Gray-tone photograph of Harpers Ferry

Name/Title

Gray-tone photograph of Harpers Ferry

Entry/Object ID

IMG3291

Description

Reprint of a gray-tone photograph of Harpers Ferry, looking from the railroad bridge along Shenandoah Street up High Street with Hilltop House (1888) along the upper edge of the photo, the Potomac River and a pulp mill (1880) on the right. This is a reprint of a photo that dates prior to 1896 when St. Peter's Catholic Church was renovated. Photograph taken from Chimney Rock on Loudoun Heights. Handwritten in ink in upper left corner of reverse: "Harpers Ferry 1.". To the right, handwritten in red ink is a "P" in a circle. Handwritten in blue ink toward the upper right corner: "Raymond P. Parks.".

Acquisition

Accession

78

Source or Donor

Parks, Ray and Natalie

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1888 - 1896

Place

* Untyped Place

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia