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File Details: ABFZm, 300 DPI, TIFF, Original Negative, 6.9 Mb
| Credit: | unknown photographer |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1864.06-07 |
| Negative Size: | 8 in. x 10 in. |
| Locations & Lines: | City Point VA; City Point & Army Line Railroad (CP&AL); James River; Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army |
| Structures & Establishments: | Building 65 (City Point VA) |
| Transports: | barge W. R. Platt; freight wagon; schooner; USMRR floating pile driver (a) |
| Sources: | Metropolitan Museum of Art; National Archives; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Early view of City Point wharves. Sometimes misidentified as Belle Plain.
G. Frank Williss, Historical Base Maps. Appomattox Manor – City Point, p83: City Point from south, 1864.
G. Frank Williss, Historical Base Maps. Appomattox Manor – City Point, p122: Riverfront at City Point from south, 1864.
The larger of the two USMRR floating pile-drivers can be seen just right of center.
Etched onto negative: No. 2, New No. 281 [both crossed out]. 344. 9561.
