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The Iron Brigade

Date: 1862
Description: Company I, 7th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, at Upton's Hill near Germantown, Virginia. The 7th was one of three Wisconsin regiments that was part...
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International Motor Truck Dealership and Service Station

Date: 1935
Description: International motor truck dealership and service station of E. Earl Shade. Also attached is a gas station island with Purol Pep and Conoco pumps. The stati...
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Richmond McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view from across street of men posing with farm and lawn equipment along the storefront of a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership. Thre...
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The Marshall House

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Description: Exterior view of the Marshall house in which Elmer E. Ellsworth was shot.
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Steelworkers Strike

Date: 1980
Description: Distribution of picket signs to striking members of the United Steelworkers of America Local 8888. The local was on strike against Tenneco.
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Cars on Dirt Road to Town

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Description: Elevated view of two cars on a dirt road heading downhill. A town is in the valley below, and mountains are in the distance.
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Jefferson Davis Mansion

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Description: View across street toward the Jefferson Davis mansion. Caption reads: "Jefferson Davis Mansion, now Confederate Museum."
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Marshall House

Date: 1864
Description: Marshall House, in which Col. E.E. Ellsworth was shot on May 24, 1861.
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Landing Supplies

Date: 1864
Description: Supplies being landed from ships at City Point.
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Libby Prison

Date: 1864
Description: Exterior view of Libby Prison, a Confederate Prison. The view includes tents and three tenement (loft style) buildings. A group of men stand in the foregro...
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Libby Prison

Date: 1863
Description: A heavily retouched photographic view of Libby Prison. This view shows tents and three tenement (loft style) buildings.
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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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Railroad Station

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