A view from the shore of the coal wharf in Alexandria, Virginia. In the center of the image, tied to the wharf are a number of vessels, including the paddle steamer "South America" and, to the right, a smaller steam vessel "Titan". Two men are sitting in the foreground observing the wharf; a woman can be seen partially along the left edge of the image. This image similar to photCL 301 (10). Title on mount: Coal Wharf, Alexandria Va. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 23.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 photographic print : albumen ; image 23.5 x 31.5 cm, mount 35 x 42.5 cm.
Piers & wharves--Virginia--Alexandria--1860-1870. (lctgm) Potomac River--1860-1870 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation Albumen prints--1860-1870. (gmgpc)
Source
Joel B. Clough Collection of United States Military Railroad Photographs by Andrew J. Russell. United States Civil War, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Gift of Frank Clough, Capt. Clough's grandson, July 25, 1975.
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