Southern Appalachian Industrial Exhibit, Mercer County, W. Va.
Date:
1938
Description:
A view of the 5th Southern Appalachian Industrial Exhibit held in Mercer County, West Virginia. 'Notice: Permission is granted to reproduce this photograph only on condition that each reproduction shall hear the following credit line: Photograph by Norfolk and Western Railway.'
Pinnacle Rock Near Bluefield, Mercer County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Two cars are parked in front of Pinnacle Rock near Bluefield in Mercer County, West Virginia. 'Pinnacle Rock: Erosion- Nature's cutting tool- has chiseled away the stone on this spur of Flat Top mountain, leaving this giant cockscomb more than 2700 feet above sea level. Several counties may be seen from these cliffs.'
Aerial View of Downtown Princeton, Mercer County, W. Va.
Description:
An aerial view of downtown Princeton from 1000 feet. 'This photograph was in an envelope adressed to Mr. Anderson of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Princeton, from Tom Bowling of Montgomery, Alabama.'
Aerial View of Courthouse Square, Mercer County, W. Va.
Description:
An aerial view of Princeton showing the courthouse square with the new courthouse and memorial building, and business houses, from approximately 700 feet. 'This photograph was in an envelope adressed to Mr. Anderson of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Princeton, from Tom Bowling of Montgomery, Alabama.'
A view of downtown Princeton from 1000 feet. 'This photograph was in an envelope adressed to Mr. Anderson of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Princeton, from Tom Bowling of Montgomery, Alabama.'
A view of the courthouse in Princeton from 500 feet. 'This photograph was in an envelope adressed to Mr. Anderson of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Princeton, from Tom Bowling of Montgomery, Alabama.'
Olie, second from left, stands behind a counter sharpening a knife at Matoaka. An African American man stands to his right, and to his left are two other young men who also work at the store.
Surrey and Horses in front of Kelley and Moyer Saloon, Mercer County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
'A picture of surrey and high-stepping horses owned by James H. Moyer;picture made in front of Kelley and Moyer bar, in 1900, before prohibition days. Note large demijohn in front of door; bird cages house a parrot in each one. The building is located at 400 Bland Street, must below the Daily Telegraph Printing Company, and in the same block with the Bland Street Methodist Church. Ash M. Prince, pioneer resident of the city, erected the building. After prohibition days, the building was used by the Hawkins Undertaking Company until they built their mortuary at the corner of Bland and Preston Streets, and the building as it now stands is owned by the Sweet Shop. In the picture are; front seat, left to right-James H. Moyer and P. J. Kelley, owners of the surrey and the bar; rear seat, left to right, M. B. Postlethwaite, city sergeant, and Robert Dunn, chief of police.'
'Picture of the Bluefield Inn, taken in 1890. Princeton Avenue, in the foreground, was unpaved. The building is now used as the Division Office of the Norfolk and Western Railway. There is a boardwalk in front of the building with wooden steps leading to the building.'
Historic Marker for Mitchell Clay, Mercer County, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
Historical marker regarding Mitchell Clay, with Joyce Balding Wood looking on. 'Here Mitchell Clay settled in 1775. Eight years later Indians killed two of his children and captured his son, Ezekiel. Pursuers killed several of the Indians but the boy was taken into Ohio and burned at the stake.'
Train collision occurred six miles east of Princeton, Mercer County, at about noon on May 24, 1927. 'Two trainmen were killed and about twenty people were injured. The accident occurred fourteen cars west of the first tunnel at Ingleside when Virginian Railway (now Norfolk Southern) westbound passenger train No. 3, the steam locomotive, met head-on with one of the huge eastbound electric motors hauling about 100 loaded coal cars downgrade, pushing No. 3 back down the grade a distance of 270 feet. The passenger locomotive climbed on top of the electric motor. The Virginian had been electrified from Mullens, W.Va. to Roanoke, Va. in 1925-1926.'
This is a photograph of Concord College located in Athens, West Virginia in Mercer County. The photo shows the entrance to the school grounds. The college was founded in 1872 and is known as Concord University as of 2004. All persons in the photo are unidentified.
Little Theatre Concord College Mercer County, West Virginia
Date:
1941
Description:
This is a photo of the Concord College Little Theatre taken in 1941. The college is located in Athens, West Virginia in Mercer County. It was founded in 1847 and has been known as Concord University since 2004.
John White Hall Concord College, Mercer County, West Virginia
Date:
1941
Description:
This is a photo of John White Hall at Concord College. The college is located in Athens, West Virginia in Mercer County and is now called Concord University. The building was built in 1939 and was used as a men's dormitory. It was demolished in 2004 to build a new technology center. All persons in the picture are unidentified.
Concord College Swimming Pool Mercer County, West Virginia
Date:
1941
Description:
This is a photograph of the swimming pool at Concord College. Now known as Concord University, it is located in Athens, West Virginia in Mercer County. The university was founded in 1847.
The original courthouse in Princeton, West Virginia was built in 1874 but was destroyed by a fire in 1875. A second court house was built in 1876 and was torn down in 1930. The current court house located in Princeton, West Virginia in Mercer County was constructed in 1931 and cost $400,000. All persons in the photo are unidentified.
Group of people stand out front and on the balcony of the Hotel Athens. See original for correspondence. Published by W.G. Lowe. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
