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Ruins of Old Brick Church at Hampton, Virginia [stereoview]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0896 Author/Creator: Place Written: Hampton, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 stereocard 9.8 x 22.2 cm Order a Copy

Identical to image #895. Inscription on verso: "Ruins of Old Brick Church Hampton Va." Numeric notation on verso: "131."

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Civil War
Military History
Union Forces
Battle
Religion
Wartime Pillaging and Destruction
Confederate States of America
The American Civil War

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