Name/Title
Interpreting Photographs as History, Culture and Landscape Art: Harpers Ferry, 1860-1940Entry/Object ID
ARC297aScope and Content
Student project in Art 395, History of Photography, Shenandoah University, spring 2006, led by Geraldine W. Kiefer, Assistant Professor of Art History and Art
Quoting from the report: "The purpose of this project is to trace a visual and cultural history of ... Harpers Ferry from its mid-19th century emergence as a site for picturesque, fine-arts views, to its early-20th century resuscitation as a site for picturesque postcards and commercial photographs."
Contains presentations featuring a number of images of Harpers Ferry over 80+ years: 1859 and John Brown's Raid, railroads, Civil War and resulting ruins, post-war recovery and commerce, picturesque America, automobiles and tourism, panoramic photography, and devastating floods of the 20th century.
Includes an essay on Walter Dittmeyer, Harpers Ferry pharmacist and photographer, and Haines Photo Co. and their panoramic photos of Harpers FerryAcquisition
Accession
533Source or Donor
Kiefer, Geraldine Wojno, Dr.Acquisition Method
GiftArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1859 - 1942Archive Size/Extent
One three-ring binder, text and photocopies of images
One DVD with PowerPoint presentation concerning the reportArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: 2006