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This column of coal was designed by Neil Robinson of Charleston, W. Va. for the 1907 Jamestown Ter-centennial Exhibition, held in Norfolk, Virginia.
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.
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.
Photo of students at desks in classroom, likely taken in March, 1907.
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."
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.
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]"
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.
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."
Miller is pictured in an oval-shaped portrait.
View overlooking New River and the bridge that leads into the old city.
View from Summers Street. People line the sidewalks while a horse-drawn carriage makes its way across the road. Subjects unidentified.
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.
A look inside the presumed school house. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs on the wall.
View of the train wreck from above, overlooking the river.
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.
Wide-angle view of probably a West Virginia National Guard camp, commanded by General W. W. Scott.
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.
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.
Compiler of the scrapbook containing this photograph and the father of Max Mathers.
Post card print
Post card print
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.
Post card print
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.
Post card print of wooded area in the Grafton Park.
Post card print of South Grafton and the Tygart River.
Post card print showing bridge crossing the New River.
Post card print
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.
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".
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.
'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.'
He was the millwright and foreman of the Lumber Mill in Montes, Randolph County.
'This picture was taken 1907 and shows a family group of Dorsey's going to Sunday School at Morgantown'
'Left to right: Ott Garrison, Harry Leeson, Sidney H. Treat and Roy Jaimson.'
This photo was taken during the Flood of 1907.
This photo was taken during the Flood of 1907.
This photo was taken during the Flood of 1907.
This photo was taken during the Flood of 1907.
Several unidentified folks sit in a line of "surreys" or  two seated horse-drawn buggies.
A view of the flood of 1907 at Bellaire, Ohio.  The increasing water is about to swallow the railway.
A view of the Ohio River; the ice started to cover the river.
A view of work being done on Ohio River.
'This Canal goes from Cumberland, Md. to Hancock, Md. and taken by John Jacob on his wedding trip.'
The mill was built before 1784.
Clarksburg High School Football squad with school principle Orie McConkey (in suit with mustache).
'4th Street looking West, Parkersburg, W. Va.'
A view of flooded streets; looking up Front Street from Greene Street likely in Marietta Ohio. The view is on a postcard possibly mailed from Waverly, W. Va., which is a small town across the Ohio River from Marietta, OH.
Post card sent September 28, 1907.
Post card sent October 25, 1907.
Post card sent February 28, 1907.
Post card sent on August 19, 1907.
Geo up on porch and B.J. on boat. Postcard sent to Miss Mayme Hemerly, Bowling Green, Ohio on April 11, 1907.
Number 8 Fan House after the explosion.
A part of first forestry class of W.V.U. in 1907-1908
A composite of portraits of Alpha Xi Delta sorority members of WVU.
Class of 1907.
Senior Civil Engineers, posing for a group photograph with engineering equipment.
Player unidentified.
Line up: Manager, J. B. Wyatt; Captain, P. B. Naylor; J. H. Riddle; J. M. Burns; H. H. Baumgartner; F. M. Bailey; and Quintero. Dells: 'Rah! Rah! Ru! W. V. U. Sis boom bah! Tiger!!!' 'Che he! Che ha! Che ha, ha, ha! West Virginia! Rah! Rah! Rah!' Chew terbacher! Chew terbacher! Chaw, Chaw, Chaw! Eat terbacher, eat terbacher! Rah, Rah, Rah! Drink a large, Drink a large, Drink a large beer. West Virginia Varsity! We're all here!'
'See Beckley USA page763.'
'711 N. Kanawha Street, Beckley. From left to right: Mrs. Z. W. Lafon, Clara (Mrs. J. J. Lamb), Nellie Harlow (Mrs. E. Larrick) Daughter of A. N. Harlow, Mrs. A. N. Harlow Mabscott.'
Not to be used for commercial purposes before 1985/04/01.
'Armored Cruiser West Virginia. This is one of the United States' fastest cruisers, commanded by Captain John B. Milton, in the armored cruiser fleer in the Pacific December 19th, 1907. This cruiser is the same type as the Colorado and the Maryland and has a phenomenal record of 22 1/2 knots an hour. It is considered one of the fastest grey hounds in this magnificent fleet of armored cruisers and should be there any war the West Virginia would give a good account of itself.'