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'Showboats came up the Ohio in the Spring. Girls who board at the Mount came by riverboats, keelboats, train and carriage.'

1. Steamboats on the Ohio River near Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
008856
Title:
Steamboats on the Ohio River near Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1887
Description:
'Showboats came up the Ohio in the Spring. Girls who board at the Mount came by riverboats, keelboats, train and carriage.'
Hotel was built in 1796. 'From Left to right the men are Charles W. Finnell, George C. Hayes, who conducted a store opposite the old tavern; and Henry Morgan, a former editor of the Morgantown Post. The colored porter is Abe Croston who worked many years in the hostelry.'

2. Franklin Hotel on the Corner of Chestnut and Walnut Streets, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009267
Title:
Franklin Hotel on the Corner of Chestnut and Walnut Streets, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1887
Description:
Hotel was built in 1796. 'From Left to right the men are Charles W. Finnell, George C. Hayes, who conducted a store opposite the old tavern; and Henry Morgan, a former editor of the Morgantown Post. The colored porter is Abe Croston who worked many years in the hostelry.'
The Monongahela River is seen between Westover and Morgantown.

3. Morgantown Viewed from Westover, W. Va.

IDNO:
010955
Title:
Morgantown Viewed from Westover, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1887
Description:
The Monongahela River is seen between Westover and Morgantown.
A view of Morgantown from the Westover side of the Monongahela River.

4. View of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011048
Title:
View of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1887
Description:
A view of Morgantown from the Westover side of the Monongahela River.

5. View of West Virginia University and Morgantown from Sunnyside, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
020289
Title:
View of West Virginia University and Morgantown from Sunnyside, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1887