Harpers Ferry, Herald Tour – Vintage Wall Art
![Harpers Ferry, Herald Tour, [1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/90/90ccd4b753f3-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Harpers Ferry, Herald Tour. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Harpers Ferry, Herald Tour
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Harpers Ferry, the river town where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers meet in West Virginia, is the subject here, and its title refers to a "Herald Tour" that the record does not explain. The town is best known for John Brown's 1859 raid on the federal arsenal, and it changed hands repeatedly during the Civil War, which later drew many visitors to its historic sites. The view comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., firm that produced scenic views and postcards in the early twentieth century. Faint streaks and blemishes on the glass come from natural deterioration of the original coating, and they are worth noting when studying the negative.
| Created / published | [1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch one. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,116 × 4,099 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-231108 |
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