Search Results
IDNO:
033184
Title:
Pumping an Oil Well, Wetzel County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
'Wetzel County is situated in the extreme northwestern corner of West Virginia, in the Pittsburgh region, and so is in the very midst of a region which is very rich both in petroleum and natural gas. In a single year the wells of West Virginia produce more than 14,000,000 barrels of petroleum, and natural gas worth more than $4,000,000. In order to reach the oil it is necessary to drill through the solid rock, and sometimes to the depth of thousands of feed. Now and then the oil will rise to the surface, but for the most part it must be pumped up by machinery. The methods of drilling and pumping are everywhere just about the same. First comes the derrick, a frame-work about 20 feet square at the bottom, tapering almost to a point at the top, and rising to a height of from 40 to 60 feet. In the view parts of two derricks are seen. A stem engine is also necessary to work the pump, through a single engine is often sufficient to supply power for several wells. The large horizontal beam, seen above the horseman's head, rests upon a pivot in the center and the ends play up and down. One end is over the well and works the pump. When brought to the surface the oil is stored in huge iron tanks, or else is carried in pipe lines under ground and over mountains eastward to the great cities to be refined and shipped to markets all the world over.'
IDNO:
040999
Title:
Jess and Lizzie Burnfield's Old Log House; Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1979
Description:
Blacksville or Core, West Virginia.
IDNO:
036712
Title:
Girl Scout Troop 35 on the Westover Firetruck
Date:
ca. 1950
IDNO:
036713
Title:
Richard's Restaurant, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
IDNO:
027128
Title:
William Neal, World War II Navy Man
Date:
ca. 1943
Description:
'"Bill" William Neal, U.S.S. Fallbrook, California, World War II.'
IDNO:
036720
Title:
Braxton County Court House at Sutton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
IDNO:
037294
Title:
Curley Miller and His Ploughboys, WWVA Wheeling Musicians
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Johnny Hill, Molly, Curley, Cyrus, Sarahy, Benny Dunbar.
IDNO:
037295
Title:
Rawhide, WWVA Wheeling Musician, and His Family
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Rawhide, his wife and 2 children. From WWVA Wheeling, who had his back broken in a fall from an upper story window during a disastrous fire.
IDNO:
037297
Title:
Doc Williams and Band, WWVA Wheeling Musicians
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
"Brother Cy is at the left next to his is "Chickie", then Marion Martin with his accordion and the sad looking fellow with the guitar is yours truly-- Doc Williams."
IDNO:
037296
Title:
WWVA Wheeling Musician with Dog and Guitar
Date:
ca. 1940
IDNO:
037300
Title:
Chuckwagon Ploughboys, WWVA Wheeling Musicians
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Cy, Joe, Shirley, Curley, Jim.
IDNO:
037301
Title:
Happy Go Lucky Joe Barker's Radio Circus, WWVA Wheeling Musicians
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Bob, Chief Red Hawk, Joe, Shirley, Harry, Johnnie.
IDNO:
037302
Title:
Doc Williams, WWVA Wheeling Musician, and Family
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Doc Williams, Madeline Dawn, Barbara Diane, Chickie, Karen Dolores.
IDNO:
037303
Title:
Mac Jeffers and His Fiddlin' Farmers, WWVA Wheeling Musicians
Date:
ca. 1940
IDNO:
037307
Title:
Western Stars, WMMN Fairmont Radio Performers
Date:
ca. 1939
Description:
Bud, Dean, Chuck, John, Skeeter.
IDNO:
037312
Title:
Smokey and Radio Dot, Radio Performers
Date:
ca. 1935-1945
Description:
Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.
IDNO:
037313
Title:
Radio Performance Family with Little Girl Standing on String Bass
Date:
ca. 1935-1945
Description:
Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.
IDNO:
037315
Title:
Radio Performers, Ted, Cobby and Jack
Date:
ca. 1935-1945
Description:
Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.
IDNO:
037316
Title:
World's Biggest Little Man, Radio Performer
Date:
ca. 1935-1945
Description:
Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.
IDNO:
037318
Title:
Radio Dot and Smokey with Their Guitars, Radio Performers
Date:
ca. 1935-1945
Description:
Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.
IDNO:
037317
Title:
Three Male Radio Performers
Date:
ca. 1935-1945
Description:
Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.
IDNO:
037319
Title:
Three Young Boys in Cowboy Costumes, Radio Performers
Date:
ca. 1935-1945
Description:
Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.
IDNO:
011913
Title:
J. A. Dusch's Esso Station, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Description:
Joseph A. Dusch's Esso Service Station in Wheeling, W. Va., on corner of 33rd Eoff streets. Includes two gas pumps and presumably J.A. Dusch standing in front of his station.
IDNO:
037304
Title:
Shug Fisher, Radio Performer
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Description:
Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont
IDNO:
037306
Title:
Health and Happiness Gang, WMMN Fairmont Radio Performers
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Description:
Vic, Ruby, Tiny Al, and Zeke.
