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NH 59433 USS Hunchback (1862-65)

Photo #: NH 59433 USS Hunchback (1862-65)
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Title: USS Hunchback (1862-65)
Description: Loading drill on a Dahlgren 12-pounder rifled howitzer, mounted on an iron field carriage, in the James River, Virginia, 1864-65. Photographed by Matthew Brady. Note Hunchback's walking beam mechanism, combination sponge/ramrod in use and man at right with ammunition container. The original photograph has Brady negative number B-620. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59433
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