circa 1868, albumen image, 6.5 x 5" mounted on 10 x 12" cream stock with applied descriptive paper label. After Civil War service as chief photographer for the United States Military Railroad, Andrew Joseph Russell was employed in the immediate post-war years documenting the construction of the Nation's first transcontinental railroad. His views comprise a remarkable archive of this social and engineering achievement. Condition:Nr EXC with rich, deep tones.
circa 1868, albumen image, 6.5 x 5" mounted on 10 x 12" cream stock with applied descriptive paper label. After Civil War service as chief photographer for the United States Military Railroad, Andrew Joseph Russell was employed in the immediate post-war years documenting the construction of the Nation's first transcontinental railroad. His views comprise a remarkable archive of this social and engineering achievement. Condition:Nr EXC with rich, deep tones.
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