Ruins of the U.S. Rifle Factory destroyed by Confederates in June 1861

Name/Title

Ruins of the U.S. Rifle Factory destroyed by Confederates in June 1861

Entry/Object ID

IMG1074

Description

Ruins of the U.S. Rifle Factory destroyed by Confederates in June 1861. Locks 4 and 5 of the Shenandoah Canal - a double lift lock - are visible in the foreground. Built by the Patowmack Company the locks and bypass canal were open c. 1807.

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: 1861 June Medium: Photographic Paper