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O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Wilderness # 55. Chesterfield Bridge, North Anna River, view from South Bank

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0427 Author/Creator: O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Place Written: Wilderness, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1864/05/25 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 10.8 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

Variant copy. A few men are moving across the bridge and one man stands behind a mound of dirt on the right hand side of the image. Numeric notation: "752 X." Inscriptions on verso: " Chesterfield Bridge, No. Anna River." Additional inscription on verso: "Wilderness # 55."

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