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  • Construction wharf, Alexandria

    Construction wharf, Alexandria

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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)

  • Coal wharf, Alexandria, Virginia

    Coal wharf, Alexandria, Virginia

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    A view from the shore of the coal wharf in Alexandria, Virginia. In the center of the image, tied to the wharf are a number of vessels, including the paddle steamer "South America" and, to the right, a smaller steam vessel "Titan". Two men are sitting in the foreground observing the wharf; a woman can be seen partially along the left edge of the image. This image similar to photCL 301 (10). Title on mount: Coal Wharf, Alexandria Va. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 23.

    photCL 301 (44)

  • Alexandria wharf

    Alexandria wharf

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    Daily activity on wharf in Alexandria, Virginia, including horses, horse-drawn wagons, men working and one woman in a white dress observing activity. There are a few ships docked and three are sailing down the river. Title on mount: Alex Wharf. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 27.

    photCL 301 (1)

  • Upper coal wharf, Alexandria, Virginia

    Upper coal wharf, Alexandria, Virginia

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    Activity at the Upper Coal Wharf in Alexandria, Virginia. Photograph includes three white pitched tents, several horse-less two wheeled wagons and a paddle steamer with the name South America sits in the Potomac River. Title on mount: Upper Coal Wharf Alex. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 31.

    photCL 301 (10)

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    Union Mills, Orange & Alexandria RR

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    Union Mills Station, Orange & Alexandria Railroad, view on Pope's Head, near burnt bridge. Photograph shows two locomotives pulling into the Union Mills Station on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad in Clifton, Virginia. Two soldiers stand guard on the bank at right. This image similar to photCL 301 (27) . Title on mount: Union Mills O & A RR. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 54.

    photCL 301 (95)

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    Machine shop, Alexandria, Va

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    Bird's eye view of machine shops, with east yard of Orange & Alexandria Railroad. Photograph shows a railroad yard of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad in Alexandria, Virginia. Photograph taken from the top of the roundhouse. Smoke can be seen coming out of a chimney on the roof of shop. This image similar to photCL 301 (88) & (89). Title on mount: Machine shop Alex Va. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 15.

    photCL 301 (90)