Detail View: Arthur E. Scott photograph collection: Remains of bridge into Harpers Ferry, West Virginia destroyed by flood
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Identifier:
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C0096_0117
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Title:
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Remains of bridge into Harpers Ferry, West Virginia destroyed by flood
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Creator:
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Scott, Arthur E., 1917-1976
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Date:
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1936
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Description:
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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.
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Subject:
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Floods
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Subject:
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Buildings, structures, etc.
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Geographic Area:
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Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
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Type:
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Still Image
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Genre/Form:
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nature photography
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Genre/Form:
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black-and-white photographs
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Format:
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Negative; 4x5; B&W
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Digital Publisher:
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George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
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Collection:
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Arthur E. Scott Photograph Collection
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Finding Aid:
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https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0096
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Rights Statement:
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Rights Statement:
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
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