Object number:
H78.21.1K
Object name:
photograph
Title:
Haupt's torpedo for quickly wrecking wooden bridges
Maker:
Herman Haupt, Andrew J. Russell
Date made:
1863
Material / Technique:
salted paper print
Dimensions:
H: 10" W: 8
Credit line:
Gift of Susan E. Williams
Copyright status:
No Copyright - United States (Public Domain)
Copyright holder:
Public Domain
Concepts:
construction; transportation; railroad; Civil War
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