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Ruins in Richmond, cor. Carey and Governor Sts. – Antique Wall Art

Ruins in Richmond, cor. Carey and Governor Sts., 1865 May. — historic photograph
Ruins in Richmond, cor. Carey and Governor Sts., 1865 May.. Historic photograph from the Richmond collection.

(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 rare historic photograph captures Ruins in Richmond, cor. Carey and Governor Sts. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Carey and Governor Streets sat in the lower part of Richmond, Virginia, near the James River, and by May 1865 this corner had been reduced to rubble. The Confederate capital fell in early April 1865, and fires set during the evacuation and the Union occupation that followed destroyed large parts of the city's commercial district. Photographs like this one, printed on albumen paper, were among the first widely circulated records of a Southern city after the war. The image shows how thoroughly the fighting and fires had changed ordinary streets, leaving little standing for residents to return to.

Created / published1865 May.
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreAlbumen prints 1860-1870.
SubjectsStreets--Virginia--Richmond--1860-1870. War damage--Virginia--Richmond--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction & pillage.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 998 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-166890

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