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Discovering a Detailed Landscape of Alexandria in 1864

Published July 19, 2013

We dug up a great old photo of Alexandria from 1864 and found another gem at the Library of Congress. What do you recognize in this photo?

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We dug up a great old photo of Alexandria from a distance the other day, and found another gem at the Library of Congress.

View of Alexandria, Va., showing new engine house in which sixty engines can be stored in working order

What do you recognize in this photo?

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Source: Library of Congress

Posted in Faces & Places of Yesterday
and tagged 1860s, Alexandria VA

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