Surrey and Horses in front of Kelley and Moyer Saloon, Mercer County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
'A picture of surrey and high-stepping horses owned by James H. Moyer;picture made in front of Kelley and Moyer bar, in 1900, before prohibition days. Note large demijohn in front of door; bird cages house a parrot in each one. The building is located at 400 Bland Street, must below the Daily Telegraph Printing Company, and in the same block with the Bland Street Methodist Church. Ash M. Prince, pioneer resident of the city, erected the building. After prohibition days, the building was used by the Hawkins Undertaking Company until they built their mortuary at the corner of Bland and Preston Streets, and the building as it now stands is owned by the Sweet Shop. In the picture are; front seat, left to right-James H. Moyer and P. J. Kelley, owners of the surrey and the bar; rear seat, left to right, M. B. Postlethwaite, city sergeant, and Robert Dunn, chief of police.'
Marion Hardware Store, Main Street, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
A view of the Marion Hardware Company building on Main Street in Fairmont. A horse-drawn carriage in front of the store. 'Standing in the doorway are Miss Olive Brand, H. J. Jones, and L. C. Boice.'
Charles Dickinson Store at Cheat Neck, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
'Mrs. Chester Hunter's Father.' Left to Right: Charles Beatty (sitting by Hattie), Hattie Dickinson (Charles Dickinson's younger sister marriet Fred Hastings), Isaack Bowers, John Jenkens, Charlie Goodwin (?).
'This house was the first County Clerk's office in Greebrier County. It was built about 1780, by Col. John Stuart, who was the first clerk of the county court. The county then extended from 'now Augusta Co., Va. to the Ohio River' and took in about three fourths of the state of W. Va. near Lewisburg, W. Va.'
McKean Family with Horse and Carriage, Beckley, West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Group portrait of McKean Family with their horse and carriage prior to participating in a parade in Beckley. From left to right: Gertie (Beasley) McKean, son Clay, daughter Mae, and Sam McKean.
Professor Lacey's High School at Sinks Grove, Monroe County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
A group portrait of Professor Lacey's High School, Rocky Point Academy, at Sinks Grove, Monroe County, West Virginia. 'Identification by Carlos Parker son of Anna Steele Parker, 8/1979 (nearly blind) at Roanoke. Taken to him by Va. Steele. Prof. Lacey at far right, in front. Man in suit, center right with coat buttoned to neck is Robert Morton Steele. Eva B. Steele on his left. Steele's born in Steele's Valley (Steelesburg) Tazewell County, Va. near Cedar Bluff and moved to Monroe County. First row, person with hat is Ollie Steele. Boy and man front left is Ray P. Beckett and Mr. C. A. Keadle - teacher and superintendent of schools Monroe County. Organized the corn clubs that were forerunner of 4H Clubs. Suggested at Farmer's Institute, Monroe County 1890-1900s.'
Horse Drawn Huntington Lounge Company Float, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Men standing on a horse drawn float for Huntington Lounge Co. in Huntington, W. Va. 'Brick building at right is old Huntington Bank which was robbed by the James brothers gang in the 70's. It later became the Huntington National Bank which merged with the First National Bank. The tall man is Ham Dickey, once mayor of the city.'
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Members, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Front Row, from left to right: Christy, Waddell. Second Row Back, from left to right: Brown, Willey, Dickey, Dawson, Stathers, Lowe. Third Row Back, from left to right: Miller, Cato, Cushwa, Lardin, Bowman, Porterfield. Back Row, from left to right: Robinson, Hughes, Long, Morris, Shaffer, Charter.
Sigma Chi Fraternity Members, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Back Row, from left to right: Derbyshire, Maxwell, Shuttleworth, Alexander, Miller, Whitham. Second Row, from left to right: McWhorter, Capito, Smith, Yoho, Frankenberger, Yeager. Front Three, from left to right: Garrison, Peck, Schissler.
Kappa Alpha Fraternity Members, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Back Row, from left to right: Dent, McDonald, Moreland, Richards, Halleck, Duvall, Trapnell. Middle Row, from left to right: McGlumphy, Snee, Bondurant, Poe, Dille. Front Row, from left to right: Gardiner, Brooke, Brown.
Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity Members, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Back Row, from left to right: Williams, Thompson, Kunst, McCoy, Meredith, Morris, Garrison. Second Row From Back, from left to right: Lang, White, Wooddell, E.B. Stewart, Neely, D.M. Willis, South, Smith. Third Row From Back, from left to right: Hill, T.D.B. Stewart, Coleman, Gore, Maxwell, Lively, Easily, Frazer. Front Row, from left to right: Bowman, Daily, Randolf, Boyers, Marten.
Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity Members, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Back Row, left to right: Eakin; S.M. Scott, Jr.; Crossland; Lemen; Lewis; Boyd. Middle Row, left to right: Cole, Leonard, Smith, Conaway, B.F. Scott. Front Row, left to right: Moore, McCrum, Downey.
Independence Hall, where the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence July 2, 1776 and the finalized document was dated July 4, 1776. The structure was built in 1726.
'A.B. Fleming, Carrie Watson Fleming, Ida Fleming Miller, Gypsy Fleming Ward, Charles Edwin Ward, Rhoda Brooks Fleming, Brooks Fleming, Jr., Helen Quarrier Miller, Caroline Brooks Ward, Margaret Fleming Ward at Oak Hall (A.B. Fleming's summer home in Oakland, Maryland).'
