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"The Charleston skyline as it appeared at the time the Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company began business-in 1901. Note the old capitol in the center background and the ferry landing before the C [and] O bridge was built"; In the bottom picture, "modern Charleston as it appears today. Front street has become Kanawha Boulevard and towering skyscrapers fill the landscape. The Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company building appears at the left beyond the Union building."

1. Charleston Skyline in 1901 (Top) and 1951 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005474
Title:
Charleston Skyline in 1901 (Top) and 1951 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1901, 1951
Description:
"The Charleston skyline as it appeared at the time the Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company began business-in 1901. Note the old capitol in the center background and the ferry landing before the C [and] O bridge was built"; In the bottom picture, "modern Charleston as it appears today. Front street has become Kanawha Boulevard and towering skyscrapers fill the landscape. The Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company building appears at the left beyond the Union building."

2. Charleston, W. Va. From the Chesapeake and Ohio Depot, Lock Seven

IDNO:
005442
Title:
Charleston, W. Va. From the Chesapeake and Ohio Depot, Lock Seven
Date:
1908

3. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005453
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1910/03/01
An artist's rendering of the future Capitol Building by Chesley Bonestell, most well known for his space paintings. Bonestell worked off of architect Cass Gilbert's drawings, with construction of the building only starting the following year. Note the "placeholder" inscription around the base of the dome.

4. Artist's Rendering of Future West Virginia Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
053424
Title:
Artist's Rendering of Future West Virginia Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1923/03/10
Description:
An artist's rendering of the future Capitol Building by Chesley Bonestell, most well known for his space paintings. Bonestell worked off of architect Cass Gilbert's drawings, with construction of the building only starting the following year. Note the "placeholder" inscription around the base of the dome.
"Aeroplane View of Proposed Kanawha State Park and Four-H Fair. Charleston, W. Va. Tell W. Nicolet- Landscape Architect from Pittsburgh, P.A.

5. Proposed Kanawha State Park

IDNO:
053265
Title:
Proposed Kanawha State Park
Date:
1924/03/10
Description:
"Aeroplane View of Proposed Kanawha State Park and Four-H Fair. Charleston, W. Va. Tell W. Nicolet- Landscape Architect from Pittsburgh, P.A.
The Silling-Ziler wedding party gathers for a group portrait in the Gravely and Moore Photography Studio.

6. Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Ziler at Silling-Ziler Wedding Party, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052370
Title:
Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Ziler at Silling-Ziler Wedding Party, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1926/10/19
Description:
The Silling-Ziler wedding party gathers for a group portrait in the Gravely and Moore Photography Studio.

7. House on Kanawha Street During Snowy Winter Day, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047628
Title:
House on Kanawha Street During Snowy Winter Day, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1927

8. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Teachers in Front of School Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047533
Title:
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Teachers in Front of School Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1930

9. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Band Holding Their Instruments in Front of School, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047534
Title:
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Band Holding Their Instruments in Front of School, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1930

10. State Health Department Office Workers at Desks, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047683
Title:
State Health Department Office Workers at Desks, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1930

11. Group Photo at Lions and Lambs Annual Banquet, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047051
Title:
Group Photo at Lions and Lambs Annual Banquet, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1933/12/21

12. Smiling Boy Receives Jacket at Lions and Lambs Annual Banquet, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047052
Title:
Smiling Boy Receives Jacket at Lions and Lambs Annual Banquet, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1933/12/21

13. Good Will Squad of the Charleston Gun Club on Range, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047616
Title:
Good Will Squad of the Charleston Gun Club on Range, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1934/04/07
"The Improved Order of Red Men is one of the nation's oldest patriotic fraternal organizations, established in 1834. Their rituals are modeled after those assumed to be used by Native Americans. The organization claimed a membership of about half a million in 1935, but has declined to a little more than 15,000. The Order's female auxiliary is the Degree of Pocahontas, which dates back to the 1880s."

14. 63rd Annual Session Improved Order of Red Men; 32nd Annual Session Degree of Pocohontas, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052408
Title:
63rd Annual Session Improved Order of Red Men; 32nd Annual Session Degree of Pocohontas, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1934/05/22-1934/05/23
Description:
"The Improved Order of Red Men is one of the nation's oldest patriotic fraternal organizations, established in 1834. Their rituals are modeled after those assumed to be used by Native Americans. The organization claimed a membership of about half a million in 1935, but has declined to a little more than 15,000. The Order's female auxiliary is the Degree of Pocahontas, which dates back to the 1880s."

15. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Football Team, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047518
Title:
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Football Team, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1935/11/06
Billy Joe Lilly pictured running with the ball. The Bobcats, a semi-pro football team, won this game with the final score at Hinton-9, Charleston-6.

16. Hinton Bobcats in First State Championship Game, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047640
Title:
Hinton Bobcats in First State Championship Game, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1937
Description:
Billy Joe Lilly pictured running with the ball. The Bobcats, a semi-pro football team, won this game with the final score at Hinton-9, Charleston-6.
Executives of the Chevrolet Company gather around a table. In the background are Chevrolet advertisements.

17. Chevrolet Executive Dinner, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052383
Title:
Chevrolet Executive Dinner, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1938
Description:
Executives of the Chevrolet Company gather around a table. In the background are Chevrolet advertisements.

18. Special Convention W. Va. State Federation of Labor, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047367
Title:
Special Convention W. Va. State Federation of Labor, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1938/03/10-1938/03/12
Front of Creighton is submerged under water.

19. West Virginia Sand and Gravel Co. Owned Steamboats, F.M. Staunton, James Sutherland, and Creighton, Docked on Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047573
Title:
West Virginia Sand and Gravel Co. Owned Steamboats, F.M. Staunton, James Sutherland, and Creighton, Docked on Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1938/04/01
Description:
Front of Creighton is submerged under water.

20. West Virginia Sand and Gravel Co. Owned Steamboat, F.M. Staunton, on Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047572
Title:
West Virginia Sand and Gravel Co. Owned Steamboat, F.M. Staunton, on Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1938/04/01

21. West Virginia Sand and Gravel Company Operations, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047574
Title:
West Virginia Sand and Gravel Company Operations, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1938/04/01

22. West Virginia Sand and Gravel Co. Owned Steamboat, F.M. Staunton, Out of River, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047571
Title:
West Virginia Sand and Gravel Co. Owned Steamboat, F.M. Staunton, Out of River, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1938/04/11

23. W. Va. Company Chlorine Production Corporation Softball Team, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047617
Title:
W. Va. Company Chlorine Production Corporation Softball Team, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1938/05
"President Roosevelt as he inspected the armor plant, Sept. 3rd. Left to right:- J. W. Kinnear, Ass't Mgr., of operations of the plant, Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp.; Pres. Roosevelt, Gov. Homer A. Holt, of West Virginia and Senator Matthew Neely, of West Virginia."

24. Roosevelt Inspects Armor Plant, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052853
Title:
Roosevelt Inspects Armor Plant, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1940/09/03
Description:
"President Roosevelt as he inspected the armor plant, Sept. 3rd. Left to right:- J. W. Kinnear, Ass't Mgr., of operations of the plant, Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp.; Pres. Roosevelt, Gov. Homer A. Holt, of West Virginia and Senator Matthew Neely, of West Virginia."
Men in military uniforms and women in nurses uniforms sit on the truck bed of a vehicle sporting the Red Cross logo.

25. Red Cross Parade Vehicle, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052409
Title:
Red Cross Parade Vehicle, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1941/04/10
Description:
Men in military uniforms and women in nurses uniforms sit on the truck bed of a vehicle sporting the Red Cross logo.
Guards for the synthetic rubber plant built on old Wertz Field in Charleston, West Virginia. The factory required so many guards because of it's high importance to the nation during war time. Rubber was one of the most important commodities during the war and because most of our supplies of it had been cut off we had to build our own synthetic rubber plants, which needed lots of protection.

26. Ford, Bacon, and Davis Inc. Guard Department Institute, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047603
Title:
Ford, Bacon, and Davis Inc. Guard Department Institute, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1942/11
Description:
Guards for the synthetic rubber plant built on old Wertz Field in Charleston, West Virginia. The factory required so many guards because of it's high importance to the nation during war time. Rubber was one of the most important commodities during the war and because most of our supplies of it had been cut off we had to build our own synthetic rubber plants, which needed lots of protection.

27. Southern Bottlers Co. Machine Bottling Hatcher's Top Rock Beverages, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047095
Title:
Southern Bottlers Co. Machine Bottling Hatcher's Top Rock Beverages, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1945/01/23
Building was originally the Coyle & Richardson Department Store, then became the National Bank of Commerce after Coyle & Richardson moved buildings.

