Mount Vernon mansion, west front, circa 1862

Containers:

Box 1

Creator:

Fisher, Robert B.

Language:

English .

Processing information:

Date of original photograph is misdated in negative catalogue Book 2 for BW-5167 as 1860. Per page 207 of the Mount Vernon Historic Structures Report, 'The porch along the south colonnade, was severely damaged in 1861. A March 28, 1861 account states that "...the winde carried away the covered passage from the house to the kitchen and one side of Judge Wn's [Washington's] porch..." Two copies in Box 1. Reproduction copy made from RP-88.

Physical description:

Black and white photograph. View of the west front of the Mount Vernon Mansion including the courtyard. The south colonade and porch are missing.

Dimensions:

Overall: 10 in. x 8 in.

Location of originals:

Need to confirm location of original. Photograph taken circa 1862.

Subjects:

Photographs

Names:

Fisher, Robert B.

Places:

Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
Mansion exterior

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