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1. WVU Baseball Team at Devil's Den, Gettysburg, P. A.

This column of coal was designed by Neil Robinson of Charleston, W. Va. for the 1907 Jamestown Ter-centennial Exhibition, held in Norfolk, Virginia.

2. West Virginia Coal Column, Jamestown Exposition Grounds, Va.

Shields was the body servant of Colonel James Kerr Edmondson, Company H, 27th Virginia Infantry, "Stonewall Brigade" during the Civil War. Shields, shown here wearing several medals awarded to him by Confederate Veterans Groups, claimed to have also cooked for General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

3. Jefferson Shields, Former Body Servant and Confederate Veteran, Lexington. Va.

Shields was the body servant of Colonel James Kerr Edmondson, Company H, 27th Virginia Infantry, "Stonewall Brigade" during the Civil War. Shields, shown here wearing several medals awarded to him by Confederate Veterans Groups, claimed to have also cooked for General Thomas "Stonewall " Jackson.

4. Jefferson Shields, Former Body Servant and Confederate Veteran, Lexington. Va.

Photo of students at desks in classroom, likely taken in March, 1907.

5. Students in Classroom

Reverse lists names of family members. "Mrs. J. W. Whitt. Mr. J. W. Whitt. Earnest Whitt. Frank Whitt, 15? Hattie Whitt, 11. Stella Whitt, 8. Tracie Whitt, 5."

6. J. W. Whitt, Beaver, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.Scenic view of the Keyser Curve along the Western Maryland Railroad.

7. Keyser Curve, W.M.R.R., Allegany County, Md.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community."Church from Baltimore St., Cumberland Md. near W.M.R.R. [Western Maryland Railroad]"

8. View Of Church From Baltimore St., Cumberland, Md.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.View of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

9. C & O Canal, Cumberland, Md.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.A caption on the back of the image reads: "Our yard at Davis, June or July [of 1907].Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Thompson and two daughters, A. Thompson, Mrs. S.W. Thompson, Geo B Thompson and Wife, Maude Wakefield, Leigh Wilson, Ben, Hilda, Albert, and Ruth, Wade Wilson, left of Mrs. J.F. Thompson."

10. Thompson Family in Their Yard at Davis, W. Va.

Miller is pictured in an oval-shaped portrait.

11. Portrait of James H. Miller of Summers County, W. Va.

View overlooking New River and the bridge that leads into the old city.

12. Hinton, W. Va.

View from Summers Street. People line the sidewalks while a horse-drawn carriage makes its way across the road. Subjects unidentified.

13. Looking Up 3rd Ave, Hinton, W. Va.

James Richard Farley of the 60th Virginia Infantry and James Lilly's group of home guards are pictured by the Forest Hill Primitive Baptist Church.

14. Civil War Veterans' Reunion in Summers County, W. Va.

A look inside the presumed school house. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs on the wall.

15. Believed to be the School House at Pineville, W. Va.

View of the train wreck from above, overlooking the river.

16. Wreck of the 'Fast Flying Virginian' on the C&O Railroad's Greenbrier Division, Near Hinton, W. Va.

17. View of Trainyard and City Buildings; Grafton, W. Va.

Identified subjects: Captain Ellsworth E. Eisenbarth. lower deck, 5th from the left; daughter Ignace, age 7, upper deck 3rd from the left; small child in nurse's arms, son Eugene H. Eisenbarth. Mrs. Eisenbarth died in 1906. An older daughter (later Mrs. R. C. Manhall) was ill and not in photograph. Infant daughter, Julia Pauline also not in photograph, she was raised in Sistersville,W. Va.

18. Eisenbarth-Henderson Showboat, Ohio River

Wide-angle view of probably a West Virginia National Guard camp, commanded by General W. W. Scott.

19. Camp C. L. Smith, Charleston, W. Va.

Printed on the back of this postcard, "The flag was made up of children from the schools of Richmond, the occasion being the unveiling of a monument to [Confederate] President Jefferson Davis". There is also correspondence and a postmark dated October 28, 1912.

