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Civil War
1862
LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States
Workers operating crude hoist on wharf, which raised or lowered section of track, as water level dictated, as train awaits direct loading onto barge to transport stock down Potomac; system developed by field commander Herman Haupt during Civil War.
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Details
- Title: Civil War
- Date: 1862
- Location: Alexandria, VA, US
- Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
- Subject Keywords: United States Civil, Inventions, Herman Haupt, Transport, Wars, 1860s
- Publisher: TimeLife
- Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
- Provider: LIFE
- Original ID: TimeLife_image_173225
- Credits: NATIONAL ARCHIVES
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