Lost photo of the 1864 Washington Arsenal explosion aftermath?

chubachus

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I recently came across a NARA Brady negative only captioned as "ruins of house" which I realized to be a photo of the aftermath of the Washington Arsenal explosion I had never seen before. Has anyone else seen it before?

washington arsenal explosion aftermath.jpg


Here is the photo that is usually associated with the aftermath of the explosion which has been published on a number of sites online:

washington arsenal explosion aftermath2.jpg


Source.
 
I recently came across a NARA Brady negative only captioned as "ruins of house" which I realized to be a photo of the aftermath of the Washington Arsenal explosion I had never seen before. Has anyone else seen it before?

View attachment 109458

Here is the photo that is usually associated with the aftermath of the explosion which has been published on a number of sites online:

View attachment 109459

Source.
Yes. That is the arsenal.
 
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