Old Revolutionary House and Ritter Mansion, Ritter Park, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption on postcard reads: "The old building, which is the oldest erected by white men in this section of the Ohio Valley is now in charge of the Daughters of the American Revolution and is used as a meeting place of that organization and as a receptacle for historical relics." Published by I. Robbins & Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Dreamland Swimming Pool and Recreation Center; Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1954
Description:
People can be seen playing volleyball, sun tanning, and swimming in the pool outside of the recreation center. See original for correspondence. Published by Huntington News Agency. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Mineral Industries Building, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Postcard reads, "This building, when completed, will be one of the best equipped mineral industries building in the United States. It will house the School of Mines, West Virginia Geological Survey, Chemical Engineering and Geological Departments. It will be 310 feet long and 72 feet wide and contain six stories." See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Unidentified girl with a bucket on her arm, looks toward the open fields. The print at the bottom of the photograph includes, "Made with Anthony's 2 B Equipment." and "Printed with N. P. A. Extra brilliant Albumen Paper".
Photograph taken from an airplane, part of the support piece for the wing can be seen on the left. The Marion County Courthouse is seen below, center right.
Group of University High Students and Faculty, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
Inscription with the photograph:"A group of University High School boys and faculty men cleared underbrush from new school site. The girls served refreshments." Names included under the photograph: Dorsey, Calvert, Hill, Clark, Deahl, Stample, Federer, and Colebank. All other persons are unidentified.
The Midland Trail is a National Scenic Byway and is part of US Route 60 in southern West Virginia. The image was published by Beckley Kodak Service.(from the postcard legacy system.)
Caption on postcard reads: "When Martinsburg was laid out at the outset of the Revolution, provision was made for a public square at the intersection of King and Queen streets by taking a quarter of each of the four contiguous blocks. Down through the years the public square has played an important role in the life of first the village, then the town, and now the city. Above is shown Comrey's Concert Band giving a concert prior to the annual Berkeley County Fair parade. The large building in the picture is the home of the Old National Bank, the oldest banking institution in the city, organized in 1865. See original for correspondence. Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
