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View of four men in front of Groves and Halterman Furniture and Department Store from across the street, Petersburg, W. Va. 'Harmen Groves, F. E. Harman, Wilbur Heach'

1. Groves and Halterman Furniture and Department Store, Petersburg, W. Va.

2. Postmaster G.E. Bare and Wife in the Post Office, Alderson W. Va

Covered bridge spanning Deckers Creek. Trees, telephone poles, and fence apparent. View of foundation of bridge.

3. Decker's Creek Covered Bridge, Monongalia County, Morgantown, W. Va

4. Sawmill Crew Posing in Front of Pardee and Curtin Lumber Mill

'Old Hough home near head of High Street'.

5. Hough Home, Morgantown, W. Va.

6. African-American on His Horse, Barbour County, W. Va.

7. A. J. Hare, West Virginia University

8. Hiking Group Beside the M. & K. Railroad Tracks at Hanging Rock, Preston County, W. Va.

9. Scenic View of the Cheat River, Preston County, W. Va.

Avis was a member of the faculty at West Virginia University 1888-1891.

10. Lieutenant E. S. Avis, 5th Infantry United States Army

View of men by tents from the Oak Park Camping Club.

11. Oak Park Camping Club, Preston County, W. Va.

12. Visitors on the Verand of the Bernard H. White House in Beckley, W. Va.

13. Passengers Await Train at Mt. Carbon Depot, Fayette County, W. Va.

14. Country Road by a Stream in Preston County, W. Va.

Pardee and Curtain Lumber operation. This tree, possibly a redwood, was used to build the Titanic. More info from Comstock's "Of Times Past", 1949.  Cut from Cuppernick ? Bend near Curtin, Nicholas County.

15. Loggers Posing in Front of Giant Tree Near Curtin, Nicholas County, W. Va.

16. Children Playing near a Flooded Railroad Bridge in Morgantown, W. Va.

'Picture of the Bluefield Inn, taken in 1890. Princeton Avenue, in the foreground, was unpaved. The building is now used as the Division Office of the Norfolk and Western Railway. There is a boardwalk in front of the building with wooden steps leading to the building.'

17. Bluefield Inn, Mercer County, W. Va.

First on left is Ephraim M. Manear.

18. Brass Band, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

19. Robinson Family Children, Barbour County, W. Va.

20. Customers and Employees in Front of Richardson's Bank, Calhoun County, W. Va.

21. UMWA Supporters Including Van Bittner and Wife

22. Members of the Hillarity Club, Cheat Area, Monongalia County, W. Va.

23. Valley View, Preston County, W. Va.

24. Sawmill Crew at a Lumber Yard in Preston County

'James Henry Krepps, 'looking pretty', and Frank Morgan at Old Mill Cottage at Cheat.  Shaffer home in background.  All are now covered by Cheat Lake.'

25. James Henry Krepps and Frank Morgan at Old Mill Cottage near Morgantown, W. Va.

Train track in the middle of forest in Nicholas County.  Man and dog standing beside the track.

26. Railroad Tracks Two Miles North of Curtin, W. Va. on the Cherry River, Nicholas County

Bridge #40 Crossing Valley, Raleigh County.

27. Unidentified Man on a Train Trestle, Bridge #40, Raleigh County, W. Va.

Below Petersburg.

28. South Fork of the Potomac River, Grant County, W. Va.

George Bair, Sr. and an unidentified man are standing in side yard. Mable Bair Saunders, Maggie Bair, and "Aunt Brook" (Mrs. George Bair, Sr.) are standing with three unidentified people on the front porch of a house in Beckley, West Virginia.

29. Bair Family Posing on Front Porch of Their House in Beckley, W. Va.

30. Blackwater, Tucker County, W. Va.

'At the Old Union District Jail, below Ice's Ferry, now covered by Cheat Lake.'

31. Krepps, James Henry, Morgantown, W. Va.

Photo by J. W. Wilson of Ronceverte, West Virginia.

