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An unidentified man sits on Jefferson Rock above the Shenandoah River at Harpers Ferry. A pontoon bridge has been laid across the river to temporarily replace the destroyed bridge. The bridge's piers can be seen rising out of the river.

1. View of Jefferson Rock and Pontoon Bridge Over Shenandoah River, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039082
Title:: View of Jefferson Rock and Pontoon Bridge Over Shenandoah River, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1863
Description:: An unidentified man sits on Jefferson Rock above the Shenandoah River at Harpers Ferry. A pontoon bridge has been laid across the river to temporarily replace the destroyed bridge. The bridge's piers can be seen rising out of the river.

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.

2. 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.