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Photographer: via Encyclopedia Virginia
Taken: unknown
Caption: Belle Isle Prison Camp
Additional Description: A rare Confederate photograph taken in the field shows tents where Union prisoners of war were housed on Belle Isle, an open-air prison located on an island in the James River across from Richmond. The photographer, Charles R. Rees, took the image from a high point on the island; in the distance, at center left, is the Capitol.
Submitted: April 10, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p783680
File Size: 0.125 Megabytes

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