New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Military Railroad Bridge Over Potomac Creek

Artist Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830-1902)

DateMay 1864

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 5/8 × 13 3/16 in. (19.4 × 33.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 9 7/8 × 15 3/16 in. (25.1 × 38.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange

Object number98.32.48

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U.S. Civil War

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. A photograph illustrating the Military Railroad Bridge extending over the Potomac River. It looks to be constructed out of timber and brick. There are silhouettes of several men standing on the bridge. This is Plate 10 from_Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 50).