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Caption on back of postcard reads: "Court House at Charlestown, W. Va. (then Virginia), where John Brown was tried and convicted on Nov. 2, 1859. The scaffold on which Brown was executed was afterwards built into the porch of a house, bought by a Confederate soldier, still the owner. It was taken to Chicago and then brought to Washington. The Kansas State Historical Society will probably become its permanent owner." Published by The National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

109. Charlestown Court House; Charlestown, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "Charlestown is the county seat of Jefferson County, West Virginia (then Virginia), and on the Shenandoah Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio, about 10 miles southwest of Harper's Ferry. In 1859 it had a population of less than 1,500, about one third of whom were colored. It is surrounded by a fertile and beautiful country. The jail in which John Brown was confined and from which he was taken to execution has been rebuilt and modernized." Published by National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

110. Jail; Charlestown, W. Va.

Published by National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

111. View of Harpers Ferry and Potomac River; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by H.G. Zimmerman & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

112. Ferry Street; Monthomery, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

113. Capitol Street at Night; Charleston, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by The Hugh C. Leighton Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

114. Sheltering Arms Hospital; Hansford, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

115. Y.M.C.A. Building; Charleston, W. Va.

Charleston High School, the only public high school in the city at that time. Building later became Mercer Grade School.See original postcard for correspondence. Published by The Valentine & Sons Publishing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

116. High School; Charleston, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

117. View of the City From Kanawha River; Charleston, W. Va.

Published by T. P. Wright & Co. See original for corresondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

118. Main Street, Looking South; Weston, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

119. Trace Avenue; Holden, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

120. View of Homes and Railroad; Holden, W. Va.