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Color postcard of a ca. 1918 touring car driving next to the the C&O Canal. The Harpers Ferry bridge crossing the confluence of the Potomac and the Shenandoah Rivers is in the background.

73. Driving Along Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Near Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
037963
Title:
Driving Along Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Near Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Color postcard of a ca. 1918 touring car driving next to the the C&O Canal. The Harpers Ferry bridge crossing the confluence of the Potomac and the Shenandoah Rivers is in the background.
Postcard photograph of River Road along the Potomac River at Shepherdstown. The structure in the background is probably Boteler's Cement Mill and site of the Battle of Shepherdstown, September 20, 1862, following the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War.

74. Part of River Drive, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
037968
Title:
Part of River Drive, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Description:
Postcard photograph of River Road along the Potomac River at Shepherdstown. The structure in the background is probably Boteler's Cement Mill and site of the Battle of Shepherdstown, September 20, 1862, following the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War.
Looking east along the Potomac River on the Virginia (West Virginia) side. The ruins of the Armory can be seen on the left and telegraph poles line the damaged tracks. Two men, one leaning on a telegraph pole and another next to the house are not identified. The photograph was taken several weeks after the September,1862 battle when Stonewall Jackson's artillery shelled the town, forcing the Union troops to surrender.

75. Harpers Ferry Gap, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va. )

IDNO:
039079
Title:
Harpers Ferry Gap, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va. )
Date:
1862/10
Description:
Looking east along the Potomac River on the Virginia (West Virginia) side. The ruins of the Armory can be seen on the left and telegraph poles line the damaged tracks. Two men, one leaning on a telegraph pole and another next to the house are not identified. The photograph was taken several weeks after the September,1862 battle when Stonewall Jackson's artillery shelled the town, forcing the Union troops to surrender.
One of the nine reconstructed bridges (on the same spot) connecting Harpers Ferry over the Potomac River to Maryland. This bridge was also eventually destroyed during the Civil War.

76. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bridge Over Potomac River Across From Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
039080
Title:
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bridge Over Potomac River Across From Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1863
Description:
One of the nine reconstructed bridges (on the same spot) connecting Harpers Ferry over the Potomac River to Maryland. This bridge was also eventually destroyed during the Civil War.
Maryland, the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and a reconstructed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge on the Potomac River as viewed from the Harpers Ferry cemetery. Note the head stones in the foreground and the smoke stack of the burned out United States Armory below. The photograph was taken during the Civil War.

77. Maryland Heights Across Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, Va, (W. Va.)

IDNO:
039081
Title:
Maryland Heights Across Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, Va, (W. Va.)
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
Maryland, the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and a reconstructed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge on the Potomac River as viewed from the Harpers Ferry cemetery. Note the head stones in the foreground and the smoke stack of the burned out United States Armory below. The photograph was taken during the Civil War.
Colored postcard photograph. See back of the original image for correspondence.

78. Sunset on the Potomac East of Cumberland, Md

IDNO:
039649
Title:
Sunset on the Potomac East of Cumberland, Md
Date:
1912/11/14
Description:
Colored postcard photograph. See back of the original image for correspondence.
View includes the College campus, the Potomac River and Shepherdstown in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

79. Aerial View of Shepherd State Teachers College, Shepherdstown, W. Va.

IDNO:
047238
Title:
Aerial View of Shepherd State Teachers College, Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View includes the College campus, the Potomac River and Shepherdstown in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
"Power house at dam near Shepherdstown"

80. Power house at Dam on the Potomac River Near Shepherdstown, W. Va.

IDNO:
050304
Title:
Power house at Dam on the Potomac River Near Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1920
Description:
"Power house at dam near Shepherdstown"
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

81. Potomac Dam, W. M. R. R., Cumberland, Md.

IDNO:
050600
Title:
Potomac Dam, W. M. R. R., Cumberland, Md.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

82. River Boats in Cumberland, Md.

IDNO:
050601
Title:
River Boats in Cumberland, Md.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The image shows a view of the Cumberland Canal in Cumberland, Md.

83. Cumberland Canal, Cumberland, Md.

IDNO:
050602
Title:
Cumberland Canal, Cumberland, Md.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The image shows a view of the Cumberland Canal in Cumberland, Md.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker COunty during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The image shows two men working on a canal boat in Cumberland, Md.

84. Canal Boat in Cumberland, Md.

IDNO:
050603
Title:
Canal Boat in Cumberland, Md.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker COunty during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The image shows two men working on a canal boat in Cumberland, Md.