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Ancella Bickley alongside another speaker at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park convention.

1. Ancella Bickley at the NAACP-HFNHP convention

IDNO:
054445
Title:
Ancella Bickley at the NAACP-HFNHP convention
Date:
02/28/2002
Description:
Ancella Bickley alongside another speaker at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park convention.
Ancella Bickley speaking at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park convention.

2. Ancella Bickley at NAACP-HFNHP convention

IDNO:
054444
Title:
Ancella Bickley at NAACP-HFNHP convention
Date:
02/28/2002
Description:
Ancella Bickley speaking at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park convention.
Ancella Bickley speaking at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park convention.

3. Ancella Bickley at NAACP-HFNHP convention

IDNO:
054443
Title:
Ancella Bickley at NAACP-HFNHP convention
Date:
02/28/2002
Description:
Ancella Bickley speaking at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park convention.
Ancella Bickley, Governor Wise, and "Rusty" Webb standing together for a picture at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park convention.

4. Ancella Bickley at NAACP-HFNHP convention

IDNO:
054442
Title:
Ancella Bickley at NAACP-HFNHP convention
Date:
2/28/2002
Description:
Ancella Bickley, Governor Wise, and "Rusty" Webb standing together for a picture at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park convention.
A postcard of a few buildings at Storer College in Harper's Ferry, W.Va.

5. Storer College

IDNO:
054414
Title:
Storer College
Date:
ca. 1946
Description:
A postcard of a few buildings at Storer College in Harper's Ferry, W.Va.
A bird's eye view of Harpers Ferry, showing the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers.

6. Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
053339
Title:
Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A bird's eye view of Harpers Ferry, showing the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers.
Woman's Club Meeting Room, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

7. Woman's Club Meeting Room, Harpers Ferry District, W. Va.

IDNO:
053149
Title:
Woman's Club Meeting Room, Harpers Ferry District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1940
Description:
Woman's Club Meeting Room, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Room with chalk board and desks set up for Woman's Club meetings.

8. Woman's Club Meeting Room, Harpers Ferry District

IDNO:
053148
Title:
Woman's Club Meeting Room, Harpers Ferry District
Date:
ca. 1900-1940
Description:
Room with chalk board and desks set up for Woman's Club meetings.
Photograph of the fort's exterior. It was built in 1848 as a guard and fire engine house for the federal Harpers Ferry Armory in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, then a part of Virginia. Storer College was a historically black college. The fort was on the campus of Storer College from 1909 to 1968.

9. John Brown's Fort on Storer College Campus, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
052397
Title:
John Brown's Fort on Storer College Campus, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Photograph of the fort's exterior. It was built in 1848 as a guard and fire engine house for the federal Harpers Ferry Armory in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, then a part of Virginia. Storer College was a historically black college. The fort was on the campus of Storer College from 1909 to 1968.
Two women, two men, one boy, and several animals in front of a farmhouse. Note on reverse suggests that this could be Harpers Ferry, W. Va. Photo identified as Mable Strickland's home as a child, but does not indicate if she is in the image.

10. Mable Strickland's Childhood Home, Possibly Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
051735
Title:
Mable Strickland's Childhood Home, Possibly Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Two women, two men, one boy, and several animals in front of a farmhouse. Note on reverse suggests that this could be Harpers Ferry, W. Va. Photo identified as Mable Strickland's home as a child, but does not indicate if she is in the image.
Nathan Cook Brackett played a significant role in the founding of Storer College. He served as principal for thirty years from 1865 to 1895.

11. Nathan Cook Brackett, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
050483
Title:
Nathan Cook Brackett, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Nathan Cook Brackett played a significant role in the founding of Storer College. He served as principal for thirty years from 1865 to 1895.
Women of the Niagara Movement at Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. Left to right are Mrs. O. M. Waller, Mrs. H. F. M. Murray, Mrs. Mollie Lewis Kelan, Mrs. IdaD. Bailey, Miss Sadie Shorter, and Mrs. Charlotte Hershaw. Mrs. Gertrude Wright Morgan is seated.

12. Women of Niagara Movement, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
050482
Title:
Women of Niagara Movement, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
Women of the Niagara Movement at Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. Left to right are Mrs. O. M. Waller, Mrs. H. F. M. Murray, Mrs. Mollie Lewis Kelan, Mrs. IdaD. Bailey, Miss Sadie Shorter, and Mrs. Charlotte Hershaw. Mrs. Gertrude Wright Morgan is seated.
James Henry Green Sr. received his AA diploma from Storer College in 1943, and he graduated from Storer College with his B.A. degree in 1946. He married Cecelia Isabella (Green) who attended Storer College for her Secondary School education.

