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The "Senator" approaching a tunnel, Alexandria, Virginia
The "Senator" approaching a tunnel, Alexandria, Virginia

The "Senator" approaching a tunnel, Alexandria, Virginia

Artist Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830 - 1902)
Date1863
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage: 5 3/4 x 8 inches (14.61 x 20.32 cm)
Sheet: 8 x 10 inches (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Mat: 16 x 20 inches (40.64 x 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2008.13.17
InscribedWritten on back in pencil: "Picture No. 7 / U.S.M.R. Rds. Alexandria Tunnel, June 1863."
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DescriptionImage on original mount of the locomotive, the Senator, going through a debris filled tunnel in Alexandria, Virginia. The railroad track is quite sunken and people stand elevated next to the tracks and up top on the bridge above. Town structures are visible to the right and left of the bridge.
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