Shenandoah Valley Railroad Bridge at Shepherdstown

Name/Title

Shenandoah Valley Railroad Bridge at Shepherdstown

Entry/Object ID

IMG3375

Description

Shenandoah Valley Railroad Bridge across the Potomac River at Shepherdstown, replacing the original wooden bridge (IMG2376), built in 1880, with a new iron bridge. Photo taken summer 1887. Original photograph was pasted to cardboard. Handwritten below the photo: "1st Railroad Bridge / at Shepherdstown -- / built 1880". This caption does not include that the photograph shows the wooden bridge being replaced by an iron bridge. Image stored as a jpeg.

Acquisition

Accession

630

Source or Donor

Carter, Kevin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1887

Place

* Untyped Place

Shepherdstown, W. Va.