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Engine, J.H. Devereux, Alexandria (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows the ornately decorated locomotive J.H. Devereux, of the United States Military Railroad with two crew members on board outside the roundhouse at the Alexandria station. Published in: Civil War... More

Haneda no watashi benten no yashiro Andō Hiroshige

Print shows a man working the rudder on the Haneda ferry with the Benten Shrine in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From ... More

Unknown location. Wagons and camera of Sam A. Cooley, U.S. photographe...

Photographs of artillery, place and date unknown. Title from Milhollen and Mugridge. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information abou... More

R.R. turntable, Petersburg, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows the turntable in a railroad yard in Petersburg, Virginia.

Remains of wreck on the track, ready for transportation to Alexandria....

Photograph shows the remains of a train derailed in battle returning to Alexandria by train. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe B... More

Eastern view of round house and depot, Orange & Alexandria Railroad

Photograph shows a locomotive moving away from the roundhouse at the Orange & Alexandria railroad yard in Alexandria, Virginia. Telegraph wire insulators on utility pole in foreground. No. 104.

[Railroad construction on the City Point and Army railroad line]

Photograph shows construction on the railroad near City Point, Virginia. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support ... More

Commodore Perry - An old photo of a boat with people on it

Hand written on verso: "converted New York ferry boat". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Supply wagon, probably in a Civil War military facility] (Andrew J. R...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

[View of transports, barges, etc., City Point, Virginia]

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 3332 VA. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[View of the "Y" on the City Point and Army railroad line]

Photograph shows the formation of a "Y" in the railroad tracks near City Point, Virginia.

Second Vt. Camp Griffin 1861 - A black and white photo of a group of p...

Photograph shows train of horse-drawn covered wagons on a foraging expedition with the camp of the 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment in the background at Camp Griffin, Langley, Virginia. Attribution of G.H. Houghto... More

Perspective view of Union Arch, Washington Aqueduct, built by General ...

Photograph showing what is now known as the Cabin John Bridge outside of Washington, D.C. No. 302. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by... More

[Railroad bridge with timber trestles] (Andrew J. Russel)

View on Pope's Head, near burnt bridge, Orange & Alexandria Railroad

Photograph showing two locomotives pulling into the Union Mills Station on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad in Clifton, Virginia. Two soldiers stand guard on the bank at right. No. 229. Title from another ve... More

View at City Point headquarters, hospital, with old school houses, bar...

Photograph shows supply wagons passing General Patrick's headquarters in City Point, now known as Hopewell, Virginia. No. 29. Caption continues: Hospital, with old school houses, barns &c.

Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, D.C., looking toward Washington (Andrew J...

Photograph shows three men in a field in the foreground with Aqueduct Bridge and C & O Canal in the background. No. 273. Exhibited: "East of the Mississippi : Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Photography"... More

Jefferson and pontoon bridge on the Shenandoah

Photograph shows a man sitting on Jefferson Rock above the Shenandoah River at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. A pontoon bridge is shown on the right. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs ... More

[View of City Point, Virginia, showing barges, transports, etc.]

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 449. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Second Vermont Camp Griffin 1861] during American Civil War

[Man sitting in a horse drawn cart] (Andrew J. Russel)

Government coal wharf, Alexandria, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows two men on the shore of the Potomac River facing the wharf. No. 123.

City Point R.R. Depot, looking toward Petersburg (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows railroad station and a view of the wharf in City Point, now known as Hopewell, Virginia. No. 144. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; w... More

[View of Atlanta, Georgia, with railroad cars in left foreground]

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The Landing at City Point, Virginia]

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 456. Public domain photograph of a dock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bird's eye view of Bull Run Bridge, looking up stream

Photograph shows a man fishing in the Occoquan River with the Bull Run Bridge in the background. Local timber was used for bridge construction. No. 290. Signature in lower left corner of negative: "Cap. A.J. R... More

The great 10,000 mile wall China

No. 15348. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Virginia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Long Bridge, Washington, D.C. (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows Long Bridge over the Potomac River from the Virginia shore. No. 275.

[Dock on the south side of the James River, opposite Richmond, Virgini...

Title devised by Library staff from similar image in LOT 11486-C.

James River, Virginia. Converted ferry boat on the James River

Caption from negative sleeve: Converted Ferryboat on James River. Corresponding print is in LOT 4182. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General... More

[Two wheeled cart to be drawn by a horse] (Andrew J. Russel)

Bird's eye view of machine shops, with east yard of Orange & Alexandri...

Photograph shows a railroad yard of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad in Alexandria, Virginia. Photograph taken from the top of the roundhouse. No. 293.

Trestle work (no. 2,) on City Point & Army R. R.

Photograph shows cut logs used in construction of a trestle bridge.

New bridge over Potomac River on the Washington, Alexandria and George...

