Fisher's Hill in Distance from Hupp's Hill, Va.

Identifier:

028000

Collection Number:

Biscoe

Title:

Fisher's Hill in Distance from Hupp's Hill, Va.

Date:

1884/07/29

Creator:

Biscoe, Thomas and Walter

Description:

Gen. no. 92, neg. by B, No. 57. Plate maker I.C., kind R.P. Lens maker Morrison, focal length 8 in. C, Stop 5 U.S. No. 121. Exposure time of 7.5. Date 1884, July 29.5.45 P.M. Weather, sun breaking through storm clouds. Place, about 2 miles down the valley from Strasburg. View, Looking back towards Strasburg and the battle field of Fisher's Hill, the region of which lies to the left of sharp peak. 'Interesting to me personally as the place where I broke the ground glass of my camera trying to get it over the tall rail fence, one slick which projects into the picture on the left.'

Subjects:

Photographers Collections--Biscoe, Thomas, and Walter.

Geographic:

Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields.

Acquisition Source:

Marietta College

Acquisition Method:

Loan

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView