Roche, Thomas C., fl. 1861-1865 Post-war view of Richmond from Gamble's Hill.

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0290-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1865- ca. [Post war]
Author/Creator
Roche, Thomas C., fl. 1861-1865
Title
Post-war view of Richmond from Gamble's Hill.
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 38.1 cm, Width: 30.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Former owner claims the photographer may be Tomas Roche. Taken from a slightly different angle than Gardner's famous 6 April 1865 panoramic photograph which shows the destruction of Richmond. Visible in the distance are the Spotswood Hotel [as indicated by a large banner on the outside of the building], the capitol building, and five church steeples. The foreground includes a barren hill sloping into well kept buildings, most of which are residential. Much of the old district [including many factories and mills] has since been torn down and rebuilt upon or otherwise renovated. Several dresses hanging on a fence are seen in the middle foreground.

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