Louis Bennett, Jr. driving his car at approximately age 12. See 'Cross and Cockade Journal' vol. 21, no. 4, winter 80 (West Virginia Collection Pamphlet no. 14277) for an identification on candid portrait of Bennett in car.
American Model D Log Loader holding up a log and two crew members. Two other men standing on a log. Train engine with man in the cab also present. Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company.
Louis Bennett, Jr. driving his car at approximately age 12. See 'Cross and Cockade Journal' vol. 21, no. 4, winter 80 (West Virginia Collection Pamphlet no. 14277) for an identification on candid portrait of Bennett in car.
Louis Bennett, Jr. driving his car at approximately age 12. See 'Cross and Cockade Journal' vol. 21, no. 4, winter 80 (West Virginia Collection Pamphlet no. 14277) for an identification on candid portrait of Bennett in car.
'This picture shows the family group of mostly sawmill men, part of whom lived with Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Brown in the house shown and includes part of the office force and railroad crew. This group is made up as follows: Left to right: D. D. Brown(standing on the porch), Webb Helmick(standing next to D. D. B.), and Lester H. Sickler(engineer). Standing first on ground: Eugene Schock(sawyer), Charles W. Fenney(stenographer & bookkeeper), Overton(handy-boy from Towanda, Pa.), Eliza Brown(Mrs. M. L. Brown), Fred Brown( with axe, locomotive engineer), W. W. Burton(Boer War, Englishman from England), J. B. White(saw filler), M. L. Brown(mill and yard superintendent) and Sag(setter).'
Portrait of State Senator John Quincy Hutchinson, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 916, vol. 3. In book: " John Quincy Hutchinson, state senator from the seventh West Virginia district and one of the leaders of the bar in Raleigh County, has rendered a public service as a lawyer and law-maker, that has brought honor to his profession. Senator Hutchinson is of a family of eight children. He was born September 19, 1879, a son of Adoniram Judson, a native of Raleigh County, and Margaret Ann (Gray) Hutchinson, of Virginia" (p. 916).
Group Portrait of Raleigh County Students at Marshall University
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 379, vol. 2. Back row, left to right: Azel Riffe; Bernard Curtis; Ritchie Callaway (Ken's brother); W. A. Riffe; Willis West; Charles Aliff; Lewis Peters; Elsie Curtis; Minnie Ogden. Middle row, left to right: Henrietta Callaway (Mayor W. W. Payne, Huntington); Pearl Callaway (James Caudell); Anna McDowell; Lida Pine (Tolifer?) C. O. Dunn; Myrtle Robertson; Daisy Tench (Bill Shannon, Florida); Hattie Shumate. Front row left to right: Giles Fink; Locia Fink; Dr. Shirley Callaway, (Dentist); Dorcas Ogden; A. Ray Fink; Miss Hila Richardson" (p. 379). At the time, Marshall University was known as Marshall College.
Wreck of Bridge at Monongah Mine # 6, Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
Information inscribed on the back of the photograph, "Caused by 13 loaded cars breaking loose and jumping over the side of the steel span causing it to "upset"and igniting the coal dust and gas. The photograph was taken after the clean up had begun. The building to the right is the new power house and boiler room, only a small portion of the power house is visible".
South Morgantown Traction Company Street Car, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
The street car was used as a form of transportation for the citizens of Morgantown in 1906. After thirteen years, these cars became unpopular because of the use of buses.
Postcard photograph of businesses and possibly the Railroad Depot(far right) in St. Marys, West Virginia. See the original for the correspondence written on the front.
Louis Snyder (left) and Martin Luther Brown (right) standing in the doorway of the Bank of Morgantown. Brown would be appointed Warden of the state prison in Moundsville in 1911.
Built in 1902-1903 thanks to Andrew Carnegie who donated $35,000 towards it's construction. The building now houses Huntington Junior College. See original for correspondence. Published by Souvenir Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
From this view you can see parts of Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky. As well as the Big Sandy River which is a tributary of the Ohio River and forms a boundary between West Virginia and Kentucky. See original for correspondence. Published by Wild & Boette. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Aerial view of middle and eastern Ronceverte. See original for correspondence. Published by Moore & Gibson Co. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Train tracks run along the side of the Greenbrier River. See original for correspondence. Published by Moore & Gibson Co. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Harpers Ferry From Maryland Heights; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
From this view you can see such things as the Shenandoah River, Loudoun Heights, Virginia, a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge, as well as a paper mill and hotel in the town of Harpers Ferry.(From postcard collection legacy system.)
View from B & O Station; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
Several landmarks and structures, such as camp hill, the Armory and John Brown's Fort are labeled. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Old Suspension Bridge on Elks River; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
Bridge collapsed January 1905 carrying with it many passengers and vehicles. See original for correspondence. Published by Richardson Book Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
