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High Bridge crossing the Appomattox, near Farmville, on South Side Railroad, Va.

Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Alexander Gardner1865

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of the High Bridge, part of the Southside Railroad, over the Appomattox River during construction. Wooden scaffolding supports half the bridge, and building supplies, including a sawhorse and piles of wood, cover the ground at the base.

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  • Title: High Bridge crossing the Appomattox, near Farmville, on South Side Railroad, Va.
  • Creator: Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Alexander Gardner
  • Date Created: 1865
  • Location Created: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • Physical Dimensions: 17.7 × 22.9 cm (6 15/16 × 9 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XO.944.2.2.48
  • Culture: American
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, about 1840 - 1882) Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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