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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, Va

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07069.01 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: 1865/04 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph + coverleaf 19.2 x 23.9 cm Order a Copy

Shows factory buildings, with two men standing (facing away from the camera), in the center foreground

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