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High bridge over Appomattox River, [near Farmville, Va.]. [April 1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0393 Author/Creator: Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: 1865/04 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 10.7 x 12.7 cm Order a Copy

Title from inscription on verso. Longview looking down the tracks of the South Side Railroad crossing over the Appomattox. A man sits on the guard rail on the left hand side of the image. A smaller bridge can be seen on lower ground in the right corner of the image. Numeric notation: "1013 - XI-IV"

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