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Soldiers burying ground, Alexandria, Va

Description: Soldiers' Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia, front view of headstones with readable names. One man wanders in back of cemetery, behind headstones and one man can be seen standing in doorway of a small structure, left-hand background of photo. A few houses (farms) rest in the distance. Title on mount: Soldier Burying Ground Alexandria Va. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 21.
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Date: May 1863
Call number: photCL 301 (52)
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Steamer Hudson, Alexandria, Va

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Docked steamer at Alexandria, Virginia, with HUDSON NEW YORK printed on the boat's stern. Two women stand above the words and one man is at middle position on deck. A harnessed horse stands with wagon on the pier left-hand side of photo. Title on mount: U. S. steamer Hudson at Alexandria Va. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 35.

photCL 301 (43)

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)

Deck, Steamer Hudson, Alexandria, Va

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Five men and two women on the deck of steamboat docked at Alexandria,Virginia. Life boats can be seen on the right and left-hand side of photo. Title on mount: Deck steamer Hudson Alexandria Va. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 36.

photCL 301 (42)

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U.S. Bakery, Alexandria, Va

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Government bakery, Stoneman's Station, Aquia Creek & Fredericksburgh Railroad. Photograph shows overhead view of the Government Bakery, Alexandria, Virginia, with the Alexandria skyline in the background. Steam rises from the buildings' chimneys and there are horse-drawn wagons and people in the street below. A large flagpole in the foreground dissects the frame. Title on mount: U.S. Bakery, Alexandria, Va. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 20.

photCL 301 (85)

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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)

Hay sheds, Alexandria, Va

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Government hay barns, Alexandria, Virginia. This photo shows railroad tracks to the left of a group of wooden barns filled with hay, wagons, horses, boys, and men. There is a Union solider sitting with his rifle on a bale of hay in the foreground. Title on mount: Hay sheds Alex Va. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 19.

photCL 301 (80)

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