Name/Title
Scenes of Harpers FerryEntry/Object ID
IMG3376Description
Collection of twenty-five photos of scenes of Harpers Ferry:
IMG3376-1) Ferry on the Shenandoah River at Harpers Ferry, after the October 1, 1896 flood with the Lockwood House (3 stories with mansard roof) on Camp Hill in the background.
IMG3376-2) Camp Hill from Brackett House (Bldg 31), view looking west, cupola of Anthony Hall just visible.
IMG3376-3) Looking up the Shenandoah River, view near present-day Harpers Ferry Center (then it was Lincoln/Brackett Hall).
IMG3376-4) Unidentified man and two women at Jefferson Rock.
IMG3376-5) Harpers Ferry in the aftermath of the October 1896 flood, looking at the intersection of Potomac and Shenandoah Streets. The drainage culvert and railroad underpass were constructed 1892-94.
IMG3376-6) Harpers Ferry in the aftermath of the October 1896 flood, looking at the intersection of High and Shenandoah Streets. Building on the left was on the arsenal grounds, but was removed by the National Park Service in the 1960s.
IMG3376-7) Harpers Ferry during the 1896 flood, Shenandoah Street, Nichols Drug Store and Hotel Conner.
IMG3376-8) Looking up the Shenandoah River from the back of the Brackett House on Camp Hill.
IMG3376-9) Shenandoah Street near Savery's Pulp Mill.
IMG3376-10) Lock 34, C & O Canal.
IMG3376-11) Public Way, Harpers Ferry. Marmion Hall on right.
IMG3376-12) Unidentified girl and man at Jefferson Rock.
IMG3376-13) View of Harpers Ferry Gap, St. Peter's Catholic Church, and Shenandoah River Bridge from Jefferson Rock; winter, c1890.
IMG3376-14) View of Maryland Heights, C & O Canal, Harpers Ferry Gap, and Potomac River; winter, c1890.
IMG3376-15) Looking up the Shenandoah river from Camp Hill; houses on Virginius Island in foreground. Winter, c1896.
IMG3376-16) Potomac River, photo taken from upriver from Hilltop House; B & O Railroad in foreground. Winter, c1890.
IMG3376-17) Harpers Ferry High School, built 1912; high school was closed in spring, 1972 and building became Harpers Ferry Junior High School.
IMG3376-18) Harpers Ferry, corner of Shenandoah and Potomac Streets, in the aftermath of the 1896 flood. U. S. Post Office on the right.
IMG3376-19) Lock House, C & O Canal, 1913.
IMG3376-20) Looking up the Shenandoah River from Camp Hill. Valley Line (formerly Winchester & Potomac) and Shenandoah Canal on right.
IMG3376-21) Harpers Ferry Gap, c1900.
IMG3376-22) Harpers Ferry Gap from Cavalier Heights, near present-day KOA Campground; Fairview Cemetery on left.
IMG3376-23) Bull Falls and the Staircase on the Shenandoah River.
IMG3376-24) Brackett House, east elevation.
IMG3376-25) Front porch of the Brackett House with unidentified boy.
Images stored as jpegs.Acquisition
Accession
558Source or Donor
Schiller, EliseAcquisition Method
Gift