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Waud, fl. 1860 Mill Creek Gap rocky face ridge in Dalton, Ga. [variant] [1860's ca.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0572 Author/Creator: Waud, fl. 1860 Place Written: Dalton, Georgia Type: Photograph Date: 1860's ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 30.5 cm Order a Copy

Very similar to #571, but probably at a different time of day. A line of trains and railroad tracks cut across the center of the image. The town lies behind the railroad and there are hills in the background. Inscription on recto: "Mill Creek gap - rocky face ridge in Dalton." Notation in lower left corner "5."

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