Split Rail Fence on Handly Farm, Monroe County, W. Va.
Description:
'The birthplace of Ike Ballard on the Handly Farm on September 12th, 1864. The house is in the upper right-hand corner. The apple tree near the center stood over the smoke house. The Old Stage Road is in the front.'
This image was development with cyanide, giving it a blue hue and is known as a cyanotype photograph. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)