13. Storer College Graduate, James Henry Green Sr.

IDNO:
049938
Title:
Storer College Graduate, James Henry Green Sr.
Date:
1946
Description:
James Henry Green Sr. received his AA diploma from Storer College in 1943, and he graduated from Storer College with his B.A. degree in 1946. He married Cecelia Isabella (Green) who attended Storer College for her Secondary School education.
Doris Athalia Lee, sister of Cecelia Isabella Lee (Green), graduated from Storer College likely in the class of 1937.

14. Storer College Graduate, Doris Athalia Lee

IDNO:
049937
Title:
Storer College Graduate, Doris Athalia Lee
Date:
1937~
Description:
Doris Athalia Lee, sister of Cecelia Isabella Lee (Green), graduated from Storer College likely in the class of 1937.
Cecelia Isabella Lee (Green) attended Storer College for Secondary School. She married James Henry Green Sr., who graduated from Storer College in 1946.

15. Storer College Alumna at Jefferson Rock, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
049936
Title:
Storer College Alumna at Jefferson Rock, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Cecelia Isabella Lee (Green) attended Storer College for Secondary School. She married James Henry Green Sr., who graduated from Storer College in 1946.
View from Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, W. Va. showing several buildings on the Storer College campus including 1. Lockwood, 2. Brackett, 3. McDowell Shenandoah (?), 4. Franklin (Cook) House, and 5. Storer College Gym.

16. Looking Towards the Gap from Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
049758
Title:
Looking Towards the Gap from Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
View from Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, W. Va. showing several buildings on the Storer College campus including 1. Lockwood, 2. Brackett, 3. McDowell Shenandoah (?), 4. Franklin (Cook) House, and 5. Storer College Gym.

17. Bolivar Heights and Camp Hill at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
048220
Title:
Bolivar Heights and Camp Hill at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1909

18. Large Ivy Covered Farm House Near Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
048206
Title:
Large Ivy Covered Farm House Near Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1909
A group portrait of an adjutant of the regiment, front and center, with a young drummer boy on his left and flanked by several first sergeants during the Civil War. None of the subjects are identified.

19. Adjutant, First Sergeants and Drummer Boy of 22nd New York State Militia, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)

IDNO:
039085
Title:
Adjutant, First Sergeants and Drummer Boy of 22nd New York State Militia, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
A group portrait of an adjutant of the regiment, front and center, with a young drummer boy on his left and flanked by several first sergeants during the Civil War. None of the subjects are identified.
Two unidentified soldiers of the 22nd New York State Militia, Union Army, in full uniform and armed, standing in front of a caisson. Note the caisson carries a spare wheel.

20. Soldiers of 22nd New York Militia, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)

IDNO:
039084
Title:
Soldiers of 22nd New York Militia, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
ca. 1861
Description:
Two unidentified soldiers of the 22nd New York State Militia, Union Army, in full uniform and armed, standing in front of a caisson. Note the caisson carries a spare wheel.
Two unidentified Union soldiers in uniform, full pack and armed on Camp Hill above Harpers Ferry during the Federal forces occupation of the area early in the Civil War. Note the huge bayonets attached to their rifles.

21. Soldiers of 22nd New York Militia, Union Army, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)

IDNO:
039083
Title:
Soldiers of 22nd New York Militia, Union Army, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
1861
Description:
Two unidentified Union soldiers in uniform, full pack and armed on Camp Hill above Harpers Ferry during the Federal forces occupation of the area early in the Civil War. Note the huge bayonets attached to their rifles.
Maryland, the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and a reconstructed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge on the Potomac River as viewed from the Harpers Ferry cemetery. Note the head stones in the foreground and the smoke stack of the burned out United States Armory below. The photograph was taken during the Civil War.

22. Maryland Heights Across Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, Va, (W. Va.)

IDNO:
039081
Title:
Maryland Heights Across Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, Va, (W. Va.)
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
Maryland, the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and a reconstructed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge on the Potomac River as viewed from the Harpers Ferry cemetery. Note the head stones in the foreground and the smoke stack of the burned out United States Armory below. The photograph was taken during the Civil War.
Looking east along the Potomac River on the Virginia (West Virginia) side. The ruins of the Armory can be seen on the left and telegraph poles line the damaged tracks. Two men, one leaning on a telegraph pole and another next to the house are not identified. The photograph was taken several weeks after the September,1862 battle when Stonewall Jackson's artillery shelled the town, forcing the Union troops to surrender.

