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Alexander Gardner|Mathew B. Brady

Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad Bridge, Richmond, Virginia

ca. 1865
Albumen silver print from glass negative
16.3 × 21.4 cm (6.4 × 8.4 in)

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