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| Credit: | by Russell (Andrew J.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1863.02-03 |
| Negative Size: | 6.5 in. x 8.5 in. |
| Equipment: | cant hook |
| Locations & Lines: | Alexandria VA; Orange & Alexandria Railroad (O&A); Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army |
| Persons: | Smeed (Eben C.) |
| Transports: | locomotive |
| Sources: | Huntington Library; J. Paul Getty Museum; Library of Congress |
Haupt, United States Military Railway Department. Construction And Transportation. Unnumbered plate.
E. C. Smeed actually came up with the horseshoe-shaped clamps, whose use in destroying rails is demonstrated in two other photos (see Related Images). Smeed is probably the man holding the clamps in this image, taken somewhere in the USMRR compound in Alexandria, Va., with an ancient unidentified USMRR locomotive, a simple US on its tender, in the background.
Getty Museum says: Steel Hooks and Piece of Rail Twisted by Their Use.
Huntington Library says: Steel hooks and piece of rail twisted by their use. A Union solider points to destroyed track as a man in suit holds steel hooks which are shaped like horse shoes. Steam locomotive engine stands in the background of photo.
