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.)
Cornerstone Ceremony at the Kanawha County Courthouse, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1892/05/03
Description:
'Scene at the laying of the corner stone of the new Court House of Kanawha County, West Virginia. A copy of the proceedings is enclosed in the back of this portrait. John S. Cunningham, President of the Kanawha County Court.'
Charleston Skyline in 1901 (Top) and 1951 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1901, 1951
Description:
"The Charleston skyline as it appeared at the time the Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company began business-in 1901. Note the old capitol in the center background and the ferry landing before the C [and] O bridge was built"; In the bottom picture, "modern Charleston as it appears today. Front street has become Kanawha Boulevard and towering skyscrapers fill the landscape. The Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company building appears at the left beyond the Union building."
Ladies Aid Society, State Street M. E. Church, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1908
Description:
'My Dear: On the other side you see a group of our Ladies' Aid. That good looking one is I. To-day Mrs. Wm. Burdette Mathews and Mrs. Sarah F. Blundon entertained us at their home, 1501 Quarrier St. We have subscribed $5000.00 on the new church and may have to call you to help before long. Yours with love.'--Postcard
63rd Annual Session Improved Order of Red Men; 32nd Annual Session Degree of Pocohontas, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1934/05/22-1934/05/23
Description:
"The Improved Order of Red Men is one of the nation's oldest patriotic fraternal organizations, established in 1834. Their rituals are modeled after those assumed to be used by Native Americans. The organization claimed a membership of about half a million in 1935, but has declined to a little more than 15,000. The Order's female auxiliary is the Degree of Pocahontas, which dates back to the 1880s."
Woolworth Department Store Fire Damage, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1949/03
Description:
On March 4, 1949 the basement of the Woolworth Department Store on the corner of Quarrier and Capitol Streets in Charleston, West Virginia caught on fire. While fire fighters were on first floor of the scene, it collapsed into the basement, killing seven of the firemen.
Woolworth Department Store Fire Damage, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1949/03
Description:
On March 4, 1949 the basement of the Woolworth Department Store on the corner of Quarrier and Capitol Streets in Charleston, West Virginia caught on fire. While fire fighters were on first floor of the scene, it collapsed into the basement, killing seven of the firemen.
Woolworth Department Store Fire Damage, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1949/03
Description:
On March 4, 1949 the basement of the Woolworth Department Store on the corner of Quarrier and Capitol Streets in Charleston, West Virginia caught on fire. While fire fighters were on first floor of the scene, it collapsed into the basement, killing seven of the firemen.
Aerial View of Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va., Elevation 985 feet, Class 4; Northeast-Southwest Runway 5200 feet. Northwest-Southeast Runway 4750 feet; More than 9,100,000 cubic yards rock and earth moved in its construction. Four and one half miles highway distance from downtown Charleston.'
Salvation Army Supply Truck Being Loaded at Warehouse, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1961/03/08
Description:
"Cartons of butter being loaded onto supply truck as part of revamped food distribution program emphasized by President Kennedy under Executive Order Number 1. Butter will be taken to distribution center and given to needy persons."
Salvation Army Food Distribution, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1961/08/03
Description:
"Members of the Charleston Salvation Army (right) distribute food to the needy, made available under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's increased food distribution plan. Canned pork and gravy, dried beans, dried eggs, and peanut butter have been added to the other abundant foods being distributed in areas where needs are pressing, particularly in areas of high unemployment." USDA office of information photograph.
'Charleston, West Virginia--$100 ham and bacon will be served at the Pioneer Breakfast on Statehood Day, June 20th, at the Rose City Cafeteria on Lee Street in Charleston. The State of West Virginia will be 100 years old on June 20th and the Centennial Commission hopes all citizens sharing the same birth date will join in the festivities planned for the breakfast. A full course breakfast will be served from 7 til 9 a.m. and there will be entertainment and prizes for the guests. Committee in charge includes, reading left to right, Bob Phillips and Juanita McCollam, co-chairmen of the event; Adj. General Gene Hall Williams and Grover Waybright, Jr. Both Mrs. McCollam and Adj. General Williams celebrate their birthdays on June 20th. Reservations may be made, or tickets for $1.00 purchased, from the Centennial Commission, 1608 Kanawha Boulevard, E. Charleston, West Virginia.'
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.
!["The Charleston skyline as it appeared at the time the Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company began business-in 1901. Note the old capitol in the center background and the ferry landing before the C [and] O bridge was built"; In the bottom picture, "modern Charleston as it appears today. Front street has become Kanawha Boulevard and towering skyscrapers fill the landscape. The Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company building appears at the left beyond the Union building."](/thumb/005474.jpg "Charleston Skyline in 1901 (Top) and 1951 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.")
