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- IDNO:
- 042627
- Title:
- Difference Between Maryland and W. Va.; Shepherdstown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1906
- Description:
- Bridge connecting the two states over the Potomac River. See the original for the correspondence.(From postcard collection legacy system.)
- IDNO:
- 042657
- Title:
- Rumsey Monument; Shepherdstown, W. Va.
- Description:
- Caption on postcard reads: "This magnificent monument overlooks the Potomac where James Rumsey operated the first steamboat. It was erected in 1915 by the State of West Virginia and the Rumseyan Society, and the bronze tablet tells this story: "In honor of James Rumsey, inventor of the steamboat, who, in October, A.D. 1783, on the Potomac River, near the mouth of Sir John's Run, made the first successful application of steam to the practical purpose of navigation, and who, on December 3, 187. made a further successful demonstration on the Potomac River at Shepherdstown, Virginia, about 300 yards above this site."" Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
- IDNO:
- 042660
- Title:
- The Rumsey Monument; Shepherdstown, W. Va.
- Description:
- Caption on back of postcard reads: "At this point, on the Potomac River, Rumsey, the inventor of the first steam propelled boat, made his experiments." Published by Marken & Bielfield Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
- IDNO:
- 042661
- Title:
- Confederate Soldiers Cemetary; Shepherdstown, W. Va.
- Description:
- Published by B.S. Pendleton. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
- IDNO:
- 042663
- Title:
- Looking Down the Potomac; Shepherdstown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1907
- Description:
- See original for correspondence. Published by Reinhart's Pharmacy. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
- IDNO:
- 042670
- Title:
- View of the Potomac River; Shepherdstown, W. Va.
- Description:
- Published by Hill's Pharmacy. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
- IDNO:
- 044400
- Title:
- Great Historic Horse-Shoe Bend, Potomac River, Shepherdstown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1915
- Description:
- See original for postcard historical information. (From postcard collection legacy system--oversize.)
- IDNO:
- 044441
- Title:
- Rumsey Bridge Over Potomac River, Shepherdstown, W. Va.
- Description:
- Caption on back of postcard reads: "Rumsey Bridge spanning the historic Potomac at Shepherdstown, W. Va. This bridge, connecting West Virginia and Maryland, was officially opened with appropriate ceremonies and pageant, depicting James Rumsey trying out his steam propelled boat, July 15, 1939. The hill in the background is Ferry Hill and lies in the state of Maryland. This bridge replaced a toll bridge destroyed by the disastrous flood of 1936." Published by Naturecraft. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
- IDNO:
- 044784
- Title:
- Knodes House; Shepherdstown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1910
- IDNO:
- 046781
- Title:
- Collodion Glass Plate Negative of Illustration of Residence of James Rumsey, Inventor of Steamboat, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, W. Va.
- Date:
- Undated
- Description:
- From a drawing made by Henry Howe in 1843.
- IDNO:
- 046793
- Title:
- Illustrated Scene of People Celebrating James Rumsey's Successful Trial of the First Steamboat in the World, Shepherdstown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1787/12/03
- Description:
- James Rumsey was the inventor of the first steamboat.
- 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.
