Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bridge in Ruins, Harpers Ferry, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
1861
Description:
The first of nine times this bridge, which crossed the Potomac River into Maryland, was destroyed during the Civil War. The damage in the photograph was the work of Confederate Colonel Thomas (later General "Stonewall") Jackson's troops, before pulling back to Winchester in June, 1861. The shells of the burned Armory buildings still stands in the background below the town.
Clement's Fountain and Buckhorn Wall along Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1883
Description:
An illustration depicting a scenery around the Clement's fountain in Buckhorn wall area; it is copied from J.G. Pangborn's Picturesque B. & O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 275.
'Ben or B. Franklin, a character on a train ride which is narrated. Copied from "Picturesque B.& O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), by J. G. Pangborn, p. 23.'
Elm Grove Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1888
Description:
'Elm Grove Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station 1888; in distance is the old Stone Bridge. January 25, 1853 first train came to the city of Wheeling from Baltimore.'
Surveyors at Allegheny Mountain Tunnel, East Portal, near Somerset, Pa.
Date:
1903
Description:
Two unidentified men stand at the entrance of the tunnel.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
View of the office building that occupied the surveyor's for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
B and O Railroad Engineering Corps at Daniel Boons Cabin near High Bridge, Ky.
Date:
1906
Description:
Pictured standing are E. B. Schiltz (left), Mrs. H. A. Lane (center), and H. A. Lane.Pictured sitting, from left to right, are D. R. McKibbin; an unidentified Q & C. (Queen and Crescent) Route agent; W. H. Koppleman; H. H. Hartlove; W. C. "Riney" Rinearson, Jr.; F. S. "Danny" Dannenberg; Willie Knight, Heinie Miller; and Mr. Hennessy.The group poses in front of a structure that reads, "Maiden's love, Bachelors rest, Widows hope."This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.
Group of Men in front of the Baltimore and Ohio Depot, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1908
Description:
Left to right: 1) Tom Blackwell in the Store Door, 2) Unknown, 3) Tom Kenney with Beard, 4) Bob Haley with Boots, 5) Kelso Dell, 6) Scrubby Dell, 7) Babe Johnson, 8) Bill Nichols, Others Unknown.
B&O Train Wreck Near St. Marys, Pleasants County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/01
Description:
Postcard photograph of a B&O train wreck near St. Mary's, West Virginia. Several people seem to be inspecting the damage. They were probably passengers.
American Railway Express Trucks and Drivers, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1927
Description:
'B&O Passenger Station: North End of Platform. Left to right: Ed Minor, Harry F. Mills, Harold Goff, Bill Minor, and Casey Herd. M.A. Keith, agent; Harris Gallagher, O.H. Clerk; and L.F. Linton, cashier are not shown.'
