Crown Nest signal tower on the James River on right of Bermuda Hundred lines. [1861-1865 ca.]

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0512-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1861-1865
Title
Crown Nest signal tower on the James River on right of Bermuda Hundred lines. [1861-1865 ca.]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 29.9 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

A mounted image of Crown Nest signal tower. Several men stand at the top of the tower and two stand on the ground below. A wagon and four tents stand just to the right of the tower. The inscription below identifies the image as "'Crown Nest' - Signal tower on bank of James River on right of Bermuda Hundred lines." There are pencil notations on the side of the image regarding how it is to be reduced in size: "Cut new oval 3" in di x 4" high - taking in as indicated" and "3" oval." Inscriptions on recto: "Battery Look Out"; "signal #2272"; "P1"; and "351A." Stamp of the Century Comapny on verso. Numeric notations on verso: "VIII" and "331."

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