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'West Virginia moved its seat of government so many times during the first twenty-two years of its existence that popularly it was said to have a 'Capitol on Wheels.' In brief the capitol was located as follows: At Wheeling from June 20, 1863 to April 1, 1870. (6 years, 7 months, 11 days) At Charleston from April 1, 1870 to May 21 1875. (5 Years, 1 month, 20 days) At Wheeling from May 21, 1875 to May 1885 (9 years, 11 months, 11 days) At Charleston from May 1, 1885 to the present time.

1. West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
013418
Title:
West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
'West Virginia moved its seat of government so many times during the first twenty-two years of its existence that popularly it was said to have a 'Capitol on Wheels.' In brief the capitol was located as follows: At Wheeling from June 20, 1863 to April 1, 1870. (6 years, 7 months, 11 days) At Charleston from April 1, 1870 to May 21 1875. (5 Years, 1 month, 20 days) At Wheeling from May 21, 1875 to May 1885 (9 years, 11 months, 11 days) At Charleston from May 1, 1885 to the present time.
View of the East Entrance of City Hall in Huntington, West Virginia. Hotel visible in the background.

2. East Entrance, City Hall, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
007012
Title:
East Entrance, City Hall, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
View of the East Entrance of City Hall in Huntington, West Virginia. Hotel visible in the background.

3. Telegraph Operator, Mrs. Van Norman, Sturgisson, W. Va.

IDNO:
010165
Title:
Telegraph Operator, Mrs. Van Norman, Sturgisson, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Storage tank and other buildings.

4. Oil and Gas Facilities at an Experimental Plant

IDNO:
000794
Title:
Oil and Gas Facilities at an Experimental Plant
Date:
1940
Description:
Storage tank and other buildings.
Group portrait of Fostoria Glass Company employees.

5. Fostoria Glass Company Employees, Moundsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
001394
Title:
Fostoria Glass Company Employees, Moundsville, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
Group portrait of Fostoria Glass Company employees.

6. Tri-CIty Traction Car 116 of Cincinatti Car Company, Mercer County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013633
Title:
Tri-CIty Traction Car 116 of Cincinatti Car Company, Mercer County, W. Va.
Date:
1940

7. Participants in the Morgantown High School WPA Furniture Refinishing Project, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
016761
Title:
Participants in the Morgantown High School WPA Furniture Refinishing Project, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1940
View of City Hall in Huntington, West Virginia.

8. City Hall, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
007013
Title:
City Hall, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
View of City Hall in Huntington, West Virginia.

9. Participants in the Morgantown High School WPA Furniture Refinishing Project, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
016796
Title:
Participants in the Morgantown High School WPA Furniture Refinishing Project, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1940

10. Products of the Morgantown High School WPA Furniture Refinishing Project, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
016795
Title:
Products of the Morgantown High School WPA Furniture Refinishing Project, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1940
An aerial view of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company in Huntington, West Virginia; 'Aerial Photograph no. 1520 by Aero-Graphic Corporation, Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. Please show credit line Aero-Graphic Corp. Photo wherever this picture is published or reproduced.'

11. Owens-Illinois Glass Company, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
007025
Title:
Owens-Illinois Glass Company, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
An aerial view of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company in Huntington, West Virginia; 'Aerial Photograph no. 1520 by Aero-Graphic Corporation, Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. Please show credit line Aero-Graphic Corp. Photo wherever this picture is published or reproduced.'
People and automobiles outside Lawrence Drug Store in the Caldwell Building in Huntington, West Virginia.

12. Caldwell Building, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
007038
Title:
Caldwell Building, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
People and automobiles outside Lawrence Drug Store in the Caldwell Building in Huntington, West Virginia.
A fire truck is in front of the new Firehouse which was built by Works Progress Administration in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

13. Franklin Firehouse and Fire Truck, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014248
Title:
Franklin Firehouse and Fire Truck, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
A fire truck is in front of the new Firehouse which was built by Works Progress Administration in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

14. Products of the Morgantown High School WPA Furniture Refinishing Project, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
016797
Title:
Products of the Morgantown High School WPA Furniture Refinishing Project, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1940
'Monongahela - West Penn Public Service Parkersburg. Taken 1940.'

15. Trolley No. 332, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
007811
Title:
Trolley No. 332, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
'Monongahela - West Penn Public Service Parkersburg. Taken 1940.'
People playing baseball with a crowd surrounding the field watching.

16. Baseball at Blakely Field, Welch, W. Va.

IDNO:
003529
Title:
Baseball at Blakely Field, Welch, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
People playing baseball with a crowd surrounding the field watching.
Exterior of Robert Hatfield's House in Huntington, West Virginia.

17. Hatfield Home, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
007115
Title:
Hatfield Home, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
Exterior of Robert Hatfield's House in Huntington, West Virginia.
Brill car on the tracks in Wheeling, W. Va.

18. Cooperative Transit Car No. 55, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
008911
Title:
Cooperative Transit Car No. 55, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
Brill car on the tracks in Wheeling, W. Va.

19. Products of the Morgantown High School WPA Furniture Refinishing Project, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
016799
Title:
Products of the Morgantown High School WPA Furniture Refinishing Project, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1940
'Monongahela - West Penn Public Service Co.'

20. Trolley No. 603,

IDNO:
007830
Title:
Trolley No. 603,
Date:
1940
Description:
'Monongahela - West Penn Public Service Co.'
Group portrait of the Monongalia High School in Westover football team. Monongalia High was a school for African-American students in Mon county.

