Intake arches on Virginius Island

Name/Title

Intake arches on Virginius Island

Entry/Object ID

IMG1067

Description

Intake arches on Virginius Island viewed from the upstream (east) end. Water from the Shenandoah River was diverted by Herr's Dam to three intake gates which regulated the depth of water in the inner basin on Virginius Island. Water from the basin ran machinery in the cotton mill and in other factories.

Acquisition

Accession

358

Source or Donor

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A., III

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

From the Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A.

Studio

Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, 627 Jefferson Avenue, Charles Town, WV

Place

* Untyped Place

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Notes

Date: 1974 November 12 Medium: Photographic Paper