Remains of bridge into Harpers Ferry, WV destroyed by flood
| dc.contributor.author | Scott, Arthur E., 1917-1976 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-12-02T22:52:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-12-02T22:52:55Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1909-04-20 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-12-02 | |
| dc.description | Negative; 4x5; B&W | |
| dc.description.abstract | Bridge originally constructed in 1800's as a railway bridge, later converted to roadway. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times during the Civil War, and damaged during a 1924 flood, until it was swept away in 1936. It was never rebuilt. In this photo, railroad bridge and tunnel on left, destroyed bridge in center. Waiting cars visible on far shore. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This collection was reprocessed in 2010-2011 using funds from a National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Detailed Processing Grant (http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/). | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1920/7321 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center | |
| dc.relation | Arthur E. Scott photograph collection | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | The image can also be viewed through our Images site: http://images.gmu.edu/luna/servlet/GMUDPSdps~10~10 | |
| dc.rights | Copyright not held by George Mason University Libraries. Restricted to personal, non-commercial use only. For permission to publish, contact Special Collections & Archives, George Mason University Libraries. | |
| dc.source | More photographs are available in the physical collection described by the Guide to the Arthur E. Scott photograph collection, 1910-1976: http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/scotta.html. The original version of this digital copy can be found in George Mason University Special Collections and Archives Collection Number C0096, Box 26, Capitol Building, Washington, DC, International, Natural Disasters. | |
| dc.subject | Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--Buildings, structures, etc. | |
| dc.subject | Landscape Photographs | |
| dc.subject | Floods | |
| dc.title | Remains of bridge into Harpers Ferry, WV destroyed by flood | |
| dc.type | Image |