Postcard photograph of a dirt paved road to the bridge over Cheat River. A house and a structure with a storefront fascade is situation at the near side of the bridge. Also inscribed on the image, "Published by Dawson and Co. Morgantown, West Virginia".
The Monongah Mine disaster occurred on December 6, 1907 and has been described as the worst mining disaster in American history. An explosion thought to have been caused by the ignition of methane ignited the coal dust in mines number 6 and 8, killing hundreds of workers.
Miners Chained Together for Murder Trial, Cliftonville, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
1922
Description:
Union miners, involved in a riot at the Cliftonville Mine against non-union miners, were charged and tried for murder. An estimated nine men were killed including Sheriff Harding Duval during the northern panhandle "mine war".
Completed in 1898 by Jesse Howard Simmons. The building was used as a hotel until 1917 when it was converted into an apartment complex known as Liberty Flat. It would then be later converted back into a hotel bearing the name Worden's Hotel.
Benedum Family at Civic Center, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1957/07
Description:
Caption on original photo reads: "The last group picture of the Benedum family, taken at the dedication of the Civic Center in Bridgeport in July 1957. Left to right: Paul and his wife Willeen, Claxton, Clora (Mashburn), Mr. Benedum, Michael Late Benedum, II, son of Darwin, Paul G. Benedum Jr., and Eugenia (Mrs. Darwin Benedum).Michael Benedum was considered the modern day founder of Bridgeport, W. Va. After 70 years of working in the oil and gas industry, Benedum created many projects to restore and beautify the city of Bridgeport."
Caption reads: "Body removed from mine - Rescue miners carry a body from the Clinchfield Coal Co.'s Compass No. 2 Mine near Clarksburg, W. Va. after an explosion trapped 22 miners in the mine."
Marshall Football Players Mourn the Death of Teammates; Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1970/11/17
Description:
Two Marshall football players, who were injured and didn't fly with the team on a plane which crashed and killed all 75 aboard, visit a symbolic wreath of flowers on Marshall's football field with the father of one of the victims. From left: Felix Jordan, Cincinnati, OH.; Nat Ruffin, Quincy, Fla.; and Lucian Sanders, Tuscaloosa, Ala., father of football player Larry Sanders.
Philippi has a history of suffering from flooding due to its close proximity to the river and relatively low elevation of most of the town. The most damaging occurred in November of 1985.
The Black Hand was an underworld society of Italians that thrived in Sicily in the late 19th century. After the great migration, immigrants of the group settled in West Virginia and sought to extort money from other Italian immigrants to the area. Several members of the Black Hand were successfully prosecuted for murder and extortion in the early 20th century.
Jefferson Shields, Former Body Servant and Confederate Veteran, Lexington. Va.
Date:
ca. 1911
Description:
Shields was the body servant of Colonel James Kerr Edmondson, Company H, 27th Virginia Infantry, "Stonewall Brigade" during the Civil War. Shields, shown here wearing several medals awarded to him by Confederate Veterans Groups, claimed to have also cooked for General Thomas "Stonewall " Jackson.
Notre Dame All Stars Coach Art Lewis of West Virginia University, Miami, Fla.
Description:
Caption on photo reads: "Miami, Florida, Dec. 20- Notre Dame All Stars- Coach Art Lewis of University of West Virginia, left, talks things over with this trio from Notre Dame who will play North College All Stars in the Orange Bowl Dec. 26. Left to right: Lewis, Pat Bisceglia, G; Gene Kapish, E; Dick Fitzgerald, FB."