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

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1863
Call number: photCL 301 (91)
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View from Round House, Alexandria, Va., looking north showing contraband quarters

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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.

photCL 301 (88)

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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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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)

View on Pope's Head, near burnt bridge, Orange and Alexandria RR ; Milliturz RR Bridge

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Burnt bridge over Pope's Head, near Devereux Station, Orange & Alexandria Railroad. Photograph shows man sitting on the remains of a railroad bridge over Pope's Head Creek in Clifton, Virginia. Title on mount: Military RR Bridge, O & A RR. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 58 .

photCL 301 (69)

Fairfax Station, Orange & Alexandria RR

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Two men stand and one man sits on a tree stump in front of Fairfax Station, Virginia. The Orange and Alexandria Railroad in seen in the background with a military encampment. Title on mount: Fairfax Station O & A RR. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 52.

photCL 301 (70)

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

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