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Caption on postcard reads: "This is a one of a kind postcard from the early 1900's. It appears to be on a college campus."

1. Students Advertising Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco on College Campus, Wheeling, W. Va.

From CBS 1962 On The Road series.

2. Charles Kauralt With Barn Painter, Harley Warrick, Wheeling, W. Va.

3. Pine Room, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

4. Linsley Military Academy, Wheeling, W. Va.

5. Lake at Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

6. Riley Law Building, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "An advertisement from the early 1920's. Mail Pouch's advertising is so very American."

7. Mail Pouch Advertisement

8. City Building and Jail By Moonlight, Wheeling, W. Va.

9. North Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, W. Va.

10. View East on Baltimore and Ohio Viaduct Showing Depot and Train Sheds, Wheeling, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

11. Thomson M.E. Church, Wheeling, W. Va.

"The Popular Playhouse"

12. Virginia Theatre, Wheeling, W. Va.

13. Baltimore and Ohio Depot, Wheeling, W. Va.

14. Steel Mills, Wheeling, W. Va.

15. Schmulbach Building in Wheeling, W. Va.

16. Webster School, Wheeling, W. Va.

Post office and English Lutheran Church shown.

17. Sixteenth Street During the Flood of March 1907, Wheeling, W. Va.

18. Victoria Theatre, Wheeling, W. Va.

19. Shoot the Chutes, Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

This photograph shows the old Market Auditorium which is now a pedestrian plaza. The building with the Raus Drugs sign is still standing. It's address is 1107 Market Street - the Alfred Egeter Building (ca. 1895) a Neo-Classical Revival/Romanesque stone commercial structure (Franzheim, Giesey & Faris, Architechts).

20. Corner of 11th and Market Streets, Wheeling, W. Va.

21. Old Log House, Wheeling, W. Va.

22. City Bank of Wheeling, Wheeling, W. Va.

23. Scottish Rite Cathedral, Wheeling, W. Va.

24. Flood of 1907, Wheeling, W. Va.

The fort was subject to two major sieges, two notable feats (McColloch's Leap and Betty Zane's trek through the battle), and other skirmishes.

25. Fort Henry, Wheeling, W. Va.

26. City Water Works, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "Ebenezer Zane's Old Log Cabin. The first building erected in Wheeling built in 1769, torn down 1908. This is the cabin to which Elizabeth Zane made her heroic dash for powder during the siege of Ft. Henry by the British and Indians."

27. Ebenezer Zane's Old Log Cabin, Wheeling, W. Va.

28. Mill In Action During the Night, Wheeling, W. Va.

29. Entrance to Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

30. Stage Setting, Virginia Theatre, Wheeling, W. Va.

31. Curtain and Orchestra Pit, Virginia Theatre, Wheeling, W. Va.

32. Interior Dance Hall, Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

33. Market St. By Electric Light, Wheeling, W. Va.

34. Main Street at 12th Street During the Flood of March 1907; Wheeling, W. Va.

Looking west from Market Street.

35. 14th Street During the Flood of March 1907, Wheeling, W. Va.

36. Flood of March 1907, Wheeling, W. Va.

37. Chemical Fire Engine Horses, Wheeling, W. Va.

38. Court Theatre, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "A street scene from the early 1900's. Mail Pouch advertising was everywhere."

39. Mail Pouch Advertisement on Building, Wheeling, W. Va.

"Wheeling", West Virginia

40. Boy with West Virginia Wagon, Wheeling, W. Va.

41. National Highway Bridge Over the Ohio By Moonlight, Wheeling, W. Va.

42. River Front and Wharf, Wheeling, W. Va.

43. Skating on Ohio River, Wheeling, W. Va.

44. Wharf and Water St., Wheeling, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

45. Birds Eye View of Wheeling, W. Va.

46. Birds Eye View, Wheeling, W. Va.

47. Wheeling Terminal Railway Co. Bridge, Wheeling, W. Va.

48. Birds Eye View, Wheeling, W. Va.

49. Ice Skating on the Ohio River, Wheeling, W. Va.

50. Fifteenth St. East From Eoff, Wheeling, W. Va.

51. 12th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

Store on right says Parker & Co. Wholesale Fruit & Produce.

52. Wholesale District, Wheeling, W. Va.

53. Geo. R. Taylor Co. Ribbons and Glove Depts., Wheeling, W. Va.

54. Grand Central Hotel, Wheeling, W. Va.

55. Old Ladies Home in Woodsdale, Wheeling, W. Va.

56. National Highway Through Valley Grove, East of Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "Built in 1839, torn down in 1904. Was located where Virginia Theatre now stands."

