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The U.S. Army Buildings which John Brown took possession of. Harpers Ferry, W. VA. Junction of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. Meeting of the States of MD., W. VA., and VA. Arsenal captured, October 16, 1859.

1. Drawing of Harpers Ferry Arsenal , Captured By John Brown

IDNO:
000804
Title:
Drawing of Harpers Ferry Arsenal , Captured By John Brown
Date:
undated
Description:
The U.S. Army Buildings which John Brown took possession of. Harpers Ferry, W. VA. Junction of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. Meeting of the States of MD., W. VA., and VA. Arsenal captured, October 16, 1859.

2. John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006558
Title:
John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

3. Monument and Historic Tablets on the Site of John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006563
Title:
Monument and Historic Tablets on the Site of John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Drawing of the hanging of John Brown at Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, approximately 12 miles from the site of his raid at Harpers Ferry.

4. Hanging of John Brown at Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
006571
Title:
Hanging of John Brown at Charles Town, W. Va.
Description:
Drawing of the hanging of John Brown at Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, approximately 12 miles from the site of his raid at Harpers Ferry.
John Brown's fort, the Engine House of the U. S. Arsenal in Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

5. John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006574
Title:
John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
John Brown's fort, the Engine House of the U. S. Arsenal in Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

6. Monument and Historic Tablets on the Site of John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006589
Title:
Monument and Historic Tablets on the Site of John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
A woman reads the historic markers next to a monument to John Brown's Fort in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. 'Muriel V. Self."

7. Monument and Historic Tablets on the Site of John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006590
Title:
Monument and Historic Tablets on the Site of John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1926/06
Description:
A woman reads the historic markers next to a monument to John Brown's Fort in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. 'Muriel V. Self."
'The home of Colonel Lewis Washington, great-great nephew of General George Washington. During John Brown's raid in 1859, Colonel Washington was taken from Beall Air as a Hostage.'

8. Beall Air, near Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006593
Title:
Beall Air, near Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
'The home of Colonel Lewis Washington, great-great nephew of General George Washington. During John Brown's raid in 1859, Colonel Washington was taken from Beall Air as a Hostage.'
Close up view of John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

9. John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006596
Title:
John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
Close up view of John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
'The present site of John Brown's Fort as it now stands in a field overlooking the Shenandoah River in Va., a few miles from where it originally stood at Harpers Ferry. It was placed here at the suggestion of Kate Field of Washington, after it had been exhibited at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.' See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 7514 for more information.

10. John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006598
Title:
John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
'The present site of John Brown's Fort as it now stands in a field overlooking the Shenandoah River in Va., a few miles from where it originally stood at Harpers Ferry. It was placed here at the suggestion of Kate Field of Washington, after it had been exhibited at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.' See West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 7514 for more information.