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Gang "A" Construction Corps, USMRR

Description
Photo shows a group of men from the U.S. military railroad construction corps in Alexandria, Virginia. Title on mount: Gang "A" Construction Corps USMRR. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 25.
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Date
1863
Call number
photCL 301 (56)
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