Confederate Monument, Mingo Flats, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
1901
Description:
View of the unveiling of the Confederate Monument at Valley Mountain near the Marshall Farm at Mingo Flats. The occasion recognized General Robert E. Lee's nearby 1861 campsite and the Confederate dead of the areas. Present for the occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Wamsley, Zano Simmons, Jake G. Simmons, Ellen B. McDonald, Reverand William E. Hudson, M. Hart Wamsley, Joe See, James Ware, Mary Crouch, and George Fisher.
On the back it reads: 'it is my only consolation so I hope this will consol you as yours does me. From your wife Mamie. Mr. Moses Baisden. Let me know by writing wheather you receives this picture of me or not. I have the ...of one that you gave me.'
Clel Judy and Jackson White, Judy Gap, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Clel Judy lived on the western slope of Spruce Knob along Seneca Creek. The immediate area is named Judy Springs after Clel Judy. This image was taken at Soloman Chapel at Judy Gap.
Mr. and Mrs. Loye D. Pack and Family. Joanne, 9; Gerry, 6; Donnie, 3; Paul, 2 months. Picture taken March 1st, 1941. Less than 1 week before Cowboy died in Cleveland Clinic Hospital.
Dagurreotype Portrait of William Barclay and Eliza Tomlinson Foster
Date:
ca. 1852
Description:
Parents of reowned, 19th century songwriter, Stephen C. Foster. William was born in Berkeley County, Virginia (West Virginia), marrying Eliza in 1807 and settling in the Pittsburgh area. Their son, Stephen, is hailed as "The Father of American Music" composing such famous tunes as, "Oh! Susanna" and "My Old Kentucky Home".
Cased Portrait of William G. Brown Sr. and Daniel D. T. Farnsworth, Western Virginia (West Virginia)
Date:
ca. 1860
Description:
Ambrotype image of two prominent political leaders, active in the formation and government of West Virginia. The reverse side of the image has a political advertisement stating, "People's Ticket; For Congress, Wm G. Brown. Senate, Dan D. T. Farnsworth." Brown did serve in the United States House of Representatives before and during the Civil War. Farnsworth was never elected to the Senate, however he did served in the West Virginia Legislature for several terms and as Interim-Governor in 1869.
Samuel F. Harsh of Barbour County (W. Va.) Home Guard
Date:
ca. 1861
Description:
Harsh stood strongly with the Union during the Civil War in the midst of a Confederate stronghold in Barbour County. He served under Captain Michael T. Haller. This cased image of Harsh is possibly a ambrotype.