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Machine shop, Alexandria, Va

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1863
Call number: photCL 301 (90)
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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)

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)

Framing shed, Alexandria Construction Corps

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Several men working in the framing shed at the Alexandria shipping yard. Title on mount: Framing shed Alex. Construction Corps. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 53.

photCL 301 (7)

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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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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)

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)

Machine shop, Alexandria, Va

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