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View on the Appomattox River, near Campbell's Bridge, Petersburg, Va.

Alexander Gardner, Timothy H. O'SullivanMay 1865

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of the buildings of several mills long the Appomattox River, including the Merchant Manufacturing Company's Cotton Mill. Three men can be seen sitting on the side of Campbell's Bridge, which crosses the river among the buildings, and connects with a road that leads up an incline away from the buildings. A man standing on the rocks along the river is visible in the foreground.

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  • Title: View on the Appomattox River, near Campbell's Bridge, Petersburg, Va.
  • Creator: Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Alexander Gardner
  • Date Created: May 1865
  • Location Created: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • Physical Dimensions: 17.2 × 22 cm (6 3/4 × 8 11/16 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.944.2.2.32
  • 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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