IDNO:
037305
Title:
Radio Performer Wearing Native American Headgear
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Description:
Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.
IDNO:
037308
Title:
Radio Performer, WMMN Fairmont or WWVA Wheeling
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
IDNO:
037309
Title:
Children Radio Performers, WMMN Fairmont or WWVA Wheeling
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
IDNO:
037310
Title:
Smokey, Radio Performer
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Description:
Radio Dot's husband. Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.
IDNO:
037311
Title:
WMMN Stars, Radio Performers, Faimont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
IDNO:
041000
Title:
Ralph Berry and Louge Tennant, Core, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
IDNO:
041001
Title:
Tennant Family, Core, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
Front row: Stella Tennant McBlume, Wilhert Ammons. Back row: Burt Tennant, Jessie, Hazel Eddy Berry, Earl (Buster) Tennant, Ethel Eddy Tennant, Louge Tennant, Belle.
IDNO:
041002
Title:
Louge and Ethel Eddy Tennant, Core, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
IDNO:
027355
Title:
Hanks Hillbillies at Wheeling Jamboree, Wheeling, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Four country musicians holding their instruments - guitars, upright bass, and violin (fiddle).
IDNO:
036722
Title:
Morgantown Laundry Employee Esta and her Horse Barney
Date:
ca. 1925
IDNO:
036723
Title:
Morgantown Laundry Employees, Laura, Ray, Keith, Josie, Billie, and Jim
Date:
ca. 1925
IDNO:
036724
Title:
Morgantown Laundry Employees
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
"Laundry gang"
IDNO:
036725
Title:
Morgantown Laundry Employees
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
"Laundry gang"
IDNO:
036726
Title:
Freda, Ollie, Mary, Morgantown Laundry Employees, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1925
IDNO:
036727
Title:
Morgantown Laundry Employee
Date:
ca. 1925
IDNO:
042916
Title:
Main Street; Mannington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1924
Description:
Published by I. Robbins & Son. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
011787
Title:
Seneca Elementary School, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Class portrait of children outside of Seneca Elementary School. Identified in the back row is Ruth Lenhart Smith.
IDNO:
011788
Title:
Class Photo Seneca Elementary School, Morgantown, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Identified in the second row is Ruth Lenhart Smith.
IDNO:
025404
Title:
D. H. Mikel's Garage, Short Creek, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Among other services, the garage also does lawn mower grinding.
IDNO:
029683
Title:
Group Portrait
Date:
ca. 1920
IDNO:
027116
Title:
Hunter Roberson and Winmoth Bonnar, African-American World War I Servicemen
Date:
ca. 1917-1918
IDNO:
042409
Title:
Pike Street; Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
Published by Wedell and Finlayson. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
027517
Title:
Slovakian String Band, Brownsville, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
IDNO:
027112
Title:
African-American Woman
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Description:
A woman in a garden. 'Mammie.'
IDNO:
036717
Title:
Wabash, Addition to West Union from Shannon's Knob
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
IDNO:
036709
Title:
C. F. Teter's Residence, Philippi, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
IDNO:
036716
Title:
Postcard with View of the Railroad Junction and West Fork River, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
IDNO:
036721
Title:
Philippi Blanket Mills, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
IDNO:
036728
Title:
Two Children on Riding Toys, Roaring Creek, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Photograph postcard of two small children, one riding a pedal car and one on a rocking horse. Information included with the photograph, "From Wookie and Woodrow Formish" and "Names ... looked up Ancestry.com..." The card is addressed to Mrs. Nada Godfrey, Bobbin, W. Va.
IDNO:
036708
Title:
Main Street, Jane Lew, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
IDNO:
027124
Title:
Two African-American Men
Date:
ca. 1905-1915
IDNO:
027132
Title:
Flora Brown, Ralphton, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1905-1915
IDNO:
027131
Title:
Reverend Ike Bailey and Family
Date:
ca. 1905-1915
IDNO:
002090
Title:
Company Store, Stafford (Baxter)
Date:
ca. 1901
IDNO:
029739
Title:
Homewood Pottery Company, Mannington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
The Homewood Pottery Company changed its name to Bowers Pottery.
IDNO:
029741
Title:
Interior of Bowers Pottery, Mannington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Pottery workers at their work station along with products on drying rack. The Bowers Pottery is formerly Homewood Pottery Company.
IDNO:
029740
Title:
Interior of Bowers Pottery, Mannington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Pottery workers of Bowers Pottery at their work stations. The Bowers Pottery is formerly Homewood Pottery Company.
IDNO:
029742
Title:
Interior of Bowers Pottery, Mannington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
The Bowers Pottery is formerly Homewood Pottery Company.
IDNO:
029743
Title:
Interior of Bowers Pottery, Mannington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
The Bowers Pottery is formerly Homewood Pottery Company.
