View taken from south side of canal basin, Richmond, Va., - April, 1865--showing Capitol, Custom House, etc. – Historic Reproduction
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(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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Step back in time with View taken from south side of canal basin, Richmond, Va., - April, 1865--showing Capitol, Custom House, etc., a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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View taken from south side of canal basin, Richmond, Va., - April, 1865--showing Capitol, Custom House, etc.
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From the south side of the canal basin, this April 1865 view takes in the State Capitol and the Custom House just after Confederate forces abandoned Richmond. Fires set during the evacuation and the Union occupation that followed left much of the riverfront in ruins, and the record's subject headings point to the damage, including cannonballs. Thomas Jefferson designed the Capitol, which still stands above the wreckage and makes the contrast worth studying. The print was made from a glass negative and printed later.
| Created / published | [photographed 1865, printed later] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1860-1910. |
| Notes | No. B277. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Waterfronts--Virginia--Richmond--1860-1870. War damage--Virginia--Richmond--1860-1870. Cannon balls--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction & pillage. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,652 × 3,737 px · prints to 16 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221429 |
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