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File Details: ABCAm, 350 DPI, TIFF, Original Negative, 6.8 Mb
| Credit: | by Fowx (Egbert G.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1863.03-04 |
| Negative Size: | 6.5 in. x 8.5 in. |
| Equipment: | bucket (wood); hatchet |
| Locations & Lines: | Orange & Alexandria Railroad (O&A); Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army |
| Persons: | Brayton (Maj.) |
| Sources: | J. Paul Getty Museum; National Archives; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Russell, United States Military Railroad Photographic Album. No. 181 – WOOD CHOPPERS’ HUTS IN A VIRGINIA FOREST, On the Orange & Alexandria Railroad. Wood supplied U.S.M.R.Rds. under supervision of Maj. Brayton.
African-american workers and their top-hatted supervisor.
Etched onto negative: Wood choppers Huts, Virginia Pine Forest.
