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Poultry House of Mr. T. H. Snider, R.F.D.1, Ravenwood. One hundred to one hundred and fifty pure-bred Barred Rocks are housed in this house, 16'4"x20'8". The front part is a scratching shed, the rear, a roosting room. The sales last year ammounted to $104.87.' From photo album labeled 'Stewart A. Cody, County Agent, Jackson County, 1912.'

13069. Poultry House, Jackson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013069
Title:
Poultry House, Jackson County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Poultry House of Mr. T. H. Snider, R.F.D.1, Ravenwood. One hundred to one hundred and fifty pure-bred Barred Rocks are housed in this house, 16'4"x20'8". The front part is a scratching shed, the rear, a roosting room. The sales last year ammounted to $104.87.' From photo album labeled 'Stewart A. Cody, County Agent, Jackson County, 1912.'
View looking down Harpers Ferry Road in Maryland, along the canal and the Potomac River. Harpers Ferry and Loudon Heights are seen in the background.

13070. View of Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towards Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
013070
Title:
View of Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towards Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
View looking down Harpers Ferry Road in Maryland, along the canal and the Potomac River. Harpers Ferry and Loudon Heights are seen in the background.

13071. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and Potomac River, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013071
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and Potomac River, Jefferson County, W. Va.
'From an article in the Morgantown Post published in August 6, 1938. Charles Town Academy, one of the first W. Va. academies, was founded in 1979. Three sons of James Madison, 4th President of the United States, were educated here. This photograph was taken in 1877.'

13072. Charles Town Academy, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013072
Title:
Charles Town Academy, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
1877
Description:
'From an article in the Morgantown Post published in August 6, 1938. Charles Town Academy, one of the first W. Va. academies, was founded in 1979. Three sons of James Madison, 4th President of the United States, were educated here. This photograph was taken in 1877.'
From Harper's Weekly, October 29, 1859, page 692.

13073. Engraving of Harper's Ferry - Scene of the Late Insurrection

IDNO:
013073
Title:
Engraving of Harper's Ferry - Scene of the Late Insurrection
Date:
1859/10/29
Description:
From Harper's Weekly, October 29, 1859, page 692.

13074. Scene from a Wooden Bridge in Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
013074
Title:
Scene from a Wooden Bridge in Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

13075. Chimney Rock, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
013075
Title:
Chimney Rock, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
'The famous rock at Harper's Ferry which was so often visited by President Thomas Jefferson, was named after him. It was from this point that Jefferson made his well-known remark that a view from this rock was 'worthy of a trip across the Atlantic'. It commands a view up and down the Shenandoah and across country for a distance of forty miles.' From West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 7514 'Picturesque Scenery among the Allegheny Mountains of NY, PA, MD, VA, and WV, etc.' Neely Educational Library, No. 6, 1899, F. Tennyson Neely, Publisher.

13076. Jefferson Rock at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
013076
Title:
Jefferson Rock at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1899
Description:
'The famous rock at Harper's Ferry which was so often visited by President Thomas Jefferson, was named after him. It was from this point that Jefferson made his well-known remark that a view from this rock was 'worthy of a trip across the Atlantic'. It commands a view up and down the Shenandoah and across country for a distance of forty miles.' From West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 7514 'Picturesque Scenery among the Allegheny Mountains of NY, PA, MD, VA, and WV, etc.' Neely Educational Library, No. 6, 1899, F. Tennyson Neely, Publisher.

13077. John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
013077
Title:
John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890

13078. St. Peter's Church, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
013078
Title:
St. Peter's Church, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1888-1896
'One of the three types of poultry houses adapted to the county. This is a simple shedroof house 7' x 30' with a paper roof and open front. Packed dirt floor covered with sand.' From photo album labeled 'Stewart A. Cody, County Agent, Jackson County, 1912.'

13079. Poultry House, Jackson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013079
Title:
Poultry House, Jackson County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
'One of the three types of poultry houses adapted to the county. This is a simple shedroof house 7' x 30' with a paper roof and open front. Packed dirt floor covered with sand.' From photo album labeled 'Stewart A. Cody, County Agent, Jackson County, 1912.'
'Interior of Mr. C. E. Crow's poultry house. The perches are well arranged, the ventilation is fair, the house is well constructed, but the value of the poultry manure as a fertilizer is not considered. This is a general condition in certain parts of the county.' From photo album labeled 'Stewart A. Cody, County Agent, Jackson County, 1912.'

13080. Poultry House Interior, Jackson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013080
Title:
Poultry House Interior, Jackson County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
'Interior of Mr. C. E. Crow's poultry house. The perches are well arranged, the ventilation is fair, the house is well constructed, but the value of the poultry manure as a fertilizer is not considered. This is a general condition in certain parts of the county.' From photo album labeled 'Stewart A. Cody, County Agent, Jackson County, 1912.'