Penitentiary
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Image Details
- Source:
- Library of Congress
- Collection:
- Civil War
- Date:
- between 1861 and 1865
- Region:
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Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from collection) - Description:
- 1 photograph : gelatin silver print on card mount ; 10 cm. x 6 cm. (carte de visite format) | Photograph shows an exterior view of the Virginia State Penetentiary on Gamble's Hill in Richmond, Virginia. Subjects: united states, civil war, confederate, cartes de visite, detention facilities, history, virginia, richmond, photographic prints, prisons Locations: virginia, richmond, united states Notes: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." "Filed July 10, 1865, Levy & Cohen, proprietors." Collective title: Levy & Cohen's Views of the Rebel Capital and its Environs. No. 465. Title from item. Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography. One of six images on LC-B8184-10382 (b&w film copy neg.)
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Georeference Details
- By:
- Anonymous
- Date:
- Sep 17, 2025
- Total:
- 1 submission
- Confidence:
- Medium
- Validations:
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All georeferencing activity and comments for this imageGeoreferenced by Anonymous Current
Sep 17, 2025 6:18 PM
37.537639, -77.445098
155°
Medium Confidence
1 validation
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mhpob
Incorrect
Sep 21, 8:47 AM
The VA State Penitentiary was in the opposite direction. While the location could be right, the direction is incorrect.