Richmond Virginia. Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge – Antique Wall Art
(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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Richmond Virginia. Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. 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 ruined Richmond and Petersburg Railroad bridge recorded here was part of the rail line that linked the Confederate capital with Petersburg, the city whose siege had held Richmond's defenses in place for months. The wreckage dates to 1865, when Richmond fell to Union forces in early April and the city was left damaged by the Confederate evacuation fires and the disruption of its transportation network. David B. Woodbury, who died in 1866, made the negative as a wet collodion glass stereograph, a format that let viewers see war damage in three dimensions.
| 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 × 2,399 px · prints to 17 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-50874 |
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