'Charleston, W. Va-Capitol in distance-at junction of Elk River with Kanawha. Boulevard occupies in great part originial section of James River and Kanawha Turnpike. Here old stage coaches ferried across the river.'
Two men are crossing a dirt street in Charleston, West Virginia in the early 1900s. On one side of the street are businesses while on the other side of the street are houses. Above the street are lots of telephone wires.
James Kee Passing Gavel to John F. Kennedy in Daniel Boone Hotel, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1960
Description:
Kee, then administrative assistant of his mother, Congresswoman Elizabeth Kee, hands a light-colored wood gavel to Senator Kennedy who is campaigning for the presidential election against Richard Nixon.
Charleston Skyline in 1891 (Top) and 1941 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1891, 1941
Description:
View of Charleston Business District, Charleston, West Virginia in 1890 (Top;) View of Charleston Business District, Charleston, West Virginia in 1941 (Bottom.)
Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va. and Kanawha Airport
Description:
'Charleston, Capitol City of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of Elk and Kanawha Rivers in the heart of the State's Chemical, Coal and Gas Industries. Kanawha Airport in the background represents greatest earth moving project in commerical aviation history. Nearly ten million cubic yards earth and rock were moved.'--Postcard