Fall's Mill on Route 4 and 19, Between Charleston and Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption on postcard reads: "One of the most beautiful streams in West Virginia, from which many trout are taken each summer." Published by Grafton Souvenir. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Old Revolutionary House and Ritter Mansion, Ritter Park, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption on postcard reads: "The old building, which is the oldest erected by white men in this section of the Ohio Valley is now in charge of the Daughters of the American Revolution and is used as a meeting place of that organization and as a receptacle for historical relics." Published by I. Robbins & Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Several people canoeing out on the lake during this fall day at Clyffside Park in Huntington, West Virginia. Published by I. Robbins & Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Greenbrier Hotel Showing Main Entrance, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
2,000 feet elevation. Hand painted view from front of hotel, showing cars lined in the parking lot by the entrance. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Bridge on left leads to an entrance of church, as well as stairway on right. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Birthplace of Stonewall (Thomas J. Jackson). Born 1824, killed at Chancellorsville 1863". Published by Tichnor Bros Inc. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Knutti Administration Hall, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Erected in 1904, this building contains the administrative offices, library, teachers education center and radio studios. Shepherd College, an accredited state college is located in historic Shepherdstown, Wes Virginia on the banks of the beautiful Potomac River." Published by Frederick Camera Shop. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Looking Down the Shenandoah River from Camp Hill; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Published by W.E. Dittmeyer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)Lockwood House on the Storer College campus can be seen at the top of Camp Hill, left side of the image.
Children Sit on Hill Overlooking Tygart Dam, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Postcard depicts two children overlooking the Tygart Dam. Children are (left to right) Richard Ware and James Ware, both residents of Grafton at the time of the photo.Published by Rex Heck News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Postcard published by Tom Jones of Cincinnatti, Ohio. Three unidentified men stand behind the counter on the left while a group of men sit at a table in the background.
A Large Crowd of People Gather Along the Balconies of a Building, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
People are crowded along the balconies and staircase of the building. The atmosphere of the photo suggests an excitement in the air, perhaps in anticipation of a parade.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Morgantown, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1819 and a building was completed in 1822. The Episcopalians and the Presbyterians shared the church in 1861 until a disagreement suspended the Episcopalian use of it until 1874. The present church moved to it's current location in 1900 and in 1952 a new church building was finished.
Rose'e Drug Store Seventh Anniversary Postcard, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Addressed to Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Ballengee, the card reads, "This is our seventh anniversary and we wish to thank you for your patronage and your hearty appreciation of our efforts. Your patronage has helped us to grow and has enabled us to put forth greater efforts to satisfy you with the best of drug store goods at all times at the lowest possible price. We take pleasure in serving you and whether your wants be large or small you always receive the utmost courtesy and attention. Remember our store is always at your service in every way and every time. Yours very truly, Rose's Drug Store."Following the message, Shan Rose has personally signed the postcard.
Drawn, colored depiction of the view from the C. & O. Railway. Two figures are pictured on top of a large rock formation.Published by J. A. Graham & Co.
Collecting Wood at Billy Meador Farm, Bluestone River Valley, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Emma Walker Meador on the far right with Matt Cook to her right. The rest of the unidentified men haul sticks and wood across the land. The farm is now known as Meador Camp Ground at the Bluestone State Park.
Holly was 10 years old in this photo. He was the brother of Casto Conner and John Conner. The Conners are related to the Weltner family. The back of the photo reads, "I am 10 years and 5 months old; 4 feet 6.5 inches high; weigh 75 lbs."
Standing in the front right are Mr. and Mrs. John W. Zinn, parents of Earl Ray Zinn. John Wesley Zinn married Mary M. Corrothers, daughter of William Corrothers who built the house around 1875. Earl R. Zinn married Lillian Arnett Steele.
The Thayers' from Charleston, W. Va. lived in this cottage before the Sulphur Spring burned it down, according to a description on the back of the postcard.Published by Pence Springs Community Club.
Moorefield Presbyterian Church, Moorefield, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1822. The back of the post card reads: "Moorefield Presbyterian Church: Built in 1847 with additions in 1870, 1928, and 1956, used as a hospital and stable by Union Forces during the Civil War, for which an indemnity was paid by the United States Government."
Bosch, known as "the man without hands," was the proprietor of Pete's Cigar Store in Richwood, W. Va. Bosch invented his own artificial hand after losing his left arm and right hand in a railroad accident.
The Pearl S. Buck House, Green Hills Farm, Perkasie, Pa.
Date:
undated
Description:
"Home of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author and humanitarian Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973). A national historic landmark, the 1835 stone farmhouse is open for guided tours March - Dec."
