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Looking Toward the Gap from Jefferson Rock, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
- Creator:
- Tichnor Bros., Inc.
- Location:
- Massachusetts, Cambridge
- Origin Date:
- 1915-1930
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.2453
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This tinted postcard features the view overlooking the Shenandoah River as seen facing toward the Gap from Jefferson Rock at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, The steeple of St. Peter's Catholic Church can be seen at the left of the image. A bridge across the river is near the center of the image with other smaller buildings toward the viewer's right. A white border surrounds the image with the caption and number 104 printed in the op margin. The postcard reverse is divided and has narrative text printed on the left side. The number 116725 is printed along the top edge near the middle. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
