Credit: | by Russell (Andrew J.) |
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Date: | 1863.02-03 |
Negative Size: | 6.5 in. x 8.5 in. |
Equipment: | rail; sledgehammer |
Locations & Lines: | Alexandria VA; Orange & Alexandria Railroad (O&A); Virginia |
Military Units: | US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army |
Structures & Establishments: | Wilkes Street Tunnel (Alexandria VA) |
Sources: | Boston Athenaeum; J. Paul Getty Museum; Library of Congress |
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Haupt, United States Military Railway Department. Construction And Transportation. Unnumbered plate.
One in a series of pictures of African-American USMRR workers demonstrating ways of straightening rail. Behind the workers is the Wilkes Street Tunnel.