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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

Gen. no. 79, neg. by D, No. 136. Date 1884, August 2. Saturday 6 P.M.

7. View of Harper's Ferry and Railroad Bridge over Potomac River Looking East

'146.W.(61); August 4, 1884, Monday 5:50 pm'

8. Village of Harpers Ferry

'145.W.(60); August 4, 1884, Monday 5:45 pm'

9. View up Shenandoah River over Bridges

Gen. no. 147, neg. by W, No. 62. Date 1884, August 4. Monday 6 P.M.

10. View Up the Potomac from Maryland side of Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

On the South Branch of the Potomac.

11. Petersburg Gap, Grant County, W. Va.

Mounted print showing portion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on the right.

12. Horse Shoe Bend of Potomac River at Shepherdstown, W. Va.

The photograph was taken 100 yards above the foot bridge.

13. View of Bridges and Potomac River at Shepherdstown, W. Va.

Ice jams are shown accumulating at the bottom of the falls.

14. Winter Scene at Dam No. 4 on Potomac River

Three unidentified men wearing derbies and suits; carrying guns and dead animals, at the bottom of snow-covered cliffs.

15. 'On the Cliffs of the Potomac'

Showing Three States, W. Va., Va., and Md.

16. Looking Down the Potomac at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Colored postcard photograph. See back of the original image for correspondence.

17. Sunset on the Potomac East of Cumberland, Md

Onlookers survey the damage of flooding on the banks of the Potomac River.

18. 1924 Potomac River Flood

Engraving of Harpers Ferry, W. Va.  Junction of the rivers Shenandoah and Potomac.

19. Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

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.

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

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.

21. Potomac Dam, W. M. R. R., 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 a view of the Cumberland Canal in Cumberland, Md.

22. Cumberland Canal, 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.

23. River Boats 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 canal boats and a train in the background.

24. C & O Canal, 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.

25. Canal Boat 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.

26. Canal Boat, 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.Scenic view of the Potomac River and Wills Creek in Cumberland, Maryland.

27. View of Potomac River and Wills Creek, Cumberland, Md.

Below Petersburg.

28. South Fork of the Potomac River, Grant County, W. Va.

"Power house at dam near Shepherdstown"

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

The Bloomington Bridge, finished around 1842, was part of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's route past Piedmont, W. Va. The bridge crosses the North Branch Potomac River.

30. Bloomington Bridge, Near Piedmont, W. Va.

The Potomac River is on the Left.

31. Car on the Roadway Leading into Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

Postcard of Lovers' Leap and Potomac River in Morgan County, W. Va.

32. Lovers' Leap and Potomac River at Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

The South Branch of the Potomac River flowing by the base of Castle Rock.

33. Castle Rock in Smoke Holes, Pendleton County, W. Va.

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.

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

View includes the College campus, the Potomac River and Shepherdstown in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

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

36. North Fork Potomac River, Grant County, W. Va.

'Amusements--Dancing in a large dance hall, overhanging the cliffs below.  Tennis, bass fishing, horseback riding, hiking and motoring over good roads to nearby places of interest.  Among these are Antitam battlefield, 15 miles; Charles Town, 8 miles, where John Brown was tried and hung; South Mountain 'the Geo. Alfred Townsend Arch', 10 miles; Frederick, the home of Francis Scott Key and Barbara Frietchie, 19 miles; Braddock Heights, 24 miles; Winchester, 30 miles; Endless Caverns, Luray Caverns and Gettysburg, from 50 to 70 miles. Railroad--On the main line of the B. and O.  There are numerous through trains a day for Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York; also for Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis.  Fifty-six miles from Washington, our nearest large city. T. S. Lovett, Proprietor.'

37. View of Potomac from Hilltop House and View of Hilltop House from Potomac

'Meeting of the States Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia.'

38. Junction of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

39. Potomac River by Moonlight From Maryland Heights at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

A view of the Potomac River. Probably taken from 'Belle Vue' present home of Mr. Mrs. Henry Shepherd.

40. Potomac River, Shepherdstown, W. Va.

Family on a hill overlooking Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

41. Harpers Ferry, W. Va. From the Potomac Side

View alongside the river at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

42. Potomac River with Harpers Ferry, W. Va. in the Background

Engraving of the confluence of rivers at Harpers Ferry.

43. Junction of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

'In Smoke Hole country.'

44. South Branch of the Potomac River near Franklin in Pendleton County.

45. View of the Potomac River Looking East from Shepherdstown, W. Va.

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

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.

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

Picture post card of Harpers Ferry.

48. Harpers Ferry from across the River, West Virginia