Richmond Virginia. Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of Richmond Virginia. Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Richmond Virginia. Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge
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The picture shows the ruins of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad bridge at Richmond, Virginia, a rail link that carried supplies and troops between the Confederate capital and the siege lines at Petersburg. Confederate forces evacuated Richmond in early April 1865, and retreating troops destroyed many bridges and rail facilities as they left, so the wreckage records the collapse of the city's transport network near the end of the Civil War. The photograph is a wet collodion glass negative by David B. Woodbury, who documented the aftermath of the fighting in Richmond that spring. Its stereograph format was designed to be viewed in pairs for a three-dimensional effect.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Richmond Va. Ruins of R. and P. R.R. bridge. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Woodbury D. B. (David B.) d. 1866 photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,120 × 2,409 px · prints to 17 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-50873 |
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