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Waud Dalton, Ga. looking towards Mill Creek Gap. [1860's ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0571 Author/Creator: Waud Place Written: Dalton, Georgia Type: Photograph Date: 1860's ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 24.1 x 30.5 cm Order a Copy

A line of trains and railroad tracks cuts across the center of the image. The town lies behind the railroad and it is possible to make out the sign of the "National Hotel" on the left side of the image. Inscription on recto: "Dalton Ga - looking towards Mill Creek gap." Notation in lower left corner "3."

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