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See original for correspondence. Published by The Valentine and Sons Publishing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

1. Jefferson St.; Fairmont, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by E.F. Milian. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

2. Scene at Mannington, W. Va.

3. City Bank of Wheeling, Wheeling, W. Va.

4. Scottish Rite Cathedral, Wheeling, W. Va.

5. Flood of 1907, Wheeling, W. Va.

The fort was subject to two major sieges, two notable feats (McColloch's Leap and Betty Zane's trek through the battle), and other skirmishes.

6. Fort Henry, Wheeling, W. Va.

7. City Water Works, Wheeling, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "Ebenezer Zane's Old Log Cabin. The first building erected in Wheeling built in 1769, torn down 1908. This is the cabin to which Elizabeth Zane made her heroic dash for powder during the siege of Ft. Henry by the British and Indians."

8. Ebenezer Zane's Old Log Cabin, Wheeling, W. Va.

9. Mill In Action During the Night, Wheeling, W. Va.

10. Entrance to Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by J.K. Hall. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

11. View of Meriden, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

12. Judge Dayton Home; Philippi, W. Va.

Illustrated postcard of two men and a boy standing along pedestrian walkway across bridge on Bridge Street. See original for correspondence. Published by Grant Graham. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

13. Bridge St. Bridge; Belington, W. Va.

In 1891 W.H. Crawford established the Crawford Woolen Company which employed fifteen workers and produced around seven hundred yards of cloth a week. In less than fifteen years Crawford's textile plant failed due to the old age of the operating machines and low capital. During the same time a number of modern electric powered mills moved to Martinsburg, turning it into an important textile center. Published by W.E. Holfheins & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

14. Crawford Woolen Mill; Martinsburg, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Fred H. Baker. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

15. Big Springs; Martinsburg, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

16. Venur Mill; Burnsville, W. Va.

Alexander Campbell was a religious leader who helped start the Restoration Movement which created several Churches of Christ, an independent and pre-denominational congregation, in America. He also founded Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

17. Alexander Campbells Study; Bethany, W. Va.

Yankee Street covered in snow during the winter. See original for correspondence. Published by N.E. paper and Stationery Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

18. Yankee Street Looking North; Wellsburg, W. Va.

Several people gather on the deck of a ferry departing onto the Ohio River. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

19. Ferry Boat; Wellsburg, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Kiger's Book Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

20. High School, Huntington, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

21. Family of Five Stands Outside Home With Their Two Dogs; Huntington, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by C.E. Wheelock & Co. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

22. Southern M.E. Church; Huntington, W. Va.

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23. Partial View of Town of Fayetteville, W. Va.

Published by S. Spencer Moore & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

24. Scene on Kanawha River, Coal Tipple and Tramway on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Edgewater, W. Va

See original for correspondence. Published by S. Spencer Moore & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

25. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Bridge Over New River; Gauley Bridge, W. Va.

Homes in the distance at base of mountain at Kanawha Falls, West Virginia. See original for correspondence. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

26. Kanawha Falls, W. Va.

Man sits on a rock to the right side of the river. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

27. On Piney River Near; Prince, W. Va.

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28. Whorley Falls, Piney River; Prince, W. Va.

Man stands besides Bowlder Rock on the side of railroad tracks to emphasize it's size. See original for correspondence. Published by The Rose Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

29. Bowlder Rock on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Near; Nuttall, W. Va.

A dirt road combs through the small town. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

30. Main St., Petersburg, W. Va.

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31. Birds Eye View of Williamsport, W. Va.

Hand painted aerial depiction over town center. See original for correspondence. Published by The Hugh C. Leighton Co. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

32. Business Section of Middle Ronceverte, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by W. R. Powers. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

33. High School Building, Ronceverte, W. Va.

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34. M.E. Church South; Lewisburg, W. Va.

Train tracks running through rocky mountain sides into a tunnel. Published by the Hugh C. Leighton Company. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

35. West Portal of Alleghany Tunnel; Tuckahoe, W. Va.

A small group rests on the hill by Organ Cave. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

36. Organ Cave; Four Miles South of Ronceverte, W. Va.

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37. Carolina Ave.; Chester, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Davis & Gould. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

38. Newell Pottery; Newell, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by C.O. Weaver and Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

39. The Famous Springs, Rock Springs Park; Chester, W. Va.

View of the fountain at Newell Park. See original for correspondence. Published by The Valentine & Sons Publishing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

40. Newell Park; Newell, W. Va.

Several horse and buggies travel down the road during some sort of possible festivity. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41. Third Street, Looking South; Clarksburg, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by C.E. Wheelock & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

42. Court House; Clarksburg, W. Va.

Hotel was destroyed by a fire in 1911. See original for correspondence. Published by Wheelock & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

43. Trader's Hotel; Clarksburg, W. Va.

A few men sit by the curb, observing the grounds by the depot as a crowd gathers outside to greet the approaching train. Published by Pike News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

44. The Depot; Clarksburg, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Hill's Pharmacy. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

45. Graded School Building; Shepherdstown, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Walter E. Dittmeyer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

46. Hill Top House; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "Court House at Charlestown, W. Va. (then Virginia), where John Brown was tried and convicted on Nov. 2, 1859. The scaffold on which Brown was executed was afterwards built into the porch of a house, bought by a Confederate soldier, still the owner. It was taken to Chicago and then brought to Washington. The Kansas State Historical Society will probably become its permanent owner." Published by The National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

