| Credit: | by Russell (Andrew J.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1863.03-04 |
| Negative Size: | 6.5 in. x 8.5 in. |
| Equipment: | auger; block & tackle; Haupts torpedo; telegraph wire |
| Locations & Lines: | Orange & Alexandria Railroad (O&A); Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army |
| Sources: | J. Paul Getty Museum; Lehigh University; Library of Congress |
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Haupt, United States Military Railway Department. Construction And Transportation. No. 60.
Haupt, Photographs Illustrative of Operations In Construction And Transportation, As Used To Facilitate The Movements Of The Armies Of The Rappahannock, Of Virginia, And Of The Potomac, Including Experiments Made To Determine The Most Practical and Expeditious Modes To Be Resorted To In The Construction, Destruction and Reconstruction Of Roads And Bridges. No. 60–No. 60 represents two men boring holes for torpedoes in the two main braces of one of the trusses of a McCallum bridge.
