Libby Prison, Richmond, Va.

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Coordinates 37.530594, -77.425804

Direction 273° (W)

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Source:: Library of Congress
Collection:: Civil War
Date:: 1864
Region:: Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from collection)
Description:: 1 print : color lithograph ; image 21.7 x 29.2 cm, on sheet 30 x 44 cm. | Print shows an exterior of Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, from across a street, with inmates behind barred windows and guards patrolling in front of the building. Subjects: libby prison, united states, color, civil war, lithographs, detention facilities, history, virginia, richmond, prisons Locations: virginia, richmond, united states Notes: Title from item. Publication date based on copyright statement and/or copyright stamp on item. Inscribed in ink at top left: No. 26. Copyright secured Sept. 17 1864. Publ[...] Deposited same day. Inscribed in pencil at bottom right: 27542. Stamped on lower right: Copyright Library May 5 1865. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
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By:: John Pole
Date:: Aug 7, 2026
Total:: 1 submission
Confidence:: Medium
Validations:: 0
Notes:: None of this matches perfectly with the 1876 Beers Atlas, but given that almost every other picture of Libby Prison appears to be from the opposite angle, I think this has to be facing west, with the railroad bridge over the James in the background. Understanding there may be some artistic license in the image, but I think this is pretty close.

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Georeferenced by John Pole Current

Aug 7, 2026 9:48 AM

37.530594, -77.425804

273°

Medium Confidence

0 validations

None of this matches perfectly with the 1876 Beers Atlas, but given that almost every other picture of Libby Prison appears to be from the opposite angle, I think this has to be facing west, with the railroad bridge over the James in the background. Understanding there may be some artistic license in the image, but I think this is pretty close.