47. Charlestown Court House; Charlestown, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "Charlestown is the county seat of Jefferson County, West Virginia (then Virginia), and on the Shenandoah Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio, about 10 miles southwest of Harper's Ferry. In 1859 it had a population of less than 1,500, about one third of whom were colored. It is surrounded by a fertile and beautiful country. The jail in which John Brown was confined and from which he was taken to execution has been rebuilt and modernized." Published by National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

48. Jail; Charlestown, W. Va.

Published by National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

49. View of Harpers Ferry and Potomac River; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by H.G. Zimmerman & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

50. Ferry Street; Monthomery, W. Va.

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51. Capitol Street at Night; Charleston, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by The Hugh C. Leighton Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

52. Sheltering Arms Hospital; Hansford, W. Va.

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53. Y.M.C.A. Building; Charleston, W. Va.

Charleston High School, the only public high school in the city at that time. Building later became Mercer Grade School.See original postcard for correspondence. Published by The Valentine & Sons Publishing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

54. High School; Charleston, W. Va.

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55. View of the City From Kanawha River; Charleston, W. Va.

Published by T. P. Wright & Co. See original for corresondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

56. Main Street, Looking South; Weston, W. Va.

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57. Trace Avenue; Holden, W. Va.

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58. View of Homes and Railroad; Holden, W. Va.

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59. A View of Logan, W. Va.

Published by The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

60. Fifth Ward School, Fairmont, W. Va.

Published by Chilsen's News Agency. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

61. Normal School & Dormitory; Fairmont, W. Va.

Published by The Leighton & Valentine Co. See original for corresondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

62. Fair Grounds During Annual Fair; Fairmont, W. Va.

Published by Chilsen's News Agency. See original for corresondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

63. Rea-Terrace; Fairmont, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Fred G. Barlow. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

64. Fred W. Bartlett's Jersey Stock Farm; Near Mannington, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by The Valentine Sons Publishing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

65. Marion County Court House; Fairmont, W. Va.

Published by J.G. McCrorey and Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

66. City Hospital; Fairmont, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by A.G. Martin Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

67. Main Street, Looking South West; Fairmont, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by J.G. McCrorey and Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

68. Winter Scene; Fairmont, W. Va.

A description of the event from "The Petroleum Gazette": "Tony Shuster, an oil well shooter was blown to atoms at 6:30 this morning when the nitroglycerine magazine of the Marietta Torpedo Co. 1/2 mile east of town, exploded. Shuster's team and wagon were blown to bits, the shoe of one horse falling in the center of the town. Every window in Cameron was demolished. Windows at Bristoria 12 miles distant, were broken. A great hole 30 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep marks the spot where the magazine stood. Bits of flesh were found over an area of over 1/2 a mile." (From postcard collection legacy system.)

69. Place of the Glycerine Explosion; Near Cameron, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by T.R. Rogers and Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

70. First M.E. Church, Seventh St. Front; Moundsville, W. Va.

Mound is 79 feet high and 900 feet in circumference at base. See original for correspondence. Published by T.R. Rogers and Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

71. The Prehistoric Mound; Moundsville, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Franz Huld Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

72. Camp Grounds; Moundsville, W. Va.

Published by S. K. Davis. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

73. School Building; Welch, W. Va.

Published by I. & M. Ottenheimer. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

74. Birds Eye View and Coke Ovens; Wilcoe, W. Va.

Published by I. and M. Ottenheimer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

75. Looking East Along Princeton Avenue; Bluefield, W. Va.

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76. Concord State Normal School; Athens, W. Va.

Published by Souvenir Post Card Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

77. Brush Creek; Near Princeton, W. Va.

Published by Seabers Candy Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

78. Looking East Over Piedmont, W. Va.

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79. Lovers' Leap; Keyser, W. Va.

Several horse and buggies travel down Main Street in Keyser, W. Va. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

80. Main St.; Keyser, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Kraemer Art Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

81. Greenbrier River, Looking East from Bridge; Alderson, W. Va.

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82. Dam On North Fork of Cherry River; Richwood, W. Va.

Published by Woodall's Studio. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

83. Paper Mill; Richwood, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

84. Partial View of Monongahela River and Morgantown, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

85. New Bridge; Morgantown, W. Va.

Published by C. E. Wheelock & Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

86. Government Lock and Dam; Morgantown, W. Va.

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87. Monongahela River Scene; Morgantown, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Ernest B. Williamson. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

88. Wheeling Baseball Club Team; Wheeling, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Olmstead Brothers Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

89. Spectators Watch Harness Race at State Fair Grounds; Wheeling, W. Va.

Tent, cover, and awning shop to the left. See original for correspondence. Published by Souvenir Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

90. Main St., Looking North From 12th St.; Wheeling, W. Va.

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91. Schmulbach Building; Wheeling, W. Va.

Published by A. C. Bosselman & Co. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

92. Elk's Club; Wheeling, W. Va.

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93. Two Steamboats Docked at The Wharf; Wheeling, W. Va.

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94. View From Chapline Hill of Wheeling, W. Va.

Published by the Hugh C. Leighton Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

95. Steel and Suspension Bridge Over Ohio River, Wheeling, W. Va.

Published by Helmbright Bros. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

96. Race Track at State Fair Grounds; Wheeling, W. Va.