Lock hewn in solid rock — Great Falls, Va., 15 miles above Washington, D.C. — J. P. Bell Company, Inc., Printers, Lynchburg, Virginia

Description

Illustration of a dam carved into the rock at Great Falls, Virginia, 15 miles above Washington D.C., on the Potomac River. The printed text mentions that George Washington had a canal built around the Potomac Falls, one of the three dams of which is depicted here. The reverse indicates the publisher J. P. Bell Company, Inc., and additional text describing George Washington's engineering achievements.