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1. Portrait of 'Uncle Taylor'

IDNO:
037770
Title:
Portrait of 'Uncle Taylor'
Date:
Undated
Frances D. Packette and her pet cat, Schley-Puss, on a see-saw.

2. Frances D. Packette and 'Schley-Puss'

IDNO:
037783
Title:
Frances D. Packette and 'Schley-Puss'
Date:
Undated
Description:
Frances D. Packette and her pet cat, Schley-Puss, on a see-saw.
The "Crazy House" was built by a former mayor of Harpers Ferry in 1914. His hobby was collecting "old relics", which he placed inside walls of the house during construction. Such items as old china plates and bullets can be seen encased in the structure. The builder also made an impression of a coffin in the front sidewalk and wrote above it, "Remains of Old Worry", making the property an popular tourist attraction. Refer to A&M 454, Box 25; Folder 11 for more information.

3. 'Crazy House', Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
037901
Title:
'Crazy House', Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
The "Crazy House" was built by a former mayor of Harpers Ferry in 1914. His hobby was collecting "old relics", which he placed inside walls of the house during construction. Such items as old china plates and bullets can be seen encased in the structure. The builder also made an impression of a coffin in the front sidewalk and wrote above it, "Remains of Old Worry", making the property an popular tourist attraction. Refer to A&M 454, Box 25; Folder 11 for more information.
State Police disposing of illegal liquor.

4. 'A Dreadful Crime!'

IDNO:
037902
Title:
'A Dreadful Crime!'
Date:
Undated
Description:
State Police disposing of illegal liquor.
State Police disposing of illegal liquor.

5. 'A Dreadful Crime!'

IDNO:
037903
Title:
'A Dreadful Crime!'
Date:
Undated
Description:
State Police disposing of illegal liquor.
William B. Packette Sr.and possibly his daughter Frances Packette in a buggy harnessed to a horse named "Prince".

6. William B. Packette Sr.,of Charles Town, W. Va. With Little Girl and 'Prince'

IDNO:
037906
Title:
William B. Packette Sr.,of Charles Town, W. Va. With Little Girl and 'Prince'
Date:
Undated
Description:
William B. Packette Sr.and possibly his daughter Frances Packette in a buggy harnessed to a horse named "Prince".
African-American man holding a horse in front of the Gibson - Packette house on Samuel Street.

7. John Harris Holding 'Dan' in Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037908
Title:
John Harris Holding 'Dan' in Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
African-American man holding a horse in front of the Gibson - Packette house on Samuel Street.
Father, William B. Packette and daughter, Frances Packette riding in a buggy drawn by two horses, Bird and Dan.

8. William B. Packette and Frances D. Packette of Charles Town, W. Va. and Team of 'Bird and Dan'

IDNO:
037910
Title:
William B. Packette and Frances D. Packette of Charles Town, W. Va. and Team of 'Bird and Dan'
Date:
Undated
Description:
Father, William B. Packette and daughter, Frances Packette riding in a buggy drawn by two horses, Bird and Dan.