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Libby Prison

Date: 1864
Description: Stereograph of the main building, a tenement (loft style) building, at Libby Prison.
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Castle Thunder Confederate Prison

Date: 1864
Description: A stereograph of the Confederate prison Castle Thunder.
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General Lee's Residence

Date: 1864
Description: A stereograph of exterior of General Lee's residence.
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Richmond Central School

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph of exterior of a building used as the Confederate government's Executive Mansion. This was where Jefferson Davis and his family stayed during t...
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Fortress Monroe

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Description: The old fortifications at Fort Monroe, built to defend Hampton Roads and the mouth of the James River. Jefferson Davis was imprisoned here from 1865 to 186...
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Railroad Station

Date: 1890
Description: People with horses and wagons are congregated at the railroad depot.
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Colonial Homes

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Description: View across lawn toward colonial homes.
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Berkeley Machine Works Incorporated

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Description: Ford touring car fitted with flanged wheels to run on track at Berkeley Machine Works Inc. Plate on driver's side of car near the running board reads: "Mot...
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Furniture at Monticello

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Description: Interior view of Monticello, residence of Thomas Jefferson, featuring a chair, a small table and a cushioned bench arranged as an ottoman.
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Painting of a Cook

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Description: Amateur painting by Eleanor R. Craighill. Representing a woman in an apron and hat polishing(?) a pot in front of the kitchen fireplace in the Governor's P...
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Shenandoah Valley Town

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Description: Elevated view of a densely settled town in the Shenandoah valley. In the background are the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. Caption reads, "Bird's-...
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Shipyard and Town

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Description: A general view of the shipyard and town of Hampton.
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Casemates at Fortress Monroe

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Description: A view of casemates, a row of dwellings in a stone wall, in which Jefferson Davis was confined. Trees are in the foreground.
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Old Court House

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Description: View across street toward the colonial court house. The brick structure has a cupola on the roof with a weather vane.
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The Public Pillory

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Description: A view of two costumed interpreters standing by a pillory in Colonial Williamsburg. A man poses in a window of the building to the right.
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St. Johns' Church

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Description: View from cemetery toward the church. The main entrance at the front is below the belfry. A path runs in front of the property. Caption reads: "St. John's ...
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Strasburg Hospital

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Description: Exterior of Strasburg Hospital. The four-story structure on the right was attached to the large house on the left around 1902. Caption reads: "Strasburg, V...
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Mary Baldwin Seminary

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Description: View from across a road of a row of buildings of Mary Baldwin Seminary, established in 1842. A stone fence and stairs separate the lawn from the sidewalk. ...
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Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson Monument

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Description: A monument and statue honoring the Confederate general Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson. There is a cemetery in the background on the left.
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Monument to Confederate Dead

Date: 1864
Description: An albumen stereograph of a monument to the Confederate dead, in the shape of a stone pyramid with steeply pitched sides.

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