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



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    View from Round House, Alexandria, Va

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    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)

  • Hay sheds, Alexandria, Va

    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)

  • 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)

  • Soldiers burying ground, Alexandria, Va

    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)