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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.

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

Gen. no. 134, neg. by W, No. 56. Saturday 5:30 P.M.

2. Pleasure Island

Gen. no. 127, neg. by D, No. 75. Saturday 2:10 P.M.

3. Potomac River from Bolivar Heights

Gen. no. 133, neg. by D, No. 78. Saturday 5 P.M.

4. Potomac and it's Southern Bank looking West

'132.@.(55); August 2, 1884, Saturday 5 pm.'

5. Potomac River and B&O Railroad

Gen. no. 131, neg. by D, No. 77. Date 1884, August 2. 4:30 P.M.

6. Falls and Rapids of Potomac