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Three men are enjoying a boat ride on a river near a bridge.

1. Boating Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

2. Crowd at one of the Stops of the Agriculture Train

A flood on Main Street in Wellsburg, W. Va. People in row boats and on second story porch at left.

3. Flood Scene in Wellsburg, W. Va.

4. On the River During the 1913 Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

5. New Martinsville Flood, Wetzell County, W. Va.

6. Rescue Boat in the River during the 1913 Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Construction workers of West Virginia Traction and Electric Company working  on the foundation at the site for the Morgantown Post Office, at the corner of Kirk and High Streets in Morgantown, West Virginia. There is a streetcar in the background; Mrs. George C. Sturgiss took this photo from her two-story residence.

7. Foundation of Morgantown Post Office, Morgantown, W. Va.

8. Girls Club Exhibit for the West Virginia University, Agricultural Experiment Station

9. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Newly completed, no water accumulated.  J.H. Collins, C.B. Cromer.

10. Stoney River Dam, Looking Downstream

View of a section of track, probably damaged by flood waters.

11. Looking North at Parkersburg Marietta Interurban Railroad Company Trestle, Williamstown, W. Va.

12. Farmers' Institute Group, West Virginia University, Agricultural Experiment Station

13. Rescue Boat in the River during the 1913 Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

14. Boatmen in Flood Waters during the 1913 Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Man walking away from a flooded house.  Entrance to the house gained by a ladder up on the porch, Parkersburg, W. Va.

15. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

16. Awaiting the Agriculture Train

Students working on projects in Mount de Chantal Academy in Wheeling, W. Va.

17. Students in the Mont de Chantal Academy Art Studio, Wheeling, W. Va.

18. Club Winner, Tyler County

19. Webster Springs High School Class of 1913, Webster County, W. Va.

20. Crowd Awaits the WVU Agricultural Experiment Station's Agriculture Train

21. Flood Rescue Boat in the River at Parkersburg, W. Va.

22. Catholic Convent, Parkersburg, W. Va.

People standing on street after a flood in New Martinsville.

23. Flood Damage, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W. Va.

24. Students Judging Sheep at the State Farm, West Virginia University

25. Wood County Courthouse, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Portrait of men standing on and around a porch.

26. General Office Staff of the New River Coal Company

27. Collecting and Weighing Tomatoes in West Virginia University Gardens

Flood water raising on houses, bridge in the distant, Parkersburg, W. Va.

28. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

A horse drawn fire engine is pictured on the left.

29. Market Street Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

30. Horses and Teamsters Hauling Engine Bed-Plate

A drawing of Jackson's Mill and Stonewall Jackson with a quote underneath his portrait.

31. Drawing of Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

Donaldson Lumber Company on the Greenbrier River at Woodman W. Va.

32. Donaldson Lumber Company, Woodman, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

33. Crowd Meets the WVU Agricultural Experiment Station's Agriculture Train

34. Group Viewing a Calf on the Agriculture Train

35. Farmers' Picnic in Wood County, West Virginia University, Agricultural Experiment Station

Flooded street. Rescue boats and people gathered by flooding waters near downed power lines, Parkersburg, W. Va.

36. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

37. Neat Farm in Jackson County, W. Va.

People riding in boats on flooded Market Street under a welcome sign, Parkersburg, W. Va.

38. Flood Scene on Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

39. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Flooded Market Street with debris in the water, Parkersburg, W. Va.

40. Flooded Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Two men using a canoe to get around town during a flood.  Viewing from the north side of 4th Ave., looking east from 8th street.

41. Flood Scene, Huntington, W. Va.

People riding in boats on flooded Market Street under a welcome sign, Parkersburg, W. Va.

42. Flood Scene on Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Flooded houses in Parkersburg, W. Va.

43. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Timber crusing (estimating) prior to purchase of the 7,600 Acre tract, known as the Ranwood Lumber Company Tract, on Sugar Creek and Back Fork of Elk, Webster County.  CH Holden, Ranwood Lumber Company;  C.W. Sprinkle, Atlas Lumber Company;  EM Bonner, Atlas Lumber Company; and Dave Cogar, woods boss.

44. Lumbermen Eat While Evaluating Ranwood Lumber Co. Tract

People in canoes float down the streets of Huntington, W. Va.

45. Water Fills the Streets During the 1913 Flood, Huntington, W. Va.

Flood water that has risen up to the mouth of a bridge, Parkersburg, W. Va.

46. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

47. Farmers' Institute Dinner, West Virginia University, Agricultural Experiment Station

C&O depot in Alderson W. Va. Men standing outside left to right: Moody Hokins, Harold Flack, Fred Patton, Floyd Thomas, Frank Bordurant, Agent T.L. Jamison, unknown, unknown, Freight Agent W.A. Hancock, J.C. Boggs (in doorway.)

48. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Alderson, W. Va.

49. Children with the Agriculture Train

50. Students Judging Cows at State Farm, West Virginia University

An unidentified street in Parkersburg, West Virginia is under water during the flood of 1913.

51. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

52. Teams of Horses Hauling Engine Bed-Plate

53. West Virginia University College of Agriculture Exhibit, at Clarksburg Fair

Flooded street outside of the Parkersburg Court House.

54. Wood County Courthouse During Flood Parkersburg, W. Va.

Seven men with two boats in flood waters, Parkersburg, W. Va.

55. Rescue Workers with their Boats in Flooded Parkersburg, W. Va.

56. Webster Springs High School Class of 1913, Webster County, W. Va.

57. Webster Springs High School Girls Basketball Team, Webster County, W. Va.

Flooded houses by a bridge, Parkersburg, W. Va.

58. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Cold Knob School was located on Laurel Run of the Gauley River.

59. Class Photo Cold Knob School, Webster County, W. Va.

Townspeople are pushing their boats down an unidentified street in Parkersburg, West Virginia during the flood of 1913.

60. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

61. Farmer's Picnic, Lewis County, W. Va.

62. Farmers' Picnic, Lewis County, West Virginia University, Agricultural Experiment Station

63. Cattle Grazing on the WVU State Farm

Men riding in a boat named Teaser in flood waters, Parkersburg, W. Va.

64. Boatmen in Flood Waters during the 1913 Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

65. Webster County Bar Association Members, Webster County, W. Va.

66. Flooded Trinity Church on Juliana Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

67. Fourth of July Parade, Terra Alta, Preston County, W. Va.

68. Damage Left by Flood of New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W. Va.

Townspeople are pushing their boats down an unidentified street in Parkersburg, West Virginia during the flood of 1913.

69. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Scott Lambert is the teacher on the left.

70. Class Photo Bulltown School

71. Participants in a Farmers' Short Course, West Virginia University, Agricultural Experiment Station

72. Farmers' Picnic in Wood County, West Virginia University, Agricultural Experiment Station

Picture postcard of the town of New Martinsville under water after a flood.

73. Flooded Streets of New Martinsville, W. Va.

Picture postcard of the town of New Martinsville under water after a flood.

74. Flood Waters in New Martinsville, W. Va.

75. Agricultural Experiment Station Laboratory, West Virginia University

76. University Avenue and the Agricultural Experiment Station, West Virginia University

Two students, a male and a female, pick and weigh tomatoes.

77. Picking and Weighing Tomatoes, West Virginia University

Students prune trees in a field.

78. Pruning Trees, West Virginia University

79. Weighing Milk, West Virginia University

A trophy presented by National Rifle Association for a Indoor rifle match winner.

80. Plaque for Indoor Rifle Team Championship

Children and a dog playing on swing.

81. Children Playing on Swing

Heavy sectional poultry fences are built surrounding a chicken house.

82. Heavy Sectional Poultry Fence

A interior view at dairy stable at L.A. Reymann Estate in Wheeling.

83. Interior at Dairy Stable, L. A. Reymann Estate, Wheeling, W. Va.

Workers building frames to pour concrete in.

84. Building Cement Frames

Shown a locomotive crossing a bridge over a river; noted 'sold by R.F. Whitmer & Co., Inc Dobbin, W. Va.'

85. Scenery Along the Western Maryland Railroad

86. Flood of the Ohio River at Sistersville, W. Va.

87. Flood of the Ohio River at Sistersville, W. Va.

Catherine used to live here.

88. Flood of 1913, Sisterville, W. Va.

G. T. Federer's sister Beatrice taught here.

89. Group Portrait of Students and Faculty of the Normal School at Terra Alta, Preston County, W. Va.

90. Title Page of H. E. Engle's 'The West Virginia Singer'

91. Flood Rescue Crews and Boats on Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Post card sent March 21, 1913.

92. North Chestnut Street Residence, Clarksburg, W. Va.

93. Extension Building, West Virginia University

94. Fire Disaster During Flood, Parkersburg, Wood County, W. Va.

95. Flood Scene with Stewart Farm, Sistersville, W. Va.

African-American boys with bicycles in foreground.

96. Flooded 4th Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.