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1. Schmulbach Building in Wheeling, W. Va.

"Wheeling", West Virginia

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

3. Hagenbeck Wallace Circus on Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

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

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

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

8. Steel Bridge by Moonlight, Wheeling, W. Va.

9. Wheeling Island Under Fourteen Feet of Water, Wheeling, W. Va.

10. City and Island, Wheeling, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

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

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

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

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

15. Penn Depot, Wheeling, W. Va.

16. Tow Boat on Ohio River, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

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

19. 12th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

20. 10th Main St., Wheeling, W. Va.

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

21. Wholesale District, Wheeling, W. Va.

22. Market St. Looking Up From 13th St., Wheeling, W. Va.

23. Looking Up Market St., Wheeling, W. Va.

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

25. New Market St. Bridge, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

27. McLure House, Wheeling, W. Va.

28. Woodsdale Mansion, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

30. Scene on Chapline St., Wheeling, W. Va.

31. Center Market Place, Wheeling, W. Va.

32. Dollar Savings and Trust Co., Market St., Wheeling, W. Va.

Showing Market and South Streets and Flat Iron Building.

33. View From Baltimore & Ohio Viaduci, Wheeling, W. Va.

34. New Auditorium, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

42. Train Coming to Wheeling, W. Va.

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

44. North Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

46. Webster School, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

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

49. 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.

50. 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."

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

"The Popular Playhouse"

52. Virginia Theatre, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

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

55. Victoria Theatre, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

57. City Bank of Wheeling, 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."

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

59. Hotel Windsor, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

Looking from Penn Street to Front Street.

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

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

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

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

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

Looking west from Market Street.

66. 14th Street During the Flood of March 1907, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

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

Post office and English Lutheran Church shown.

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

Showing stadium and Ohio.

70. Wheeling Downs, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

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

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

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

From CBS 1962 On The Road series.

75. Charles Kauralt With Barn Painter, Harley Warrick, 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."

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

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."

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

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

78. Mail Pouch Advertisement

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

79. Mail Pouch Advertisement on Building, 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.

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.

83. Fort Henry, Wheeling, W. Va.

84. 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."

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

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

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

88. Court Theatre, 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.."

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

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

91. Steel Mills, Wheeling, W. Va.

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

93. 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."

94. Tourist Home, Wheeling, W. Va.

Located at 1031 National Road.

95. 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."

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