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Bomb-proof quarters in Federal lines, Petersburg, Va. [1864-1865 ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0401 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1864-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 9.6 cm, Width: 10.6 cm Order a Copy

Image of a man standing in front of bomb proof quarter, which consist of a door and living quarters cut into a mound of earth. A fence is on the right side of the image, near the shelter. Trees in the background. Numeric notation: "XI-III 1065."

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