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A barge and packet rest along the Ohio River shore with downtown Wheeling in the background.

1. Old Water Front at Foot of 12th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

Three people drowned in the accident that drew onlookers along the shore and on the suspension bridge.

2. Yacht Capsized on Ohio River, Wheeling, W. Va.

View from Chapline Street hill behind the Ohio Valley General Hospital.

3. Elevated View of Wheeling, W. Va.

View from Chapline Street hill behind the Ohio Valley General Hospital.

4. Elevated View of Wheeling, W. Va.

The "Ben Hur" tied up on Water Street during the flood of 1891. The steamboat packet sank in 1916 on the Mississippi river.

5. Packet 'Ben Hur' at Water Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

Keystone is being placed in this Main Street bridge. The span is 159 feet.

6. New Stone Bridge Spanning Wheeling Creek, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption under the photograph reads, "One of the first signs of Spring in Wheeling was the Organ Grinder with a monkey. There were German bands that played on the street and passed the hat. Then there were performing bears, gypsies telling fortunes, and fakirs selling trinkets."

7. Organ Grinder and Pet Monkey, Wheeling , W. Va.

The caption describes the scene as "Market Street on a typical Saturday morning. The present Market House stands on the same site. Note the man coming down the street carrying two barrels also the beer wagon in the center."

8. Market Street, Wheeling, W. Va.