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'In 1859 John Brown, Kansas Abolitionist, and a part of followers seized this little engine house which was at the time serving as a government arsenal at Harpers Ferry, W. Va. The fort was dismanteled in 1892 and shipped to the Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Ill. It was laterreturned to Harpers Ferry, where it is now being used as a museum on the compus of Storer College. This picture is an opposite side view of John Brown's Fort.' 'From the West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission, State Capitol, Charleston 5, W. Va.'

49. John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006604
Title:
John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
'In 1859 John Brown, Kansas Abolitionist, and a part of followers seized this little engine house which was at the time serving as a government arsenal at Harpers Ferry, W. Va. The fort was dismanteled in 1892 and shipped to the Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Ill. It was laterreturned to Harpers Ferry, where it is now being used as a museum on the compus of Storer College. This picture is an opposite side view of John Brown's Fort.' 'From the West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission, State Capitol, Charleston 5, W. Va.'
'Hall's Rifle Works on Shenandoah.'

50. Harpers Ferry, W. Va. During the Civil War

IDNO:
006605
Title:
Harpers Ferry, W. Va. During the Civil War
Date:
ca. 1860-1865
Description:
'Hall's Rifle Works on Shenandoah.'
Family on a hill overlooking Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

51. Harpers Ferry, W. Va. From the Potomac Side

IDNO:
006606
Title:
Harpers Ferry, W. Va. From the Potomac Side
Description:
Family on a hill overlooking Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Hotel Conner is on the left side of the picture. Site of John Brown's Fort is on the right.

52. Downtown Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006607
Title:
Downtown Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Hotel Conner is on the left side of the picture. Site of John Brown's Fort is on the right.
Buildings and railroad tracks in Harpers Ferry.

53. Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006608
Title:
Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Buildings and railroad tracks in Harpers Ferry.

54. Painting of the Island Virginius, in the Shenandoah, at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006609
Title:
Painting of the Island Virginius, in the Shenandoah, at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Color lithograph of people on a hillside overlooking Harpers Ferry, W. Va. 'Drawn after Nature. For the Proprietor Hermann J. Meyer.

55. Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006610
Title:
Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Color lithograph of people on a hillside overlooking Harpers Ferry, W. Va. 'Drawn after Nature. For the Proprietor Hermann J. Meyer.
Engraving of a group of people standing on a hill overlooking Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

56. Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006612
Title:
Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1856
Description:
Engraving of a group of people standing on a hill overlooking Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

57. Hill Top House by Moonlight From C. & O. Canal, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006613
Title:
Hill Top House by Moonlight From C. & O. Canal, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

58. Hill Top House by Moonlight From C. & O. Canal, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006614
Title:
Hill Top House by Moonlight From C. & O. Canal, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

59. Monument and Historic Tablets on the Site of John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006615
Title:
Monument and Historic Tablets on the Site of John Brown's Fort at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

60. Panoramic View of Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
006616
Title:
Panoramic View of Harpers Ferry, W. Va.