Image ID: AAFW

Credit:

by Russell (Andrew J.)

Date:

1864.02

Negative Size:

11 in. x 14 in.

Locations & Lines:

Alexandria VA; Orange & Alexandria Railroad (O&A); Potomac River; Virginia

Military Units:

US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army

Structures & Establishments:

USMRR Car Repair Paint Shop (Alexandria VA); USMRR Carpenter and Bridge Shop (Alexandria VA) USMRR Carpenter Shop (a) (Alexandria VA); USMRR Construction Storehouse (Alexandria VA); USMRR Machine Shops (Alexandria VA)

Transports:

boxcar; flatcar

Sources:

Cowan Auctions; Library of Congress; Virginia Historical Society; Western Reserve Historical Society

Russell, United States Military Railroad Photographic Album. No. 293 – BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF MACHINE SHOPS, With East Yard of Orange & Alexandria Railroad.

Library of Congress says: Photograph shows a railroad yard of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad in Alexandria, Virginia. Photograph taken from the top of the roundhouse.

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