Shenandoah Valley Railroad Bridge at Shepherdstown
Entry/Object ID
IMG3375
Description
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Bridge across the Potomac River at Shepherdstown, replacing the original wooden bridge (IMG2376), built in 1880, with a new iron bridge. Photo taken summer 1887.
Original photograph was pasted to cardboard. Handwritten below the photo: "1st Railroad Bridge / at Shepherdstown -- / built 1880". This caption does not include that the photograph shows the wooden bridge being replaced by an iron bridge.
Image stored as a jpeg.