Photograph showing a trestle railroad bridge across the Potomac River. Caption continues: S. Seymour, chief engineer, C.B. Morse, constructing engineer, S.S. Post & Co., contractors.

[Broadway Landing, Appomattox River, Virginia] during American Civil W...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 229. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cabin John Bridge, looking up stream (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows two men standing near the Washington Aqueduct with the Cabin John Bridge in the background. No. 263.

Long bridge, Washington, D.C. - A black and white photo of people on a...

Photograph shows General Daniel Craig McCallum, Military Director and Superintendent of the Union railroads during the Civil War, with unidentified men on railroad bridge. No. B266. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Stoneman's Station (Andrew J. Russel) during American Civil War

Photograph shows a view of Stoneman's Station from the rear of a railroad car.

Double-ended ferry gunboat with Union soldiers on deck

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Steven J. Meadow, June 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

[Railroad trestle bridge] (Andrew J. Russel)

No. 58 (handwritten) and 2559 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Military construction in northern Virginia: man rowing raft of blanke...

No. 81 (handwritten) and 2582 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Man holding a pocket auger] (Andrew J. Russel)

No. 82 (handwritten) and 2569 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Military railroad operations in northern Virginia: men standing on ra...

No. 49 (handwritten) and 2548 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Military construction in northern Virginia: men standing on the Potom...

No. 72 (handwritten) and 2572 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Worker repairing telegraph line?] (Andrew J. Russel)

No. 61 & 62 (handwritten) and 2562 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (L... More

[Railroad construction workers] (Andrew J. Russel)

No. 63 (handwritten) and 2563 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Military railroad operations in northern Virginia: African American l...

No. 54 (handwritten) and 2555 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Military construction in northern Virginia: raft of blanket boats fer...

No. 76 (handwritten) and 2576 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Military railroad operations in northern Virginia: men using levers f...

No. 50 & 51 (handwritten) and 2552 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (L... More

[Railroad construction worker straightening track] (Andrew J. Russel)

No. 68 (handwritten) and 2568 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Military construction in northern Virginia: men sitting in blanket bo...

No. 74 (handwritten) and 2574 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Two railroad construction workers hammer track as third construction ...

No. 66 (handwritten) and 2566 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Military construction in northern Virginia: men sitting in blanket bo...

No. 73 (handwritten) and 2573 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Military construction in northern Virginia: raft of blanket boats fer...

No. 78 (handwritten) and 2579 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Military construction in northern Virginia: raft of blanket boats fer...

No. 77a (handwritten) and 2577 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Libra... More

[Raft of blanket boats ferrying field artillery and soldiers across th...

No. 79 (handwritten) and 2580 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[A child leaning against a barrel with wooden spikes] (Andrew J. Russe...

No. 83 (handwritten) and 2583 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Railroad construction workers holding track] (Andrew J. Russel)

No. 64 (handwritten) and 2564 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Railroad construction workers straightening track] (Andrew J. Russel)

No. 65 (handwritten) and 2565 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

[Military railroad operations in northern Virginia: pieces of rail and...

No. 55 (handwritten) and 2556 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

James River, Virginia Deck of iron-clad gunboat Galena, showing stack ...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Dona... More

First train across Bull Run Bridge, spring of 1863 (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows United States Military Railroad train going over Bull Run Bridge. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe Buberger an... More

[Three horse-drawn covered wagons in the foreground. Soldiers marchin...

Copyright 1863 by Alexander Gardner. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best know... More

Maryland Avenue Depot, Washington, D.C., June, 1863 (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows three men standing on the platform of the Maryland Avenue railroad station while two men stand in the street. The Capitol buildings under construction are in the distance. No. 222.

Gunboat Tyler, where W.W. Stuart served during the Civil War

Photograph shows timberclad steamer gunboat USS Tyler with crew on deck. Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2014; (DLC/PP 2014:202) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photograph... More

Potomac Creek Bridge, Aquia Creek & Fredericksburgh Railroad, April 18...

Photograph shows a truss railroad bridge over Potomac Creek. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixtu... More

Potomac Creek Bridge, Aquia Creek & Fredericksburgh Railroad, perspect...

Photograph showing a truss bridge built for the Aquia Creek & Fredericksburgh Railroad. No. 243.

Engine "General Haupt," Alexandria, 1863 (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows wood burning locomotive "Gen. Haupt" named for Herman Haupt, chief of Construction and Transportation, in front of the roundhouse at the Alexandria station. No. 232.

Wagon park, Brandy Station, Virginia, May 1864

No. 268. Forms part of: Civil War Photographs (Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eton collection). Published in: Gardner, Alexander / Gardner's photographic sketch book of the War. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons... More

Evacuation of Port Royal, Virginia, May 30, 1864

Horses on bank as United Army personnel cross pontoon bridge onto waiting boats. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). The war for the Union, photographic war history. No. 2492. Original glass ... More

Manassas Junction, telegraph station, mess house, &c, March 1864 (Andr...