21. Monongalia High, State Football Champions, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
012082
Title:
Monongalia High, State Football Champions, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
Group portrait of the Monongalia High School in Westover football team. Monongalia High was a school for African-American students in Mon county.
Storage tank and other buildings.

22. Experimental Oil and Gas Plant

IDNO:
000790
Title:
Experimental Oil and Gas Plant
Date:
1940
Description:
Storage tank and other buildings.

23. Telegraph Operator, Mrs. Van Norman, Sturgisson, W. Va.

IDNO:
012170
Title:
Telegraph Operator, Mrs. Van Norman, Sturgisson, W. Va.
Date:
1940

24. ROTC Cadets Drill on Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023106
Title:
ROTC Cadets Drill on Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940

25. ROTC Officer at an Event on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023131
Title:
ROTC Officer at an Event on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940

26. ROTC Cadets on the Drill Field at West Virginia University

IDNO:
023132
Title:
ROTC Cadets on the Drill Field at West Virginia University
Date:
1940
A cadet escorted with a sponsor receives a trophy and a congratulatory handshake from an Officer.

27. ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023134
Title:
ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
A cadet escorted with a sponsor receives a trophy and a congratulatory handshake from an Officer.
Three officers stand side by side by an embankment of Drill Field.

28. ROTC Officers at an Event on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023133
Title:
ROTC Officers at an Event on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
Three officers stand side by side by an embankment of Drill Field.
Officer pinning a cadet.

29. ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023136
Title:
ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
Officer pinning a cadet.

30. ROTC Sponsors Pinning Medals on Cadets, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023135
Title:
ROTC Sponsors Pinning Medals on Cadets, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
A cadet receives a badge from a civilian male.

31. ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023138
Title:
ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
A cadet receives a badge from a civilian male.
Cadet shaking hands with officials.

32. ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023137
Title:
ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
Cadet shaking hands with officials.
The ROTC band and sponsors dressed in costume.

33. ROTC Band and Cadets Dressed for Old Clothes Parade, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023140
Title:
ROTC Band and Cadets Dressed for Old Clothes Parade, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
The ROTC band and sponsors dressed in costume.
A cadet shakes hands with an officer.

34. ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023139
Title:
ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
A cadet shakes hands with an officer.
Some cadets are dressed in costume others dressed casual. Oglebay Hall, Chitwood Hall and the towers of Woodburn and Martin Hall are seen in distance.

35. ROTC Band and Cadets Assembled on the Drill Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023141
Title:
ROTC Band and Cadets Assembled on the Drill Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
Some cadets are dressed in costume others dressed casual. Oglebay Hall, Chitwood Hall and the towers of Woodburn and Martin Hall are seen in distance.

36. ROTC Band and Cadets on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023142
Title:
ROTC Band and Cadets on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Cadets in Drill Field.

37. ROTC Exercise on Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023143
Title:
ROTC Exercise on Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
Cadets in Drill Field.
Cadets march in Drill Field, in the background Commencement Hall and the Agricultural Experiment Station.

38. ROTC Exercise on Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023145
Title:
ROTC Exercise on Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
Cadets march in Drill Field, in the background Commencement Hall and the Agricultural Experiment Station.
The R.O.T.C. band on the Drill Field. Spectators seated on the hillside below Stalnaker Hall.

39. ROTC Band, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023146
Title:
ROTC Band, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
The R.O.T.C. band on the Drill Field. Spectators seated on the hillside below Stalnaker Hall.

40. Stalnaker Hall, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023148
Title:
Stalnaker Hall, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Cadets with sponsors in line facing officials on the Drill Field. In the background are a building with 'McCartney' painted on a roof, Stewart Hall and Commencement Hall.

41. ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023152
Title:
ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
Cadets with sponsors in line facing officials on the Drill Field. In the background are a building with 'McCartney' painted on a roof, Stewart Hall and Commencement Hall.
Cadets with sponsors in line facing officials on the Drill Field. In the background are a building with 'McCartney' painted on a roof, Stewart Hall and Commencement Hall.

42. ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023151
Title:
ROTC Ceremony on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
Cadets with sponsors in line facing officials on the Drill Field. In the background are a building with 'McCartney' painted on a roof, Stewart Hall and Commencement Hall.
The R.O.T.C. band in Drill Field in costume.

43. ROTC Band and Cadets Dressed for Old Clothes Parade, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023154
Title:
ROTC Band and Cadets Dressed for Old Clothes Parade, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
The R.O.T.C. band in Drill Field in costume.
In the background are a building with 'McCartney' painted on a roof, Stewart Hall and Commencement Hall.

44. ROTC Band on Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023153
Title:
ROTC Band on Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
In the background are a building with 'McCartney' painted on a roof, Stewart Hall and Commencement Hall.
Two ROTC band members in costume hold a WVU ROTC Band drum in Drill Field.

45. ROTC Band Members Dressed for Old Clothes Parade, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023155
Title:
ROTC Band Members Dressed for Old Clothes Parade, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
Two ROTC band members in costume hold a WVU ROTC Band drum in Drill Field.
Sponsors in costume pose for a photo shoot in Drill Field.

46. ROTC Sponsors in Costume for Old Clothes Parade, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023159
Title:
ROTC Sponsors in Costume for Old Clothes Parade, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
Sponsors in costume pose for a photo shoot in Drill Field.

47. ROTC Assembly on Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023184
Title:
ROTC Assembly on Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Three men of command standing in front of a campus building.

48. ROTC Officers at an Event on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023212
Title:
ROTC Officers at an Event on the Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1940
Description:
Three men of command standing in front of a campus building.