Mrs. Nelsons Crossing Va. Ruins of the Richmond and York River Railroad bridge acro – Vintage Print
(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 Mrs. Nelsons Crossing Va. Ruins of the Richmond and York River Railroad bridge acro, a historic photograph rich in period 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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Mrs. Nelsons Crossing Va. Ruins of the Richmond and York River Railroad bridge acro
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Mrs. Nelson's Crossing in Virginia is the setting here, where the ruined bridge of the Richmond and York River Railroad stands broken across the landscape. The photograph dates to 1864, a year when armies moved repeatedly through Virginia and railroads were prime targets, since lines like this one carried troops, supplies and wounded men. Made as a glass stereograph from a wet collodion negative, the image was meant to be viewed as a pair through a stereoscope, giving the remains a sense of depth. The subject tags link it to the Wilderness campaign of 1864, when fighting in the region disrupted transport lines throughout the spring.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Civil War photographs 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge Washington D.C. : Library of Congress 1977. No. 0311 Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs 1861-1865 (Library of Congress) · War Photograph and Exhibition Company publisher. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Transportation. Wilderness Battle of the Va. 1864. Railroads. Bridges.United States--Virginia--Mrs. Nelsons Crossing. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 1,702 × 1,370 px · prints to 6 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-46288 |
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