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Title
Long Bridge, Washington, 1863
Creator
Russell, Andrew J., photographer
Contributor
Clough, J. B. (Joel Barber), 1823-1881. (collector)
Date Created and/or Issued
1863
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
United States Civil War
Rights Information
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Description
Photograph shows a wide shot of Long Bridge over the Potomac River from the Virginia shore. The Capitol Building can be seen in the distant background right-hand side. The foreground features wooden logs. Title on mount: Long Bridge, Washington, 1863. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 42 .
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 photographic print : albumen ; image 28 x 38.5 cm, mount 41 x 55 cm.
Identifier
photCL 301 (75)
396535
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll6/id/332
Subject
Railroad bridges--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. (lctgm)
Potomac River--1860-1870
Rivers--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. (lctgm)
Long Bridge (Washington, D.C. and Va.)
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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