aerial photograph of the West Point Military Academy
Date: 1920-1940
Inventory Number: 1998-1-1074b
Classification: Photograph
Subject:
Owner: Institute of Geographical Exploration (1929 - 1952)
Owner: Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory ? (1885-present)
Cultural Region:
Place of Origin:
City of Use:
Dimensions:
envelope with 17 photographs: 1 x 53.5 x 66 cm (3/8 x 21 1/16 x 26 in.)
Material:
Accessories: one of 17 photographs stored in the same black envelope
Description:
A print of an aerial photograph of the West Point Military Academy taken from the North-East. In it one can see the parade ground on the center-right, the main buildings and library on the lower right. The chapel, Lusk reservoir and Fort Putnam can be seen in the background. The Hudson river can just be seen on the lower left corner of the picture.
One of a series of 17 photographs and prints stored in the same envelope. They include aerial photographs, military pictures, landscapes, and a graph. They probably come from the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory.
One of a series of 17 photographs and prints stored in the same envelope. They include aerial photographs, military pictures, landscapes, and a graph. They probably come from the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory.
Signedunsigned
Inscribedwritten in pencil on back: 32
ProvenanceDavid Wheatland wrote in the back of 1998-1-1074o that the photograph came from the former Harvard Institute of Geographical Exploration on Divinity Avenue. It may, however, have been transferred to the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory before being recovered by him.
Some of the objects in the 1998-1-1074 series, including "o" have numbers written with pencil on them. The number on 1998-1-0174h suggests that these numbers correspond to pages in an album in which they are listed for reproduction.
All the photographs with a number on the back are more likely to come from the Institute of Geographical Exploration.
Some of the objects in the 1998-1-1074 series, including "o" have numbers written with pencil on them. The number on 1998-1-0174h suggests that these numbers correspond to pages in an album in which they are listed for reproduction.
All the photographs with a number on the back are more likely to come from the Institute of Geographical Exploration.
