. Book of the Royal blue . Book of the Royal Blue. Vol. VII. Published Passenger Department, Baltimori BALTIMORE, JUNE, 1904. & Ohio Railroad. No. 9. HARPERS FERRY, A PHOTOGRAPHERS MECCA. BY GEORGE B. 1: |.\RELY can there be found in greaterabundance that quality of the pict-uresque which might be so aptlytermed a photographic quality, thancan be seen at the quaint old town of Har-pers Ferry. It is not necessary to havebeen previously informed of its historicalwonders, of the famous heights which fur-nished natural fortifications for both armies. contesting the right of the Civil W
. Book of the Royal blue . Book of the Royal Blue. Vol. VII. Published Passenger Department, Baltimori BALTIMORE, JUNE, 1904. & Ohio Railroad. No. 9. HARPERS FERRY, A PHOTOGRAPHERS MECCA. BY GEORGE B. 1: |.\RELY can there be found in greaterabundance that quality of the pict-uresque which might be so aptlytermed a photographic quality, thancan be seen at the quaint old town of Har-pers Ferry. It is not necessary to havebeen previously informed of its historicalwonders, of the famous heights which fur-nished natural fortifications for both armies. contesting the right of the Civil War, of the tons of lead bul-lets and rusty iron spheres long ago cor-roded past all semblance of warlike utility,of the cart loads of dilapidated The War is still a topic at theFerry, and the fame of its relics is spokenof far and near. It needs not these in-teresting sidelights of history to bring thecamera into action, as the first glimjise fromthe depot will be all sufficient. The entiretown seems to have once been built on thehill which projects its front directly towardsyou and then by some oversight in con-struction seems to have slipped its mooringsand literally skated to the bottom, wheremost of it has stayed ajjparently as itarrived there, a jumble of homes and shopsall just as they should be to satisfy, whilethose that stuck in the slide still cling to the mountain side, in some places so steej)that one can pass from the street level atthe front door back to what will be a porchon the third floor in the rear. You feel atonce tha
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