction trainmen clearing track after Rebel raid

Description: Stationary steam railway locomotive with one open cargo (coal-tender), United States Military [last word ?] printed on its side, and several flat bed cars loaded with axles. Numerous men stand around tracks with a few on train. A white house sits in the background on left-hand side. Title on mount: Construction Train men clearing Track after a rebel Raid. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 25.
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Date: 1863
Call number: photCL 301 (37)
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Rebel Raid, destruction of tracks

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Confederate mode of destroying track at McCloud's Mill in Virginia. Two piles of stacked railroad ties under metal rails arranged in X formations. Title on mount: Destroying RR Tracks, Rebel Raid, destruction of tracks. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 17.

photCL 301 (15)

Trestle Work, Potomac Creek. "Potomac Creek Bridge, Acquia Creek and Fredericksburg RR prospective view, April 12, 1863."

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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)

Alexandria Yard

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Stationary steam railway locomotive in railway yard. The locomotive has an engine and one open cargo (coal-tender) car. The cargo car is carrying cords of wood, two men and has U.S. MILITARY R.R. DS. printed on its side. The cabin has one man, maybe engineer, and CHA.S. MINOT printed under cabin window. Title on mount: Alex Yard. This image similar to photCL 301 (41). Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 42.

photCL 301 (2)

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Returned from the Front

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Stationary steam railway locomotive engine with the name E. Corning displayed on the cabin and one open cargo (coal-tender) car. The cargo car is carrying cords of wood and has [U].S. Military R.R. printed on its side. There are also two men in the engine's cabin. Title on mount: Returned from the Front.

photCL 301 (98)

Destroying track by corkscrew twist

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Destroying track by corkscrew twist. A team of Africa American men (one white male observing) hoist wooden railroad ties up with ropes. Pennsylvania Rail Road stamped train cars stand behind men. Title on mount: Rail Twisters. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 2.

photCL 301 (13)

Alexandria, Va

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Stationary steam railway locomotive in railway yard in Alexandria, Virginia. The locomotive has an engine with the name Col. A. Beckwith displayed on it and one open cargo (coal-tender) car. The cargo car is carrying cords of wood and has "UNITED STATES MILITARY RL. RDS. printed on its side. The cabin has one man and Philadelphia is printed on the piston housing. This image similar to photCL 301 (2). Title on mount: Alexandria, Va.

photCL 301 (41)

Construction trainmen clearing track after Rebel raid

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