57. Old County Jail, Wheeling, W. Va.

58. Paxton Fountain at City Hall, Wheeling, W. Va.

59. Old City Building, Wheeling, W. Va.

60. Train Coming to Wheeling, W. Va.

61. Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Wheeling, W. Va.

62. Triadelphia District High School, Wheeling, W. Va.

63. Mount De Chantal Academy, Wheeling, W. Va.

64. The Circle, Mount De Chantal, Wheeling, W. Va.

65. Tennis Court at Mount De Chantal, Wheeling, W. Va.

Scene of McColloch's leap. At the top of Wheeling Hill on the National Highway is this monument in honor to Samuel McColloch who, in September 1777 during an assault on Fort Henry, escaped from the Indians by leaping from this point of the hill side into the creek far below, hence the monument to his memory.

66. Major Samuel McColloch's Monument, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "Located in Downtown Wheeling, W. Va., this beautiful theatre features the top artists in Country Music each Saturday night. Broadcast over Radio Station WWVA, the world famous Radio Jamboree originated nearly 50 years ago. Symphony Orchestras, Broadway Plays and other entertainment events round out a full schedule."

67. Capitol Music Hall, Wheeling, W. Va.

68. National Bank of West Virginia, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "Citizens Mutual Trust Company, Wheeling, W. Va., is located in the heart of the business district at 1126-28 Market Street. Both the exterior and the interior of the building is regarded as exceptionally beautiful. A helpful, convenient banking service is offered by the rapidly growing institution."

69. Citizens Mutual Trust Co., Wheeling, W. Va.

70. Hotel Windsor, Wheeling, W. Va.

Looking from Penn Street to Front Street.

71. Ohio Street During the Flood of March 15, 1907, Wheeling, W. Va.

72. Wheeling Island Under 14 Feet of Water During the Flood of March 15, 1907, Wheeling, W. Va.

73. End of Steel Bridge During Flood of March 1907, Wheeling, W. Va.

74. Business District Under Water, Wheeling, W. Va.

Showing stadium and Ohio.

75. Wheeling Downs, Wheeling, W. Va.

76. Stock Buildings, W. Va. State Fair Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

77. Bird's Eye View of W. Va. State Fair Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

78. Linsly Institute Cadets, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "premium products were very popular with Mail pouch. Pictured here is a store clerk with a table radio."

79. Store Clerk With Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "Turn of the century. In those days, tobacco products were most likely pure tobacco."

80. Advertising For Mail Pouch Tobacco, Wheeling, W. Va.

81. Mail Pouch Tobacco Factory, Wheeling, W. Va.

82. Virginia Apartments, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "Monument Place is an old land mark built in 1776 and was visited by Lafayette, Henry Clay, Washington and many other notables in the olden days. It has been restored and will be kept by the Osiris Temple of Shriners of Wheeling, W. Va.."

83. Historical Monument Place, Wheeling, W. Va.

84. Woodlawn, Showing Stratford Hotel, Wheeling, W. Va.

85. Stamm Hotel, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "2092 National Highway, Elm Grove, Wheeling, W. Va., on Route 40. Recommended by Automobile Owners Association of America."

86. Tourist Home, Wheeling, W. Va.

Located at 1031 National Road.

87. Echo Point Tourist Home, Wheeling, W. Va.

Established 1882. Dedicated May 23, 1926. Caption on back of postcard reads: "You are cordially invited to visit our Mortuary when in Wheeling, and let us show you through the most complete institution of its kind in existence. Located on Eoff Street at 15th Street."

88. Bertschy Memorial Mortuary, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "1126-1128-1130 Main Street, Wheeling, W. Va.. Everything For Housekeeping."

89. H.C. Franzheim Co. New Building, Wheeling, W. Va.

90. Bright Daylight Suit Room, Geo. R. Taylor Co., Wheeling, W. Va.

91. Interior of Chas. N. Hancher's Jewelry Store, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "C.A. Westmyer, 29 Twelfth Street, Wheeling, W. Va. Jeweler and Optician."

92. Interior of the Leading Jewelry Store, Wheeling, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

93. Entrance to Waddington Farm, Near Wheeling, W. Va.

94. Boating on the Lake, Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

95. White Palace, Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

96. Outdoor Theatre, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, W. Va.