20. Human Confederate Flag and General R. E. Lee Monument, Richmond, Va.

Group of Confederate Veterans at Forest Hill Primitive Baptist Church. None are identified. Inscribed on the back: "Given to Stephen Trail by Mary Shumate Feb. 1984." Mike Foster belonged to the Monroe Guards, 27th Virginia Infantry, "Stonewall" Brigade.

21. CSA Veterans at Michael Foster Dedication, Monroe County, W. Va.

Compiler of the scrapbook containing this photograph and the father of Max Mathers.

22. Eugene L. Mathers of Morgantown, W. Va.

Post card print

23. Depot Street, Buckhannon, Upshur County, W. Va.

Post card print

24. Bank of Clarke County On Church Street, Berryville, Va.

Tree under which Union Army Quartermaster William McKinley (later President of the United States) and General McClellan camped during the Battle Summer of 1861 in Western (West) Virginia.

25. Chestnut Tree Under Which McKinley and McClellan Camped, Buckhannon, W. Va

Post card print

26. Bird's Eye View of Staunton, Va.

The Battle of Cedar Creek was fought here on October 19, 1864. Confederate forces under General Jubal Early were throw back and crushed by the Union Army after General Phil Sheridan rallied his troops in a counter attack. The Rebels were never able to mount another threat in the Valley.

27. Cedar Creek, Near Strasburg, Shenandoah Valley, Va.

Post card print of wooded area in the Grafton Park.

28. Grafton Park, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

Post card print of South Grafton and the Tygart River.

29. South Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

Post card print showing bridge crossing the New River.

30. View From Lover's Leap at Hawks Nest, W. Va.

Post card print

31. Partial View Showing New Bridge and River, Hinton, W. Va.

Post card illustration of the buildings on Woodburn Circle on the West Virginia University campus including: Martin Hall (with clock in the cupola), Woodburn Hall and Chitwood Hall, and Experiment Station in the foreground.

32. 'The Circle', West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Information included on the back of the photograph: "Picture made in 1907 at Goshen, W. Va. where he drove these lovely horses - uncle Charles Thomas".

33. Charles Thomas and Horses, Goshen, W. Va.

34. College Grounds, WVU, W. Va.

35. Hotel Madera, Morgantown, W. Va.

36. Monongah Mine No. 8 after Explosion, Marion County, W. Va.

37. Presbyterian Church, Belington, Barbour County, W. Va.

1907 Storer College baseball team sitting on the steps of a building. First Row: Mr. McDonald, Paige, Dennis, McGill, Moody. Second Row: Simpson, Wims, McNeal, Hakins, Young, Elsie Howard. Third Row: Johnson, Taylor, Frazier, Proctor.

38. Group Portrait of Storer College Baseball Team, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

'This is where D. D. Brown spent part of his first vacation after coming to West Virginia on March 1, 1905, working at Montes, W. Va. most of the time 12 to 18 hours per day.'

39. State's Exhibit Palace, Jamestown Exposition, Va.

40. Walter Dayton, George Foster, and D. D. Brown at Montes, W. Va

41. D D. Brown, Martin S. Brown, and Walter Dayton at Montes, W. Va.

He was the millwright and foreman of the Lumber Mill in Montes, Randolph County.

42. Millwright and Foreman Burrows Stands Outside Mill, Montes, W.Va.

'This picture was taken 1907 and shows a family group of Dorsey's going to Sunday School at Morgantown'

43. Dorsey Family Going to Sunday School in a Wagon in Morgantown, W. Va.

'Left to right: Ott Garrison, Harry Leeson, Sidney H. Treat and Roy Jaimson.'

44. Soda Fountain at the Acme Department Store in Morgantown, W. Va.

45. Morgantown Hardware Store, W. Va

46. People Gathered in the Streets in Bellaire, OH.

This photo was taken during the Flood of 1907.

47. Imperial Glass Company Flooded in Bellaire, OH.

This photo was taken during the Flood of 1907.

48. Mc.Mahon Creek Flooded in Bellaire, OH.