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Standing, left to right: Walter Matheny (sp?), John Jenkins, Molly, Geo Jenkins, Electra Lecky (Ocie's daughter), Scott Gibson.Seated, left to right: Laura with Thelma, Pearl Conner Alcinda with Burhl, Ocie Matheny (Alcinda's daughter) "Mac" Forman, Abigail, Ruby, Mamie with Harold.Children seated on ground.

1. Gibson Family Portrait, Valley Point, W. Va.

IDNO:
054905
Title:
Gibson Family Portrait, Valley Point, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Standing, left to right: Walter Matheny (sp?), John Jenkins, Molly, Geo Jenkins, Electra Lecky (Ocie's daughter), Scott Gibson.Seated, left to right: Laura with Thelma, Pearl Conner Alcinda with Burhl, Ocie Matheny (Alcinda's daughter) "Mac" Forman, Abigail, Ruby, Mamie with Harold.Children seated on ground.
Willard Hotel and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station in Grafton, W. Va. are located on East Main Street. The station was built in 1911 and the hotel in 1913.

2. Willard Hotel and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
053789
Title:
Willard Hotel and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Willard Hotel and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station in Grafton, W. Va. are located on East Main Street. The station was built in 1911 and the hotel in 1913.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station in Grafton, W. Va. was built in 1911 and is located on East Main Street.

3. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
053788
Title:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station in Grafton, W. Va. was built in 1911 and is located on East Main Street.
"Picnic group leaving Rutherford Hotel for Whittaker Falls about 1912.First wagon, left to right: Isaac Curry, Doy Rutherford, Hawes Thurmond with large hat, Goodrich White, Garrett Thurmond, Ben Hamrick, Beatrice Cogar, Belle Wethered, R. Moore Dodrill, Eula Thurmond, Eva Lowe.Second wagon: Zetta Stanard, Mrs. S. P. Allen, Attorney H. C. Thurmond, 'Doc' White.Buggy: Faye Thurmond, Roy Rutherford, Kate White. Mrs. Arch Rutherford is on balcony. Unknown observer is in background. Photo was preserved by Mrs. Faye Thurmond Meeker of Charleston, W. Va."

4. Picnic Group Outside Rutherford Hotel, Webster Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
053450
Title:
Picnic Group Outside Rutherford Hotel, Webster Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
"Picnic group leaving Rutherford Hotel for Whittaker Falls about 1912.First wagon, left to right: Isaac Curry, Doy Rutherford, Hawes Thurmond with large hat, Goodrich White, Garrett Thurmond, Ben Hamrick, Beatrice Cogar, Belle Wethered, R. Moore Dodrill, Eula Thurmond, Eva Lowe.Second wagon: Zetta Stanard, Mrs. S. P. Allen, Attorney H. C. Thurmond, 'Doc' White.Buggy: Faye Thurmond, Roy Rutherford, Kate White. Mrs. Arch Rutherford is on balcony. Unknown observer is in background. Photo was preserved by Mrs. Faye Thurmond Meeker of Charleston, W. Va."
Water well drilling equipment, owned by Tom Fletcher, who is pictured standing beside the rig with the white shirt and suspenders, is being pulled across the bridge by horses. Charles E. Crutchfield has the reins. In the suit and bow tie is Anson Wade, a teacher. The bridge was built in 1893.

5. Transporting Equipment Over Little Kawaha River Bridge, Burnsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
052236
Title:
Transporting Equipment Over Little Kawaha River Bridge, Burnsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Water well drilling equipment, owned by Tom Fletcher, who is pictured standing beside the rig with the white shirt and suspenders, is being pulled across the bridge by horses. Charles E. Crutchfield has the reins. In the suit and bow tie is Anson Wade, a teacher. The bridge was built in 1893.
A man sits behind the wheel of a 1912 Buick model.

6. 1912 Buick Automobile, Sun, W. Va.

IDNO:
052199
Title:
1912 Buick Automobile, Sun, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
A man sits behind the wheel of a 1912 Buick model.
A poster erected beside the building advertises for a July showing of "Franc's Minstrels," a "New York company under white management."

7. Opera House, Glen Jean, W. Va.

IDNO:
052141
Title:
Opera House, Glen Jean, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
A poster erected beside the building advertises for a July showing of "Franc's Minstrels," a "New York company under white management."
Hedding Chapel Methodist Church was organized in 1856. The present building was dedicated in August 1893.On the back of the image, a caption reads: "This picture was taken in about 1912 -- 15 years before route 19 was graded through church [lot]. To Ruth Alkire Smith, from your Sunday School Teacher, Helen Sprigg. Christmas, 1956."

