Box 1
Container
Contains 275 Results:
C&O Canal, 1909 - 1910
Series — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Willard R. Ross Postcard Collection comprises original gelatin silver postcard prints, primarily of the streets and architecture of Washington D.C. and the surrounding areas. The collection consists largely of building and street views – churches, cemeteries, schools, businesses, and other public buildings are well represented – but also contains images of social organizations like the Wanderlusters, a co-ed hiking club. Ross assigned captions and non-unique numbers to most of his...
Dates:
1909 - 1910
Canal at Georgetown, 1910-11-21
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 1228.0
Abstract
View of Wisconsin Avenue Bridge (west side) going over the canal.
Dates:
1910-11-21
Black Pond, Undated
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 896.0
Abstract
View of McLean, Virginia's Black Pond as seen from a rocky shoreline.
Dates:
Undated
Canal lock, 1909-04-04
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 17.0
Abstract
View of a lock and lockmaster's house on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
Dates:
1909-04-04
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Washington, D.C., 1909-06-27
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 392.0
Abstract
View of four boats in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal lined up to cross the Potomac Aqueduct Bridge. The boats are owned by the Canal Towage Co. (misspelled "Towace").
Dates:
1909-06-27
Cemetery - Arlington, 1910-09
Series — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Willard R. Ross Postcard Collection comprises original gelatin silver postcard prints, primarily of the streets and architecture of Washington D.C. and the surrounding areas. The collection consists largely of building and street views – churches, cemeteries, schools, businesses, and other public buildings are well represented – but also contains images of social organizations like the Wanderlusters, a co-ed hiking club. Ross assigned captions and non-unique numbers to most of his...
Dates:
1910-09
Lee Mansion, Arlington National Cemetery, 1910-09
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 340.0
Abstract
View of the south and west elevations of Arlington House. Gardens, outbuildings, and a horse are visible to the side of the main house.
Dates:
1910-09
Cemetery - Congressional, Undated
Series — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Willard R. Ross Postcard Collection comprises original gelatin silver postcard prints, primarily of the streets and architecture of Washington D.C. and the surrounding areas. The collection consists largely of building and street views – churches, cemeteries, schools, businesses, and other public buildings are well represented – but also contains images of social organizations like the Wanderlusters, a co-ed hiking club. Ross assigned captions and non-unique numbers to most of his...
Dates:
Undated
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Undated
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 236.0
Abstract
View of the Congressional Cemetery cenotaphs.
Dates:
Undated
Cemetery - Eastern Branch, Undated
Series — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Willard R. Ross Postcard Collection comprises original gelatin silver postcard prints, primarily of the streets and architecture of Washington D.C. and the surrounding areas. The collection consists largely of building and street views – churches, cemeteries, schools, businesses, and other public buildings are well represented – but also contains images of social organizations like the Wanderlusters, a co-ed hiking club. Ross assigned captions and non-unique numbers to most of his...
Dates:
Undated