23. Harpers Ferry Gap, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va. )

IDNO:
039079
Title:
Harpers Ferry Gap, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va. )
Date:
1862/10
Description:
Looking east along the Potomac River on the Virginia (West Virginia) side. The ruins of the Armory can be seen on the left and telegraph poles line the damaged tracks. Two men, one leaning on a telegraph pole and another next to the house are not identified. The photograph was taken several weeks after the September,1862 battle when Stonewall Jackson's artillery shelled the town, forcing the Union troops to surrender.
Color postcard of a ca. 1918 touring car driving next to the the C&O Canal. The Harpers Ferry bridge crossing the confluence of the Potomac and the Shenandoah Rivers is in the background.

24. Driving Along Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Near Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
037963
Title:
Driving Along Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Near Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Color postcard of a ca. 1918 touring car driving next to the the C&O Canal. The Harpers Ferry bridge crossing the confluence of the Potomac and the Shenandoah Rivers is in the background.
A view looking up the Potomac River.

25. Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
037917
Title:
Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
A view looking up the Potomac River.
Showing Three States, W. Va., Va., and Md.

26. Looking Down the Potomac at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
029197
Title:
Looking Down the Potomac at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1909/03/13
Description:
Showing Three States, W. Va., Va., and Md.

27. View from Loudoun Heights of Harpers Ferry and Bolivar Heights, W. Va.

IDNO:
029196
Title:
View from Loudoun Heights of Harpers Ferry and Bolivar Heights, W. Va.
Date:
1901/11
'143; 84D; August 4, 1884, Monday 4:20 pm.'

28. Rapids of Shenandoah River at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
028387
Title:
Rapids of Shenandoah River at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1884/08/04
Description:
'143; 84D; August 4, 1884, Monday 4:20 pm.'
'121 D.(72) I.C. 121; Aug. 1, 1884, Friday 6-20 p.m.; Half mile out of Charles Town. Looking N.E. towards Harpers Ferry. Maryland Heights are on the left of the gap and Loudoun Heights on the right. Through the gap on the N. side can be seen the South Mt. The nearer ridge under Maryland Heights is Bolivar Heights and the still nearer ridge extending across the whole picture is Halltown Heights and was the fortified line chosen by Sheridan when he took command in '64. On the extreme right lie the farms through which we wandered in lanes and field in search of hay, finally camping 1/2 mile or more away from the pike.'

29. Looking N.E. towards Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
028384
Title:
Looking N.E. towards Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1884/08/01
Description:
'121 D.(72) I.C. 121; Aug. 1, 1884, Friday 6-20 p.m.; Half mile out of Charles Town. Looking N.E. towards Harpers Ferry. Maryland Heights are on the left of the gap and Loudoun Heights on the right. Through the gap on the N. side can be seen the South Mt. The nearer ridge under Maryland Heights is Bolivar Heights and the still nearer ridge extending across the whole picture is Halltown Heights and was the fortified line chosen by Sheridan when he took command in '64. On the extreme right lie the farms through which we wandered in lanes and field in search of hay, finally camping 1/2 mile or more away from the pike.'
'122(73)D. I.C.; Aug. 2, 1884, Saturday 10 a.m. cloudy; Halltown a few miles S.W. from Harpers Ferry. Looking N.E. toward Harpers Ferry. The town of Loudon Heights can be just made out. Halltown is only a cluster of a few houses, a RR station, factory and a store. In the village we passed a pretty pond which would have made a good picture, but we hurried through on account of the proximity of the R.R. The building with the cupola is a school house.'

30. Halltown a Few Miles Southwest from Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
028383
Title:
Halltown a Few Miles Southwest from Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1884/08/02
Description:
'122(73)D. I.C.; Aug. 2, 1884, Saturday 10 a.m. cloudy; Halltown a few miles S.W. from Harpers Ferry. Looking N.E. toward Harpers Ferry. The town of Loudon Heights can be just made out. Halltown is only a cluster of a few houses, a RR station, factory and a store. In the village we passed a pretty pond which would have made a good picture, but we hurried through on account of the proximity of the R.R. The building with the cupola is a school house.'
'142(83)D; August 4, 1884, 4 pm, Monday (sun)'

31. Town of Harpers Ferry and Jefferson Rock Looking North from Bank of Shenandoah River

IDNO:
028260
Title:
Town of Harpers Ferry and Jefferson Rock Looking North from Bank of Shenandoah River
Date:
1884/08/04
Description:
'142(83)D; August 4, 1884, 4 pm, Monday (sun)'
Gen. no. 144, neg. by D, No. 85. Plate maker I.C., Date 1884, August 4. Monday 5:30 P.M. Cloudy.

32. Near View of Rocks of Maryland Heights at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
028168
Title:
Near View of Rocks of Maryland Heights at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1884/08/04
Description:
Gen. no. 144, neg. by D, No. 85. Plate maker I.C., Date 1884, August 4. Monday 5:30 P.M. Cloudy.
Gen. no. 147, neg. by W, No. 62. Date 1884, August 4. Monday 6 P.M.

33. View Up the Potomac from Maryland side of Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
028115
Title:
View Up the Potomac from Maryland side of Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1884/08/04
Description:
Gen. no. 147, neg. by W, No. 62. Date 1884, August 4. Monday 6 P.M.
Gen. no. 79, neg. by D, No. 136. Date 1884, August 2. Saturday 6 P.M.

34. View of Harper's Ferry and Railroad Bridge over Potomac River Looking East

IDNO:
028114
Title:
View of Harper's Ferry and Railroad Bridge over Potomac River Looking East
Date:
1884/08/02
Description:
Gen. no. 79, neg. by D, No. 136. Date 1884, August 2. Saturday 6 P.M.
'145.W.(60); August 4, 1884, Monday 5:45 pm'

35. View up Shenandoah River over Bridges

IDNO:
028084
Title:
View up Shenandoah River over Bridges
Date:
1884/08/04
Description:
'145.W.(60); August 4, 1884, Monday 5:45 pm'
'146.W.(61); August 4, 1884, Monday 5:50 pm'

36. Village of Harpers Ferry

IDNO:
028083
Title:
Village of Harpers Ferry
Date:
1884/08/04
Description:
'146.W.(61); August 4, 1884, Monday 5:50 pm'
'149.W.(63); August 5, 1884, Tuesday 11:20 am'

37. Iron Furnace on Road from Harpers Ferry to Sharpsburg

IDNO:
028082
Title:
Iron Furnace on Road from Harpers Ferry to Sharpsburg
Date:
1884/08/05
Description:
'149.W.(63); August 5, 1884, Tuesday 11:20 am'
'D(86.) I.C. 148; August 5, 1884, Tuesday 10:40 am'

38. Limestone Quarry

IDNO:
028076
Title:
Limestone Quarry
Date:
1884/08/05
Description:
'D(86.) I.C. 148; August 5, 1884, Tuesday 10:40 am'
'128.53W.B; Town of Bolivar, and buildings of colored school; August 2, 1884, Saturday 2:20 pm.'

39. Harper's Ferry Gap

IDNO:
028075
Title:
Harper's Ferry Gap
Date:
1884/08/02
Description:
'128.53W.B; Town of Bolivar, and buildings of colored school; August 2, 1884, Saturday 2:20 pm.'
Gen. no. 133, neg. by D, No. 78. Saturday 5 P.M.

40. Potomac and it's Southern Bank looking West

IDNO:
028025
Title:
Potomac and it's Southern Bank looking West
Date:
1884/08/02
Description:
Gen. no. 133, neg. by D, No. 78. Saturday 5 P.M.
Gen. no. 126, neg. by W, No. 52. Saturday 1:30 P.M.

41. Harper's Ferry from Bolivar Heights

IDNO:
028019
Title:
Harper's Ferry from Bolivar Heights
Date:
1884/08/02
Description:
Gen. no. 126, neg. by W, No. 52. Saturday 1:30 P.M.
Gen. no. 125, neg. by W, No. 51. Saturday about noon.

42. Bolivar Heights and Gap of Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
028018
Title:
Bolivar Heights and Gap of Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1884/08/02
Description:
Gen. no. 125, neg. by W, No. 51. Saturday about noon.
Gen. no. 129, neg. by D, No. 76. Plate maker I.C. Saturday 2:30 P.M.

43. Gorge of Harper's Ferry from Bolivar Heights

IDNO:
028016
Title:
Gorge of Harper's Ferry from Bolivar Heights
Date:
1884/08/02
Description:
Gen. no. 129, neg. by D, No. 76. Plate maker I.C. Saturday 2:30 P.M.
Gen. no. 127, neg. by D, No. 75. Saturday 2:10 P.M.

44. Potomac River from Bolivar Heights

IDNO:
028015
Title:
Potomac River from Bolivar Heights
Date:
1884/08/02
Description:
Gen. no. 127, neg. by D, No. 75. Saturday 2:10 P.M.
Gen. no. 134, neg. by W, No. 56. Saturday 5:30 P.M.

45. Pleasure Island

IDNO:
028014
Title:
Pleasure Island
Date:
1884/08/02
Description:
Gen. no. 134, neg. by W, No. 56. Saturday 5:30 P.M.

46. Aerial View of Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
025699
Title:
Aerial View of Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

47. View Looking Towards Maryland Heights, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
025538
Title:
View Looking Towards Maryland Heights, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

48. Harpers Ferry, W. Va. and the Water Gap

IDNO:
025536
Title:
Harpers Ferry, W. Va. and the Water Gap