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'Burning off the gas from an oil well in Ritchie County. This is a wood derrick. The flaming torches are to remove the gas out of the oil; a waste that isn't occurring today; it is too precious.'

1. Oil Derrick and Crew, Ritchie County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014642
Title:
Oil Derrick and Crew, Ritchie County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
'Burning off the gas from an oil well in Ritchie County. This is a wood derrick. The flaming torches are to remove the gas out of the oil; a waste that isn't occurring today; it is too precious.'
Christmas in the Robinson Home on West Main Street in Grafton, W. Va. Fannie E. and W.R. Loar, Madue, Grace, and Leslie gathered around the Christmas tree.

2. Christmas in the Robinson Home on West Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006197
Title:
Christmas in the Robinson Home on West Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
Christmas in the Robinson Home on West Main Street in Grafton, W. Va. Fannie E. and W.R. Loar, Madue, Grace, and Leslie gathered around the Christmas tree.
'The Limestone German Band, Posing at the Old Wetzel County Court House before 1900. John Henry Gorby second from left with clarinet, Charles Thomas Gorby and George Ira Gorby with baritones in front of John Kaufman in light suit. Other identified persons: John Kaufman in light suit in back. Ed Frei seated right on ground. 'Limestone' is the ridge top at the head of Doolin Run about five miles east of New Martinsville. Schools and churches attended by Doolin residents were located on 'Limestone' or the adjacent American Ridge. Charles T. Gorby taught in the Limestone School. William Gorby, grandfather of the Gorby brothers, was among the original members of the Limestone Church. This Wetzel County Courthouse in this photograph faced south. The present one built in 1900 is located on the same lots, but faces east and is made of stone. Photo from the collection of Pearl Frei.'

3. Limestone German Band, New Martinsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
007729
Title:
Limestone German Band, New Martinsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
'The Limestone German Band, Posing at the Old Wetzel County Court House before 1900. John Henry Gorby second from left with clarinet, Charles Thomas Gorby and George Ira Gorby with baritones in front of John Kaufman in light suit. Other identified persons: John Kaufman in light suit in back. Ed Frei seated right on ground. 'Limestone' is the ridge top at the head of Doolin Run about five miles east of New Martinsville. Schools and churches attended by Doolin residents were located on 'Limestone' or the adjacent American Ridge. Charles T. Gorby taught in the Limestone School. William Gorby, grandfather of the Gorby brothers, was among the original members of the Limestone Church. This Wetzel County Courthouse in this photograph faced south. The present one built in 1900 is located on the same lots, but faces east and is made of stone. Photo from the collection of Pearl Frei.'

4. Railroad Bridge near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014690
Title:
Railroad Bridge near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
'Looking West on Third Street.' Men in uniform walking in formation on Third Street.

5. Marching Down Third Street in Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
007797
Title:
Marching Down Third Street in Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
'Looking West on Third Street.' Men in uniform walking in formation on Third Street.
From the Centennial Edition of Dominion News.

6. Posten's Sanitary Market in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
008485
Title:
Posten's Sanitary Market in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
From the Centennial Edition of Dominion News.
View of monuments and headstones at the Confederate Cemetery in Jefferson County. The cemetery was established in 1867.

7. Confederate Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W. Va.

IDNO:
013131
Title:
Confederate Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
View of monuments and headstones at the Confederate Cemetery in Jefferson County. The cemetery was established in 1867.
View from the west of the town and the bridge which spans the Monongahela River.

8. Suspension Bridge Across the Monongahela at Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
010937
Title:
Suspension Bridge Across the Monongahela at Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
View from the west of the town and the bridge which spans the Monongahela River.
Dunlevie is named for Ernest V. Dunlevie, who started the operation in 1905. He sold out in 1906. The mill operated under several names until 1919-1920. The name of the town was changed to Thornwood in 1911/

9. Shay No. 3 and Crew, Dunlevie, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015756
Title:
Shay No. 3 and Crew, Dunlevie, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
Dunlevie is named for Ernest V. Dunlevie, who started the operation in 1905. He sold out in 1906. The mill operated under several names until 1919-1920. The name of the town was changed to Thornwood in 1911/

10. Ritchie County Fairgrounds and Race Track at Pennsboro, W. Va.

IDNO:
014618
Title:
Ritchie County Fairgrounds and Race Track at Pennsboro, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
People seen walking down a hill in front of a fire caused by a gas tank explosion on South Park Hill.

