Potomac River and B & O RR looking west
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Title |
Potomac River and B & O RR looking west |
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Creator |
Biscoe, T. D. (Thomas Dwight), 1840-1930; Biscoe, Walter S. (Walter Stanley), 1853-1933 |
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Date |
Saturday, August 2, 1884, 5:00 pm. |
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Date (EDTF) |
1884-08-02T17:00 |
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Decade |
1880-1889 |
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Part Of |
Trip through West Virginia, Maryland and Penn. vol. 2 |
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Page Number |
p. 049 |
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Place |
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia |
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Description |
This photograph is part of an album of photographs from a trip through Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania that primarily depicts Civil War battlefields and cemeteries. The mount on each photograph includes a detailed description about the image and its relation to the Civil War, and the date and time the photograph was taken. |
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Notes |
Handwritten inscription: Aug 2. Sat. 5 pm. Potomac River and B & O R.R. looking west. Bolivar Heights on left beyond where the tracks disappear. No 132. W. (55) 1611 |
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Keywords |
Civil War; outdoors; battlefields; Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; Battle of Harpers Ferry; landscape; Potomac River; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; railroad tracks |
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Physical Description |
1 photographic print: albumen; 11.5 x 19 cm on 16 x 24 cm mount |
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Form/Genre |
Photographs
Albumen prints
Photograph albums |
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Digital Resource Type |
Image |
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Digitization Date |
Digitized: 2009 |
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Digital Format |
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .tif |
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Archival File Resolution |
Archival scan: 800 dpi |
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Digitization Process |
Digitization process: archival scan created at 800 dpi; upload derivative resized to 300 dpi in Photoshop |
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Call Number |
Ag1984.0319 |
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Upload File Name |
ag1984_0319_049_300.tif |
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Archival File Name(s) |
ag1984_0319_049.tif |
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Digital Collection |
Civil War: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints |
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Library |
DeGolyer Library |
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Publisher |
Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University |
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Rights |
Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the https://sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information, contact degolyer@smu.edu. |
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