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View from Round House, Alexandria, Va., looking north showing contraband quarters

Description: View from Round House, Alexandria, Virginia, looking north showing contraband quarters. Three engines and several railroad cars stand on track in foreground. A few of the cars have U.S.M.R.R. printed on their sides and a few are numbered including No. 1166, No. 1270, [No.] 1307, No. 89, No. 1279 and No. 1011. This image similar to photCL 301 (89) & (90). Title on mount: View from Round House, Alex Va. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 18.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1863
Call number: photCL 301 (88)
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View from Round House, Alexandria, Va

Visual Materials

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)

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Eastern view of round house and depot, Orange & Alexandria Railroad

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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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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)

Soldiers burying ground, Alexandria, Va

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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.

photCL 301 (52)

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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)

Loudon & Hampshire and Alexandria & Washington RR junctions

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Loudon and Hampshire Railroad, near junction with Alexandria and Washington Railroad. Two stream engines moving away from camera on two separate tracks. One with CHA PARKER printed on the back and the other hauling a few railroad cars,text on cars is unreadable. Title on mount: Loudon & Hampshire & Alexandria & Washington Rail Road junctions. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 38.

photCL 301 (29)

View from Round House, Alexandria, Va., looking north showing contraband quarters

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