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William Henry Jackson
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
1890-1892
Albumen prints (x2)
40.5 x 18.5 ins (sight)
Cowan's Auctions, Inc
15 November 2019, American History, Including Treasures of the Civil War: Premier Auction, Lot: 359
LL/94892
Titled, "On Picturesque B.&O." below image with inscriptions in the negative reading, "74 Harpers Ferry from Bolivar Heights / W.H. Jackson & Co. Denver." Produced as part of a series of photographs taken by William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1890-1892. From his vantage point atop Bolivar Heights, Jackson captured the storied site of the United States Armory, which changed hands several times during the Civil War.
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