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| Credit: | by Fowx (Egbert G.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1864.05 |
| Negative Size: | 6.5 in. x 8.5 in. tetraplex |
| Equipment: | bridge pontoon (wood) |
| Locations & Lines: | Belle Plain VA; Potomac River; Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Army |
| Structures & Establishments: | Upper wharves (Belle Plain VA) |
| Transports: | barge; side-wheeler |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; National Archives; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
National Archives incorrectly says: Pontoon landing, James River, Va.
Actually one of the upper wharves at Belle Plain, VA, on the Potomac River.
Etched onto negative: 5004.
One of 28 surviving Fowx negatives created using a rotating lens mount to shoot four consecutive exposures onto one plate. For our downloadable files of the four exposures we have aligned the images so that they can be viewed consecutively (a,b,c,d), creating a brief video clip.