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File Details: AAERm, 600 DPI, TIFF, Original Photograph, 17.5 Mb

Image ID: AAER

Credit:

by Russell (Andrew J.)

Date:

1863.02-03

Negative Size:

6.5 in. x 8.5 in.

Equipment:

rail; jackscrew

Locations & Lines:

Alexandria VA; Virginia

Military Units:

US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army

Structures & Establishments:

Pioneer Mills (Alexandria VA)

Sources:

J. Paul Getty Museum; Library of Congress

Haupt, United States Military Railway Department. Construction And Transportation. Unnumbered plate.

Getty Museum says: Straightening Slightly Bent Rails by Use of a Jackscrew.