Photograph shows three railroad cars on an auxilliary track with people standing nearby. No. 283.

Dutch Gap Canal, American Civil War Glass Negative.

View of canal from cliff, with boat on other side of canal. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 939. On recto: Neg. by J. Reekie, 1864 or 1865.

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia / negative by J. Reekie, positi...

Photograph showing the canal which was built to join together two portions of the James River. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons,... More

Engine "E.M. Stanton," Alexandria, July 1864 (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows the locomotive "E.M. Stanton," built in 1862 and named for the secretary of war, on a turntable at the Alexandria railroad station. No. 239.

Dutch Gap Canal [...] November 1864, while Canal was being dug

Soldier standing on cliff of canal. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 4310.

View on canal, near Crenshaw's Mill, Richmond, Virginia / Alex. Gardne...

Photograph showing a view of the canal on which supplies were brought to the Confederate capital. Crenshaw's flour mill is on the left. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gar... More

Upper wharf, Belle Plain. Built by U.S.M.R.R. Construction Corps (Andr...

Photograph showing United States Military Railroad engineering corps at work on a pontoon bridge on the wharf in Belle Plain, Virginia. No. 151. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic pri... More

Railroad mortar at Petersburg, Virginia, July 25, 1864 (Andrew J. Russ...

Photograph shows the mortar used to protect the United States Military Railroad. No. 304. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe Bube... More

Looking down James River, from Dutch Gap canal, December 12, 1864

Photograph showing army transports on the James River from the Dutch Gap Canal.

Cedar Level Station, City Point and Army Line, December, 1864

Photograph shows Union soldiers guarding supplies while standing near a railroad freight car.

Headquarters Q.M. department, City Point (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows a railroad bridge above a creek bed in City Point, now known as Hopewell, Virginia. Building in the distance. No. 33.

Dutch Gap Canal. Taken after the bank was blown out

Stereograph showing partial view of the canal on the James River in Virginia. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Copyright in 1865 by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. Forms part of: Civil War... More

Trestle bridge on south side of railroad, near Petersburg, Virginia, A...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 6296 VA. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ulichnye tipy sredneaziatskikh gorodov

Photograph shows a woman and boy astride a horse. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 150.

Captured guns at Richmond ready for transportation to Washington, May,...

Photograph showing a stockpile of captured Confederate weapons at Rocketts wharf in Richmond. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe ... More

Pochtovaia gon'ba v turkestanskom kraie

Photograph shows a four-wheel cart in front of a yurt. An Asian man is driving the cart and two Russian soldiers stand behind it. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, par... More

The Hoboken Ferry. New York (state) 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Photograph shows horse drawn carriages parked next to a ferry terminal, New York City, New York. Gottheim collection code: GNY 98. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early ph... More

R.R. depot, Petersburg, Virginia (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows railroad tracks leading in to a United States Military Railroad station. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe Bube... More

Bazarnye tipy - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Photograph shows woman astride an ox. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and sa... More

Dutch Gap Canal [...] April 1865, American Civil War Glass Negative.

Man seated on cliff, near dock. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 956.

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. G. Tashkent i ego ulichnye tipy

Photograph shows a man riding a donkey. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 116.

View of the Lynchburgh (i.e. Lynchburg) Canal, and the ruins of the Da...

Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Date from negative sleeve. Copyright by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. in 1865. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Origi... More

Engine W. H. Whiton, and President's car, Alexandria, January,1865

Photograph shows a United States Military Railroad locomotive, W.H. Whiton, and the president's rail car, later used as Lincoln's funeral car. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic print... More

[Covered wagon with side curtains rolled up at a military facility]

Ulichnye tipy sredneaziatskikh gorodov. Tsyganka (mazang-zen)

Photograph shows a woman astride a horse. "Mazang-zen" translated from Persian as "Mazang woman." Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 150.

Syr-dar'inskaia oblast'. G. Aulie-Ata. Pochtovaia ulitsa

Photograph shows a road with carts along each side. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, p. 103.

Pochtovaia gon'ba v Turkestanskom kraie

Photographs shows five men, mostly Russian(?), riding in a carriage pulled by two camels. Another man is riding one of the camels. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, par... More

New York Harbor and ferry boat - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

Stereograph shows a ferry boat sailing in New York Harbor. Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim collection code: GNY 103. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other ea... More

Aiken house on Weldon Railroad, Virginia / negative by J. Reekie, posi...

Photograph showing a farm house near Petersburg. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 2, no. 71. Copyright by A. Gardne... More

Ulichnye tipy sredneaziatskikh gorodov

Photograph shows a man on a horse next to two women riding on a camel. Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 150.

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