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Ruins of bridge at Berlin, Virginia.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0722 Author/Creator: Place Written: Berlin, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 11.4 cm Order a Copy

Image of river through Berlin, Virginia, which was spanned at one point by a bridge of which only the vertical pylons are remaining. In the foreground are several small houses bordering a road that crossed the bridge. Inscription on verso: "Ruins of Bridge at Berlin, Va." Numerical notation on verso: "30."

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