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13. Midwinter ShadyWalk, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020298
Title:
Midwinter ShadyWalk, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1896

14. Grounds and Some of the Buildings, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020327
Title:
Grounds and Some of the Buildings, West Virginia University

15. Winter View of West Virginia University

IDNO:
020378
Title:
Winter View of West Virginia University
Date:
1895

16. View of Downtown Campus from Westover, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020379
Title:
View of Downtown Campus from Westover, West Virginia University

17. View of Downtown Campus from Westover, WVU

IDNO:
020384
Title:
View of Downtown Campus from Westover, WVU
Date:
ca. 1943

18. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020393
Title:
Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University
Date:
1960/05/06

19. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020394
Title:
Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University
Date:
1965/05/28

20. Woodburn Circle, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020403
Title:
Woodburn Circle, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1880-1890
'Stadium under construction.'

21. View of Downtown Campus from Westover, WVU

IDNO:
020410
Title:
View of Downtown Campus from Westover, WVU
Date:
ca. 1924
Description:
'Stadium under construction.'

22. Corner of Campus Below Woodburn Hall, WVU

IDNO:
020413
Title:
Corner of Campus Below Woodburn Hall, WVU
Date:
1909
Leila Jesse Frazier, of Upper Norword in Surrey, England and an 1899 graduate of the WVU Law School, rides 'man fashion' or astride, near Woodburn Hall. A contemporaneous newspaper account depicts Frazier’s journey to Morgantown to begin her law studies, indicating that she put her husband, James C. Frazier, on the train in Martinsburg, and set off unaccompanied on horseback across the mountains. She arrived several days later,wearing a black riding habit with a divided skirt, riding ';man fashion', carrying a brace of revolvers, and 'armed with a most remarkable amount of courage and daring'. Frazier was president of the Woman’s League of WVU, the first women’s organization on campus. Information from Becky Lofstead, 'Trailblazers at the College of Law' in WVU Alumni Magazine, Winter 2000, p.18.

23. Leila Jesse Frazier Rides Horse near Woodburn Hall, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020429
Title:
Leila Jesse Frazier Rides Horse near Woodburn Hall, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
Leila Jesse Frazier, of Upper Norword in Surrey, England and an 1899 graduate of the WVU Law School, rides 'man fashion' or astride, near Woodburn Hall. A contemporaneous newspaper account depicts Frazier’s journey to Morgantown to begin her law studies, indicating that she put her husband, James C. Frazier, on the train in Martinsburg, and set off unaccompanied on horseback across the mountains. She arrived several days later,wearing a black riding habit with a divided skirt, riding ';man fashion', carrying a brace of revolvers, and 'armed with a most remarkable amount of courage and daring'. Frazier was president of the Woman’s League of WVU, the first women’s organization on campus. Information from Becky Lofstead, 'Trailblazers at the College of Law' in WVU Alumni Magazine, Winter 2000, p.18.
The photograph includes the first Mechanical Hall along the river. It was destroyed by fire in 1899.

24. View of West Virginia University from Westover, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
020446
Title:
View of West Virginia University from Westover, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1896
Description:
The photograph includes the first Mechanical Hall along the river. It was destroyed by fire in 1899.