32. Members of the Greenbrier Valley Press Association, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

33. Robinson Family Men in their Touring Cars, Barbour County, W. Va.

'Left to right, Mrs. John H. Krepps, John Morgan, John H. Krepps.  Children, left, Frank Morgan and, right, James Henry Krepps.'

34. Krepps Family at Old Mill Cottage, 'Over Cheat,' near Morgantown, W. Va.

35. H. R. Baldwin, West Virginia University

36. Rocks and Felled Trees on the Banks of the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

American Beauties: 'Laura Dean, Lottie Thornton, Della Marrion, Will Plankey, Ed McAlister, and Annie DeGant' pose for a group portrait in front of Anna DeGant's father's glass store.

37. American Beauties, Morgantown, W.Va.

Below Greenland Gap.

38. Diana's Bath, Grant County, W. Va.

39. View From Dorsey's Knob, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Three people are standing near the front porch of the house where Irene Burshinal Manear (wife of Clinton T. Manear) spent her young years.

40. Manear Home in Cranesville, Preston County, W. Va.

41. Darus Bolyard Farm House, Preston County, W. Va.

First U. B. Church located on 16th and St. Marys Streets in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

42. First United Brethren Church, Parkersburg, W. Va.

View of Cheat River from Camp Eden near Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

43. View of Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

A group of people have congregated on the bridge over the frozen river.

44. Bridge at Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

'John H. Krepps 248 Jackson Avenue Morgantown, W. Va. Father of James Henry Krepps.'

45. Krepps, John Henry, Morgantown, W. Va.

The sign in the window says Attorney at Law.

46. Robinson Man, Barbour County, W. Va.

View of the city from near the rail road tracks.

47. View of Morgantown, W. Va.

48. A. C. Magruder, West Virginia University

Freight was hauled over mountains by horses and wagon trains due to bad roads.  Photo was taken in Briery Branch, Va.  People and wagons from Pendleton County, W. Va.

49. Wagon Train Crossing Shenandoah Mountain from Pendleton County, W. Va.

Two horses are standing in front of a Standard Oil Delivery Wagon in Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia.

50. Standard Oil Delivery Wagon in Eckman, McDowell County, W. Va.

51. Clearing Trees in North Morgantown, W. Va.

A lady is standing on the front steps of the J.W. Watson, Feetwell, Wilhelm House in Kingwood, West Virginia. 'J.W. Watson house, now owned by Feetwell, corner of Tunnelton Street in Kingwood. Home also of Judge Wilhelm in his later years.'

52. J. W. Watson, Feetwell, Wilhelm House, Kingwood, W. Va.

An ink engraving of the Clerk Office, Post Office, Court House, and Printing Office in McDowell County, W. Va.

53. Ink Engraving of Public Buildings of McDowell County, W. Va.

At the back of Bush's House.  Pictured; G.M. Allen and "dead dog."

54. Allen, G. M. with his Dog On the Path to Mt. Harrison, Eglon, Preston County, W. Va.

55. Climax Locomotive and Crew, Glade Creek Railway, Crow, Raleigh County, W. Va.

56. One of the Robinson Boys, Barbour County, W. Va.

57. Interior of Upshur Record Newspaper Office, Upshur County, W. Va.

58. Mathers, Max on the South Park Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

Harry E. Brookauer teacher.

59. Class Photo Georgetown School, Monongalia County, W. Va.

60. Brown Family Reunion, Preston County, W. Va.

"Geo M. Crawford, father of S. C. seated on right."

61. Steam Driven River Boat 'Success', W. Va.

A view of South Decker's Creek.

62. Decker's Creek, Morgantown, W. Va.

63. Unidentified Building in Oglebay Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

A portrait of an unidentified school group.

64. Class Photo Morgantown, W. Va.

65. Prize Steer

Ira Robinson is standing on a chair and holding a hat in this photograph.

66. Robinson, Ira, Barbour County, W. Va.

There is a raised emblem on the cardstock the photo is mounted on.

67. Portrait of a Young Lady, Barbour County, W. Va.

'For Building Use Only, Morgantown Public Library, Morgantown, W. Va.; E. Ralph Clear, For Good Lighting--See Clear, Morgantown, W. Va.'

