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Camp Convalescence

Description: Convalescent Camp, near Alexandria, Virginia. Rows of white barracks with Union soldiers standing or sitting outside in front of buildings. The barrack on the far left has a star hanging just above the door. This image similar to photCL 301 (87). Title on mount: Camp Convalescence. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 28.
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Date: January 1864
Call number: photCL 301 (86)
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Convalescent Camp (winter)

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Convalescent camp near Alexandria, Virginia. Photograph shows the entrance to a military hospital facility known as "Camp Misery". Center building with the words Head Quarters printed above double doors where a small group of men stand. There are two types of ambulances and a family carriage in front of the building with several more men in the road. Behind this scene are rows of white barracks and men. In the foreground there are trees with very few leaves. This image similar to photCL 301 (86). Title on mount: Convalescent Camp (winter). Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 27.

photCL 301 (87)

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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)

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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)

Russian Fleet, crew on lines, Alexandria, Russian Frigate "Osliaba"

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Sailors on Russian frigate "Osliaba," harbor of Alexandria, Virginia. Photograph showing Russian sailors standing on the deck of their ship. This image similar to photCL 301 (45) & (47). Title on mount: Crew of Russians. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 34.

photCL 301 (46)

Construction wharf, Alexandria, the Runways

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Two men stand under scaffolding on the edge of Wharf at Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. Military Railroad Department. Two ships sail by in the background. This image similar to photCL 301 (39). Title on mount: Construction Wharf Alex, The Runways. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 37.

photCL 301 (38)

Deck, Russian fleet, a friendly visit during the war

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Deck view of Russian frigate "Osliaba," harbor of Alexandria, Virginia. Photograph shows sailors from the Baltic Fleet and their cannons on the deck. This image similar to photCL 301 (46) & (47). Title on mount: Deck Russian fleet a friendly visit during the war. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 32.

photCL 301 (45)

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