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French & Co. [U.S. Military Rail Road depot]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0091 Author/Creator: French & Co. Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Photograph Date: circa 1863 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w ; 26.3 x 35.5 cm. Order a Copy

Image of a railroad depot in Vicksburg, Mississippi, showing the Richmond & Danville RR, and the Louisville & Nashville line. Rail junction where several spurs come together into the mail line also visible. In the middle of the image, a blurred train and puff of smoke indicate a train is in motion down the mail line. The box cars on the spurs have the letters USMRR [United States Military Rail Road]. Note the snow on the roves of buildings and on the ground.

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