11. South Park Hill Gas Tank Explosion and Fire, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
008691
Title:
South Park Hill Gas Tank Explosion and Fire, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
People seen walking down a hill in front of a fire caused by a gas tank explosion on South Park Hill.
View of Morgantown looking over wintery fields.

12. Winter View of West Virginia University and Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011193
Title:
Winter View of West Virginia University and Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
View of Morgantown looking over wintery fields.
'Destroyed by State Road Commission.'

13. Lelia Keiter in Front of Rock House Below Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
012680
Title:
Lelia Keiter in Front of Rock House Below Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
'Destroyed by State Road Commission.'
Men work with horses to harvest a field.

14. Harvest Scene at Parish Farm, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014098
Title:
Harvest Scene at Parish Farm, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
Men work with horses to harvest a field.
View of two girls standing on the steps of the Cabell House located on Main Street in White Sulphur Springs. 'The house was once used as a rooming house and small hotel. It was torn down in the late 1960s. Datsun automobile sales lot now on the site.'

15. Cabell House on Main Street, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
013019
Title:
Cabell House on Main Street, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
View of two girls standing on the steps of the Cabell House located on Main Street in White Sulphur Springs. 'The house was once used as a rooming house and small hotel. It was torn down in the late 1960s. Datsun automobile sales lot now on the site.'
'Back row, left: W.E. Rumsey, Theodore Watson, Charles Howard?, Front row, left: A.D. Hopkins, Woollery ?, B.H. Hite, Lee Cleveland Corbett.'

16. Faculty of Agricultural Experimental Station, West Virginia University

IDNO:
021664
Title:
Faculty of Agricultural Experimental Station, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
'Back row, left: W.E. Rumsey, Theodore Watson, Charles Howard?, Front row, left: A.D. Hopkins, Woollery ?, B.H. Hite, Lee Cleveland Corbett.'
Exterior of Victor Elevator and Mills Company, Morgantown.

17. Victor Elevator and Mills Company in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
000027
Title:
Victor Elevator and Mills Company in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
Exterior of Victor Elevator and Mills Company, Morgantown.
Picture was taken in Napier.

18. Lockard Blacksmiths, Bulltown, W. Va.

IDNO:
005399
Title:
Lockard Blacksmiths, Bulltown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
Picture was taken in Napier.

19. Mercer County Courthouse, Mercer County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013659
Title:
Mercer County Courthouse, Mercer County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
A view of Parkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio in the 1890s.

20. Parkersburg, W. Va. and Belpre, Ohio

IDNO:
007801
Title:
Parkersburg, W. Va. and Belpre, Ohio
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
A view of Parkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio in the 1890s.
Olie, second from left, stands behind a counter sharpening a knife at Matoaka. An African American man stands to his right, and to his left are two other young men who also work at the store.

21. Olie at Matoaka, Mercer County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013649
Title:
Olie at Matoaka, Mercer County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
Olie, second from left, stands behind a counter sharpening a knife at Matoaka. An African American man stands to his right, and to his left are two other young men who also work at the store.

22. Railroad Bridge near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014688
Title:
Railroad Bridge near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
From left to right: 'Don, Elsie, Ernest, and Phoebe Meadows Byrd.'

23. John W. Byrd's Home in Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014165
Title:
John W. Byrd's Home in Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
From left to right: 'Don, Elsie, Ernest, and Phoebe Meadows Byrd.'

24. Methodist Episcopal Church, Harrisville, Ritchie County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014614
Title:
Methodist Episcopal Church, Harrisville, Ritchie County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900