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Showing posts with label railroad tracks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label railroad tracks. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
A Group of Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing on a Rebuilt Railroad Trestle Bridge Over Bull Run Near Manassas, Virginia, During the American Civil War (1863)
A group of Union soldiers and civilians posing on a rebuilt railroad bridge over Bull Run near Manassas, Virginia, during the American Civil War, 1863. Attributed to Mathew Brady.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
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Sunday, May 7, 2017
Stereoview of Workers Loading Barrels Onto a Train Probably Somewhere in France (1850's)
Stereoview of workers loading barrels onto a train probably somewhere in France, c. 1855-1860.
Source: J. Paul Getty Museum.
Monday, September 26, 2016
Union Soldiers and Civilians Posing in Front of a Train Station in Stevenson, Alabama (1864)
Union soldiers and civilians posing in front of a train station in Stevenson, Alabama, c. 1864. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Hand-Colored Glass Stereoview of Three Men Posing in Front of Coal Trains Near Pottsville, Pennsylvania (1856)
Hand-colored glass stereoview of three men posing in front of coal trains near Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 1856. By the Langenheim brothers.
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Friday, September 4, 2015
A Group Posing in Front of a Drover's Cottage at MacCoy's Stock Yard in Abilene, Kansas (1867)
A group posing in front of a drover's cottage at MacCoy's Stock Yard in Abilene, Kansas, 1867. By Alexander Gardner.
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Friday, August 28, 2015
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
View of Civilian Refugees on the First Train Out of Kimberley After the Lifting of the Siege of Kimberley During the Boer War (1900)
View of civilian refugees on the first train out of Kimberley after the lifting of the Siege of Kimberley during the Boer War in South Africa, February 22, 1900. Published by Underwood and Underwood.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Railroad Workers Pointing at Damaged Caused by Artillery Fire on the Steam Locomotive Named Fred Leach During the Civil War
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Monday, December 22, 2014
View of a Locomotive on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad in Virginia (1862)
View of a locomotive on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad in Virginia, August 1862. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Sunday, November 30, 2014
A Man Posing on an Early Steam Locomotive Named Old Catawissa (1856)
A man posing on an early steam locomotive named Old Catawissa, 1856. Possibly taken in Catawissa, Pennsylvania, which was the location of an early railroad. By the Langenheim brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Monday, November 24, 2014
Union Soldiers Destroying Railroad Tracks in Atlanta, Georgia (1864)
Union soldiers destroying railroad tracks in Atlanta, Georgia, 1864. By George Barnard. Animated stereoview.
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Two Men Standing at the Entrance to a Railroad Bridge Near Williamsport, Pennsylvania (1854)
Two men standing at the entrance to a railroad bridge of the Elmira and Williamsport Railroad near Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1854. By the Langenheim Brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Saturday, November 15, 2014
Time-lapse Photographs of a Group of Union Soldiers Posing Behind a Locomotive
Time-lapse photographs of a group of Union soldiers posing behind a locomotive, Engine No. 162, during the Civil War in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Union Soldiers Posing in Front of Destroyed Railroad Cars Owned by the Orange and Alexandria Railroad at Manassas Junction, Virginia (1862)
Union soldiers posing in front of destroyed railroad cars owned by the Orange and Alexandria Railroad at Manassas Junction, Virginia, August 1862. By Timothy O'Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Saturday, August 2, 2014
A Group of African American Men Repairing Railroad Tracks Near Murfreesboro, Tennessee (1863)
A group of African American men repairing railroad tracks shortly after the Battle of Stones River near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1863. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
Two Views of Union Soldiers Posing With an Armored Railroad Battery Used During the Siege of Petersburg
Two views of Union soldiers posing with an armored railroad battery used during the Siege of Petersburg, c. 1865. Animated stereoscopic photographs.
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