Mount Vernon estate, cistern in deer park

Containers:
Box 19
Creator:
Abbott, Harold T.
Language:
English .
Processing information:

Accession number 'RP-2129 ; Photo-6594a' appears on the reverse.

Physical description:
Black and white photograph of the dome top of the cistern in the deer park. The brick structure is covered by earth and nearby lies a shovel and a pile of dirt removed from the cistern. The photograph is mounted to card stock with a written caption that reads: 'Dome-top cistern in Deer Park immediately below springhouse. It was...(continued on reverse) demolished Nov. 1933'
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 in. x 3 7/8 in. Photograph: 5 1/4 in. x 3 1/16 in.

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Reference services
Phone: (703) 780-3600
Parent restrictions:
This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.