Civil War Mystery Photos: Manchester or Downtown Richmond? History News by Michael C. Hild - January 26, 2016January 26, 201614 So I found the Civil War photo shown above in the Library of Congress archives. It is labeled as being a photo of: “Ruins of a paper mill with water-wheel “with a summary of “Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.” Further down in the description it specifically labels the subject in three parts as: United States–History–Civil War, 1861-1865. Richmond (Va.)–History–1865. United States–Virginia–Manchester. I found a different angle of the same photograph (shown below), which has a similar description but no mention of Manchester: United States–History–Civil War, 1861-1865. Richmond (Va.)–History–1865. United States–Virginia–Richmond. So what do you think History Detectives, are these Civil War photos of Manchester or downtown Richmond? Creator(s): Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882, photographer Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
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Most of these 3D photos aren’t all that impressive, but this one (if you cross your eyes a little) actually has some depth! I love playing “history detective,” and the most distinctive item in the photo is in the background, a tall structure which was a paper mill http://paperindustryweb.com/origins.htm Reply
I’ve got some bad news for you though, it’s also in the background of this photo of a confederate arsenal. The original caption says Tredegar Ironworks was just to the left of it. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/7milvol/plate91.html Reply
But here’s a photo of the Manchester navy yard in the civil war, along with a whole lot of other good stuff, in case you hadn’t seen it: http://chpn.net/news/2015/04/21/the-manchester-industrial-historical-district_41910/ Reply
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