Old Suspension Bridge on Elks River; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
Bridge collapsed January 1905 carrying with it many passengers and vehicles. See original for correspondence. Published by Richardson Book Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Family and friends gather in Luna Park on benches as children play amongst the trees. See original for correspondence. Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Scene of Battle During Civil War That Brought Statehood to Beautiful W. Va., Beverly, W. Va.
Description:
First settled about 1753. Building in background was old County Jail, built about 1800. Sign in foreground reads: "Settled about 1753 by Robert Files and David Tygart. Files family was massacred near by. Site of Westfall's Fort, 1774. In Mt. Iser cemetery are the Union trenches and graves of Confederate soldiers killed in Battle of Rich Mountain." Published by Grafton Souvenir. (From postcard collection legacy system.)