Wrecking Train and Gang clearing Wreck

A.J. RussellMarch 28, 1863

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of a group of men gathered behind a wrecking train as they work to clear a train wreck on the Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad. Three men stand atop the flatbed train car facing the group, as several more stand atop a small slope beside the train tracks.

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Title: Wrecking Train and Gang clearing Wreck
Creator: A.J. Russell
Date Created: March 28, 1863
Location Created: Virginia, United States
Physical Dimensions: 15.4 × 20.3 cm (6 1/16 × 8 in.)
Type: Print
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Salted paper print
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 84.XO.1370.32
Culture: American
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: A.J. Russell (American, 1830 - 1902)
Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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