8. Hedding Chapel Methodist Church, Walkersville, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051015
Title:
Hedding Chapel Methodist Church, Walkersville, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Hedding Chapel Methodist Church was organized in 1856. The present building was dedicated in August 1893.On the back of the image, a caption reads: "This picture was taken in about 1912 -- 15 years before route 19 was graded through church [lot]. To Ruth Alkire Smith, from your Sunday School Teacher, Helen Sprigg. Christmas, 1956."
Warhop, a Hinton, W. Va. native, is pitched warming up as the pitcher for the New York Yankees.

9. Pitcher Jack Warhop Warming Up at Polo Grounds, New York

IDNO:
050478
Title:
Pitcher Jack Warhop Warming Up at Polo Grounds, New York
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Warhop, a Hinton, W. Va. native, is pitched warming up as the pitcher for the New York Yankees.
First boy pictured is Jimmy Haynes, then about age 12. Other subjects who sit along the bridge are unidentified. The spring runs directly beside the house, where Pence Spring Bottling Works collects this water for drinking.

10. Pence Spring Water Bottling House, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049004
Title:
Pence Spring Water Bottling House, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
First boy pictured is Jimmy Haynes, then about age 12. Other subjects who sit along the bridge are unidentified. The spring runs directly beside the house, where Pence Spring Bottling Works collects this water for drinking.
Baseball players and their fans pose for the team portrait. Subjects unidentified.

11. Buck Baseball Team, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047740
Title:
Buck Baseball Team, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Baseball players and their fans pose for the team portrait. Subjects unidentified.

12. Marion Shovel Model 28 Being Used in Construction of Cheat Lake Dam, Monongalia Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
046728
Title:
Marion Shovel Model 28 Being Used in Construction of Cheat Lake Dam, Monongalia Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
The Fox House, built circa 1912 by the Grange family, is now the clubhouse of the Foxburg Country Club.

13. Fox House, Foxburg, PA

IDNO:
046542
Title:
Fox House, Foxburg, PA
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
The Fox House, built circa 1912 by the Grange family, is now the clubhouse of the Foxburg Country Club.
Emma was the only member in the Class of 1912 of Oceana High School. She was also the first graduate of a Wyoming School.

14. Emma Roach Eating Candy, Pineville, W. Va.

IDNO:
046157
Title:
Emma Roach Eating Candy, Pineville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Emma was the only member in the Class of 1912 of Oceana High School. She was also the first graduate of a Wyoming School.
Station under repair after the fire.

15. Hinton Train Station Under Construction, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045705
Title:
Hinton Train Station Under Construction, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Station under repair after the fire.

16. Cheat River near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045414
Title:
Cheat River near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
The historic furnace can be found at Cooper's Rock State Forest.

17. Henry Clay Furnace

IDNO:
045290
Title:
Henry Clay Furnace
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
The historic furnace can be found at Cooper's Rock State Forest.
See original for correspondence.

18. Morgantown Plumbing Co. Store, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045048
Title:
Morgantown Plumbing Co. Store, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence.
Photo taken by the Dairy Mart in Star City, "No Man's Land". See original for correspondence.

19. Man and Women With Horses in Star City, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045046
Title:
Man and Women With Horses in Star City, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Photo taken by the Dairy Mart in Star City, "No Man's Land". See original for correspondence.
See original for correspondence. Published by The Union News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

20. Dancing Pavilion, Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
044971
Title:
Dancing Pavilion, Wheeling Park, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by The Union News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

21. New Y.M.C.A Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
044965
Title:
New Y.M.C.A Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)

22. New Post Office, Marietta, OH.

IDNO:
044917
Title:
New Post Office, Marietta, OH.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
See original for correspondence. Published by Scott and Ward. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)

23. Government Dam and Locks, Marietta, OH.

IDNO:
044914
Title:
Government Dam and Locks, Marietta, OH.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by Scott and Ward. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)

24. Greetings from Marietta, OH.

IDNO:
044913
Title:
Greetings from Marietta, OH.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
(From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)

25. Birds Eye View of Loch Lynn, Mountain Lake Park, Md.

IDNO:
044908
Title:
Birds Eye View of Loch Lynn, Mountain Lake Park, Md.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
Published by A. W. Bailey & Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)

26. Frederick County Court House, Erected 1940, Winchester, Va.

IDNO:
044872
Title:
Frederick County Court House, Erected 1940, Winchester, Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by A. W. Bailey & Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
Published by Purcell & Little John. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)

27. Court House and Clerk's Office of Loudoun County, Leesburg, Va.

IDNO:
044859
Title:
Court House and Clerk's Office of Loudoun County, Leesburg, Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by Purcell & Little John. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
Published by Helmbirght Bros. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