IDNO:
029744
Title:
Workers of Bowers Pottery, Mannington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Group portrait of workers at the Bowers Pottery. (The Bowers Pottery is formerly Homewood Pottery Company.)
IDNO:
029746
Title:
Tetrick General Store, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Three men stand in front of Tetrick General Store of Emory Tetrick, the store owner, Emory is the center figure.
IDNO:
027114
Title:
Portrait of Miss Lena Berry
Date:
ca. 1900-1915
IDNO:
027117
Title:
African-American Man
Date:
ca. 1900-1915
Description:
On the back it reads: 'Easter Greetings D Campbell.'
IDNO:
027120
Title:
Portrait of William Neal, Hannahstown, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1900-1915
IDNO:
008343
Title:
Romisch Foundry Workers, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
Anton Romisch, second from left standing. Workers pose for photograph. Many of the workers holding tools.
IDNO:
029747
Title:
Nolte Bakery on Eoff Street During Flood, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
IDNO:
029745
Title:
Interior of Tetrick General Store, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
Emory Tetrick, the store owner is in photo.
IDNO:
029685
Title:
E. R. Carter Family at a Picnic, Gassaway, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
E. R. Caster family outing on July 4th. The original is in the oversize photograph collection.
IDNO:
036718
Title:
Ice on the Monongahela River
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Photo of bridge on Monongahela River during an ice jam.
IDNO:
036730
Title:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Employees, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
John L. Graw
IDNO:
036731
Title:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Employees, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
John L. Graw
IDNO:
027130
Title:
African-American Family Portrait
Date:
ca. 1900
IDNO:
027129
Title:
Nathan Scott
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Description:
Small child in front of home. Baby carriage also in yard.
IDNO:
027133
Title:
Bettie Bridgewater
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
IDNO:
027135
Title:
Hunter Roberson
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Description:
A portrait of Hunter Robinson, seated. Inscribed inside '123 Brown Street Clarksburg W. Va.'
IDNO:
027136
Title:
D. W. Queen
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
IDNO:
040162
Title:
Portrait of Church Group, West Pike Street, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Description:
Unidentified subjects include several musicians holding instruments and a baby sitting in a carriage.
IDNO:
027134
Title:
Group Portrait of African-Americans
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Description:
Three figures appear to have vitiligo pigmentation.
IDNO:
036710
Title:
WVU Football Player
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
IDNO:
036729
Title:
Normal and Classical Academy Faculty and Students, Upshur, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
IDNO:
036719
Title:
Large Group of Citizens in front of Court House at Sutton, Braxton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
Election Day or July 4th
IDNO:
012239
Title:
Portrait of a Couple, Claude, Barbour County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1900
IDNO:
036732
Title:
Portrait of John P. Robey, Eagle, Harrison, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880
Description:
Son of Jerimiah H. and Charlotte Robey.
IDNO:
039148
Title:
Samuel F. Harsh of Barbour County (W. Va.) Home Guard
Date:
ca. 1861
Description:
Harsh stood strongly with the Union during the Civil War in the midst of a Confederate stronghold in Barbour County. He served under Captain Michael T. Haller. This cased image of Harsh is possibly a ambrotype.
IDNO:
040095
Title:
Cased Portrait of William G. Brown Sr. and Daniel D. T. Farnsworth, Western Virginia (West Virginia)
Date:
ca. 1860
Description:
Ambrotype image of two prominent political leaders, active in the formation and government of West Virginia. The reverse side of the image has a political advertisement stating, "People's Ticket; For Congress, Wm G. Brown. Senate, Dan D. T. Farnsworth." Brown did serve in the United States House of Representatives before and during the Civil War. Farnsworth was never elected to the Senate, however he did served in the West Virginia Legislature for several terms and as Interim-Governor in 1869.
IDNO:
043644
Title:
Dagurreotype Portrait of William Barclay and Eliza Tomlinson Foster
Date:
ca. 1852
Description:
Parents of reowned, 19th century songwriter, Stephen C. Foster. William was born in Berkeley County, Virginia (West Virginia), marrying Eliza in 1807 and settling in the Pittsburgh area. Their son, Stephen, is hailed as "The Father of American Music" composing such famous tunes as, "Oh! Susanna" and "My Old Kentucky Home".
IDNO:
036711
Title:
Girl Scouts on the Westover Firetruck
Date:
ca. 1950
IDNO:
027115
Title:
Portrait of Reverend Emil Svendsen of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Date:
ca, 1900-1910
IDNO:
037329
Title:
'Smilin' Red' Ledford, Radio Performer
Date:
Undated
Description:
Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.
IDNO:
037331
Title:
Radio Performer 'Cousin Carson' Reynolds
Date:
Undated
Description:
Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.
IDNO:
041009
Title:
Joseph Tennant Log House, Jakes Run, W. Va.
Date:
1988/02/18
Description:
Joseph Tennant log house across road from Methodist Church at Jakes Run, West Virginia.
