View from Canal Basin, Richmond

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Item Information

Title:
View from Canal Basin, Richmond
Description:
Ruins of Richmond, Virginia, looking northeast across the James River Canal Basin, April 1865. Ruins of city in background. Portico of Virginia's Capitol building, which also served as the Capitol of the Confederacy, stands at the center. Piles of cannon balls and ruined cannon in foreground.
Photographer:
Russell, Andrew J.
Name on Item:
Andrew J. Russell
Date:
1861–1865
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Albumen prints
Location:
The Medford Historical Society & Museum
Collection (local):
The Medford Historical Society Civil War Photograph Collection
Series:
Landscapes and Group Portraits
Subjects:
War damage
Rivers
Buildings
Cannon balls
Cannons
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places:
Virginia > Richmond
Virginia State Capitol and Second Capitol of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; 31.5 x 21.2 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/4b29gp02c
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Title from item or materials accompanying item; all known information about this item has been provided.
Preferred Citation:
The Medford Historical Society & Museum
Notes (object):
Print, Photographic
Identifier:
1948.1.3689