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Where Three States Meet--Harper's Ferry, W. Va., on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- Unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1915-1930
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 3/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.2465
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This postcard features a view of the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. The borders of three states, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland also meet at this point, The railroad bridges for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad can be seen across both rivers. The postcard caption is printed in the margin below the image. A thin, yellow-line border surrounds the image and caption. The postcard reverse is divided. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
