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Photograph of the footbridge between the DeHart Hotel and the Lexington (Va.) train station

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0126

Content Description

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.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1905 - 1920

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to research use.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Condition Description

Fair, with some creases

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
204 W. Washington St.
Lexington VA 24450 USA