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Prints, Lithographs, and Other Visual Depictions of Bridges and Other Structures, circa 1830-1990, 1790-1884, bulk 1840-1874, 1965, and undated

 File — Box: 155

Scope and Contents

Kemp collected drawings and card-mounted photographs as pictorial reference for research. Subjects include structures from Europe and the United States, including bridges, railroad bridges, canals, cathedrals, lighthouses, mills, rivers, and turpentine distillery. The Antietam mills, B&O Railroad, Erie Canal, Menai Strait, Schuylkill River, Susquehanna River, the city of Conway, Wales and the city of Wheeling, West Virginia each appear in multiple drawings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1790-1884, bulk 1840-1874, 1965, and undated

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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