The Destruction of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad

GLC05111.01.0910

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0910-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1861-1865
Title
The Destruction of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 9.8 cm, Width: 11.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Two rails are laying atop a pile of wooden ties, the rails bent centrally to be rendered useless. As far back as the eye can see in this image, similar piles are seen. Inscription on verso: "Destruction of Orange & Alexandria RR." Numeric Notation on verso: "9."

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