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Meeting of the Shenandoah and Potomac, at Harper's Ferry
Alexander GardnerJuly 1865
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Elevated view of the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harpers Ferry. The remains of the armory are visible along the bank, behind the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads, which continue over a bridge that crosses the river to Maryland. The armory is surrounded by smaller buildings and small groupings and rows of tents.
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Details
- Title: Meeting of the Shenandoah and Potomac, at Harper's Ferry
- Creator: James Gardner, Alexander Gardner
- Date Created: July 1865
- Location Created: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Physical Dimensions: 17.2 × 22.4 cm (6 3/4 × 8 13/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XO.944.2.1.26
- Culture: American
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: James Gardner (American, born Scotland, about 1832) Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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