68. Ice on the Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

Men and horses at a lumber mill.

69. Portable Sawmill and Crew in Preston County

Ada is the one seated.

70. Robinson Girls, Barbour County, W. Va.

Lumber crew poses with horses.  Near Diana, W. Va.

71. Log Skidding Crew

72. Scenic View of a Country Path by a Split Rail Fence, Preston County, W. Va.

Two men sitting in the shade of a tree to the left of the photograph. Two cattle are seen roaming in the center.

73. Farm House on a Hill in Greenbrier County, W. Va.

View of a group of people gathered at the entrance of a large canvas tent in Greenbrier county, W. Va.

74. Campers in Greenbrier County, W. Va.

A close-up view of Sen. John W. McCreey's Mansion in Beckley, West Virginia.

75. McCreey Mansion at Beckley, W. Va.

'Hick House in ravine below Woodburn Hall on Falling Run, where cadavers were kept for West Virginia University Medical School.'

76. Hick House at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Train engine hauling logs.  Workers standing on logs.  Maben Mill, Raleigh County. "Mrs. J.C. Prince"

77. Climax Engine No. 303 at Warden, W.Va.

Possibly a redwood tree used in building the "Titanic". Harvested by the Pardee and Curtin Lumber Co.The man on the left is John Harvey Reid.

78. Loggers Posing in Front of Giant Tree Near Curtin, Nicholas County, W. Va.

Back row- Bill Dumire, Joseph Summers.  Front row- Charley Poling of William, W. Va. (in middle).

79. Portrait of Five Men in the 'Sticks', Tucker County, W. Va.

Located on Cheat Road about 3 miles from Bridge toward Morgantown.  Building is no longer standing.

80. Cheat Canyon Club House near Morgantown, W. Va.

81. View of Cheat River near Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

People are enjoying an outing along Decker's Creek in Preston County, West Virginia.

82. Decker's Creek Outing, Preston County, W. Va.

83. Horseback Rider, Barbour County, W. Va.

Robert L. Stewart and his son, Robert W. Stewart in their horse drawn wagon.

84. Stewart and Stewart Plumbers in their Horse Drawn Wagon, Morgantown, W. Va.

Oil well drilled by Ira Cox on Lucille DeBerry Farm.

85. Oil Well and Crew, Ritchie County, W. Va.

Five mile circle taken from Trap Hill Post Office. The huge three floor general store of Mont Mankin. Mont Mankin stands to the right of the door with his hands on his hips.

86. Mont Mankin General Store at Trap Hill, W. Va.

Large crowd gathered for a church dedication (probably Wesley Methodist, corner of High Street and Willey Streets), Morgantown, W. Va.

87. Dedication of Wesley Methodist Church, Morgantown, W. Va.

The Section that kept the trains on the track, operating their 'strongarm.'  Pictured; 1st Row: Guy Holmes, Lacy Shrewsbury, Jim Smith, Henry Morls, J.B. Holdren.  Back Row: unidentified, Z.M. Lafon, Vick Leily, Henry Shrewsbury, C.R. Holdren.

88. Section Crew, Raleigh County, W. Va.

'Compliments of the Oakland Country Club, Cheat River, 1906.'

89. Horse and Buggy on the Cheat River in Monongalia County, W. Va.

90. Sunday Picnic Group in Grandview, Raleigh County, W. Va.

'Birthplace of Maude E. Thorne; Built in 1835 and is still standing; Handmade shingles and hewn logs.'

91. Old Thorne Home near Rivesville, Marion County, W. Va.

92. Church Group, Morgantown, W. Va.

93. Railroad Men Pose in front of a Locomotive in Wheeling, W. Va.

C.H. Akers, engineer (front) with other unidentifed railroad men.

94. Logging in the Crow, Beaver, Blue Jay Region

View of a small girl and dog on the front porch of the Delay House in Petersburg, W. Va.

95. Delay House, Petersburg W. Va.

Deepwater Railroad, later known as Va. Railway Co.

96. Deepwater Railroad Locomotive and Crew, Raleigh County, W. Va.