aerial photograph of the West Point Military Academy
Date: 1920-1940
Inventory Number: 1998-1-1074b
Classification: Photograph
Dimensions:envelope with 17 photographs: 1 x 53.5 x 66 cm (3/8 x 21 1/16 x 26 in.)
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.