Locks and Old Government Dam on Potomac River/View up the Shenandoah River from Camp Hill
Entry/Object ID
IMG1773
Description
Two postcards c. 1906 published by Dr. Walter E. Dittmeyer a Harpers Ferry pharmacist whose shop was located on the northwest corner of Shenandoah and Potomac Streets.
The top postcard shows the U. S. Armory Canal which provided waterpower for machinery in the musket factory along the Potomac River. In the 20th century the canal provided water for first for the Harpers Ferry Paper Company and then the Potomac Power Plant.
The bottom postcard shows Lake Quigley which supplied water for the Shenandoah Pulp Company.
Note: Locks & Gov. Dam on Potomac; Shenandoah from Camp Hill Cemetery.
Acquisition
Accession
358
Source or Donor
Fitzpatrick, Edwin A., III
Acquisition Method
Donation
Credit Line
From the Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Collection
Made/Created
Studio
Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, 627 Jefferson Avenue, Charles Town, WV