COLLECTION NAME:
Arthur E. Scott photograph collection
Record
Identifier:
C0096_0117
Title:
Remains of bridge into Harpers Ferry, West Virginia destroyed by flood
Creator:
Scott, Arthur E., 1917-1976
Date:
1936
Description:
Bridge originally constructed in 1800's as a railway bridge, later converted to roadway. It was destroyed and rebuilt several times during the Civil War, and damaged during a 1924 flood, until it was swept away in 1936. It was never rebuilt. In this photo, railroad bridge and tunnel on left, destroyed bridge in center. Waiting cars visible on far shore.
Subject:
Floods
Subject:
Buildings, structures, etc.
Geographic Area:
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
Type:
Still Image
Genre/Form:
nature photography
Genre/Form:
black-and-white photographs
Format:
Negative; 4x5; B&W
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Collection:
Arthur E. Scott Photograph Collection
Rights Statement:
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