28. Steamboat at Wharf, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
044743
Title:
Steamboat at Wharf, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by Helmbirght Bros. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Published by Mrs. S. Anderson. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

29. Largest Oil Well in Field, Mannington, W. Va.

IDNO:
044656
Title:
Largest Oil Well in Field, Mannington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by Mrs. S. Anderson. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

30. Cirrus Coal and Coke Company Plant No. 2, Big Four, W. Va.

IDNO:
044560
Title:
Cirrus Coal and Coke Company Plant No. 2, Big Four, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

31. General Hospital, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
044497
Title:
General Hospital, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

32. Laying Cornerstone of Federal Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
044482
Title:
Laying Cornerstone of Federal Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

33. Alderson Stephenson Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
044480
Title:
Alderson Stephenson Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Published by the Leighton & Valentine Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

34. Baptist Church, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
044335
Title:
Baptist Church, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by the Leighton & Valentine Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Group of men stand outside of Pool Room building. Restaurant and Mountain Inn can be seen in distance. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

35. Street Scene, Hendricks, W. Va.

IDNO:
044250
Title:
Street Scene, Hendricks, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Group of men stand outside of Pool Room building. Restaurant and Mountain Inn can be seen in distance. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

36. View Down Main Street With Snow Remains, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
044055
Title:
View Down Main Street With Snow Remains, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. Published by The Leighton and Valentine Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

37. New River Falls, Near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
044031
Title:
New River Falls, Near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by The Leighton and Valentine Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by the Hugh C. Leighton Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

38. Summers County Court House, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
044009
Title:
Summers County Court House, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by the Hugh C. Leighton Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by E. E. Hughes. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

39. Summers County Court House, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
044007
Title:
Summers County Court House, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by E. E. Hughes. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by the Hugh C. Leighton Company. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

40. Elks Home Building and McCreery Hotel, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
044005
Title:
Elks Home Building and McCreery Hotel, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by the Hugh C. Leighton Company. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by Nonpareil Ptg. & Pub. Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41. The Spring at Greenbrier Springs Hotel, Barger Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
043994
Title:
The Spring at Greenbrier Springs Hotel, Barger Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by Nonpareil Ptg. & Pub. Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on postcard reads: "The Hughes River Presbyterian Church was organized April 12, 1835. The Elders were Richard Wanless, Sr., David McGregor, and Wm. McKinney. The Trustees were D. McGregor, Jas. H. Harris, Wm. A. Wanless, J.T. Nourse, and H.B. McCollum. Up to 1871, the congregation worshiped in the log church in Egypt. Jan. 5, 1970 the following Building Committee was elected, M.L. Earnest, Rev. Nourse, Richard Wanless, Sr., D. McGregor, H.B. McCollum, and H.A. Merrick. The new church was dedicated in 1871 by Rev. Dr. Scott, President of Washington and Jefferson College. The Session held a meeting in the new church Nov. 5, 1870." See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

42. Hughes River Presbyterian Church, Ritchie County, W. Va.

IDNO:
043966
Title:
Hughes River Presbyterian Church, Ritchie County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Caption on postcard reads: "The Hughes River Presbyterian Church was organized April 12, 1835. The Elders were Richard Wanless, Sr., David McGregor, and Wm. McKinney. The Trustees were D. McGregor, Jas. H. Harris, Wm. A. Wanless, J.T. Nourse, and H.B. McCollum. Up to 1871, the congregation worshiped in the log church in Egypt. Jan. 5, 1970 the following Building Committee was elected, M.L. Earnest, Rev. Nourse, Richard Wanless, Sr., D. McGregor, H.B. McCollum, and H.A. Merrick. The new church was dedicated in 1871 by Rev. Dr. Scott, President of Washington and Jefferson College. The Session held a meeting in the new church Nov. 5, 1870." See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Students being dropped off by their parents go to school. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

43. Grant District High School, Cairo, W. Va.

IDNO:
043961
Title:
Grant District High School, Cairo, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Students being dropped off by their parents go to school. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by The J.A. Gardner Importing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

44. Randolph Hotel, Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:
043954
Title:
Randolph Hotel, Elkins, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by The J.A. Gardner Importing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

45. Cooper Hollow, St. Marys, W. Va.

IDNO:
043721
Title:
Cooper Hollow, St. Marys, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by Olmstead Bros. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

46. Park in Woodsale, Suburb of Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043697
Title:
Park in Woodsale, Suburb of Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by Olmstead Bros. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

47. Government Lock No. 9 on Monongahela River; near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
043490
Title:
Government Lock No. 9 on Monongahela River; near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Published by The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. Published by The Leighton and Valentine Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

48. Burning of Standard Oil Tank; Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
043474
Title:
Burning of Standard Oil Tank; Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by The Leighton and Valentine Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)