Richmond, Va. View of Rocketts" & James River – Vintage Photo Print
![Richmond, Va. View of Rocketts" & James River, [1864?] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7a/7aafceed339e-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Richmond, Va. View of Rocketts" & James River. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Richmond, Va. View of Rocketts" & James River
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Few views of wartime Richmond look out over the Rocketts landing and the James River as this one does. Rocketts was the city's working waterfront, where steamers, barges and small craft loaded and unloaded the goods Richmond relied on while it served as the Confederate capital. The record dates the print to about 1864, when river traffic was vital to supplying the city under growing Union pressure. Its albumen process, common in the 1860s, preserves the fine detail of the crowded wharves and vessels.
| Created / published | [1864?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Aerial views 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Title from item. |
| Subjects | Boat & ship industry--Virginia--Richmond--1860-1870. James River (Va.)--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation--Confederate--Virginia--Richmond. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,039 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-146869 |
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