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Pontoon bridge at Jones Landing on the James River [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1194 Author/Creator: Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 8.9 x 8.6 cm Order a Copy

Image of a pontoon bridge spanning the James River in Virginia, apparently at Jones Landing. Graphite inscription on verso: "Bridge at Jones Landing James River from N East." Numeric notation on verso: "335."

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