Photograph of the footbridge between the DeHart Hotel and the Lexington (Va.) train station
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections and ArchivesJames G. Leyburn LibraryWashington and Lee University204 W. Washington StreetLexington, VA 24450
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Tom CamdenEmail: camdent@wlu.eduPhone: (540) 458-8649Email: mclear@wlu.eduEmail: specialcollections@wlu.eduPhone: (540) 463-8109Fax: (540) 463-8964
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open to research use.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Photographic Prints
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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A real photographic post card of the footbridge that connected the Lexington, Va. train station with the DeHart hotel (Castle Hill). The image provides the view from the west end of the bridge loooking east towards Lexington and includes the station and dwellings along Myers street. Both the footbridge and DeHart Hotel were destroyed before 1950.
- Physical description:
- Fair, with some creases
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Railroads
- Names:
- Castle Hill (Lexington, Va.)