28. Patterson Montgomery National Bank of Commerce Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047075
Title:
Patterson Montgomery National Bank of Commerce Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1945/12/28
Description:
Building was originally the Coyle & Richardson Department Store, then became the National Bank of Commerce after Coyle & Richardson moved buildings.
"You be the judge."

29. Maud Muller Candy Store, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047054
Title:
Maud Muller Candy Store, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1946/01/22
Description:
"You be the judge."

30. Students in Jr. Academy For Science Club, Stonewall Jackson High School Chapter, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047513
Title:
Students in Jr. Academy For Science Club, Stonewall Jackson High School Chapter, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1946/10/02

31. Interior View of People's Store, Fashion Center, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047667
Title:
Interior View of People's Store, Fashion Center, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1946/12/21
Clark Raymond Morgan: President from Charleston, West Virginia. John Maxwell Ford: Vice-President from Charleston, West Virginia. Benjamin Harrison Ashworth: Orator from Beckley, West Virginia. Graves Hampton Trumbo: Secretary-Treasurer from Charleston, West Virginia.

32. Judge Frank Lively Class Fall Reunion, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047629
Title:
Judge Frank Lively Class Fall Reunion, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1947
Description:
Clark Raymond Morgan: President from Charleston, West Virginia. John Maxwell Ford: Vice-President from Charleston, West Virginia. Benjamin Harrison Ashworth: Orator from Beckley, West Virginia. Graves Hampton Trumbo: Secretary-Treasurer from Charleston, West Virginia.

33. War Assets Administration Government Surplus Office, Likely in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047570
Title:
War Assets Administration Government Surplus Office, Likely in Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1947/06/16
Kearse Theater was constructed in Charleston, West Virginia in 1921. It was later demolished in 1982.

34. Interior View of Kearse Theater From Second Floor Balcony, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047630
Title:
Interior View of Kearse Theater From Second Floor Balcony, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1947/11/12
Description:
Kearse Theater was constructed in Charleston, West Virginia in 1921. It was later demolished in 1982.
Kearse Theater was constructed in Charleston, West Virginia in 1921. It was later demolished in 1982.

35. Interior View of Kearse Theater, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047657
Title:
Interior View of Kearse Theater, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1947/11/12
Description:
Kearse Theater was constructed in Charleston, West Virginia in 1921. It was later demolished in 1982.

36. Thomas Fields Banquet at Daniel Boone Hotel, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047517
Title:
Thomas Fields Banquet at Daniel Boone Hotel, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1948-03-24
Company originally built school buses, but later switched to making hearses, as seen in this photograph.

37. Interior of New Superior Coach Hearse, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047543
Title:
Interior of New Superior Coach Hearse, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1948/03/07
Description:
Company originally built school buses, but later switched to making hearses, as seen in this photograph.
Company originally built school buses, but later switched to making hearses, as seen in this photograph.

38. Interior of New Superior Coach Hearse, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047544
Title:
Interior of New Superior Coach Hearse, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1948/03/07
Description:
Company originally built school buses, but later switched to making hearses, as seen in this photograph.
Company originally built school buses, but later switched to making hearses, as seen in this photograph.

39. Two New Superior Coach Co. Hearses on Show Floor, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047545
Title:
Two New Superior Coach Co. Hearses on Show Floor, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1948/03/07
Description:
Company originally built school buses, but later switched to making hearses, as seen in this photograph.

40. People's Store, Fashion Center, Front of Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047670
Title:
People's Store, Fashion Center, Front of Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1948/06/27
Company originally built school buses, but later switched to making hearses, as seen in this photograph.

41. Group of People Looking at New Superior Coach Hearse, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047542
Title:
Group of People Looking at New Superior Coach Hearse, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1949/01/20
Description:
Company originally built school buses, but later switched to making hearses, as seen in this photograph.
The nurses in the forefront hold flower bouquets. Behind them, physicians and staff are dressed in suits.

42. Staff, Nurses, and Physicians of Mountain State Memorial Hospital, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052371
Title:
Staff, Nurses, and Physicians of Mountain State Memorial Hospital, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1949/02
Description:
The nurses in the forefront hold flower bouquets. Behind them, physicians and staff are dressed in suits.

43. Moyer Bros Construction Co. Building Montrose Elementary School, South Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047067
Title:
Moyer Bros Construction Co. Building Montrose Elementary School, South Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1949/12/29

44. Morris Harvey College Choir Group at City Auditorium, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047057
Title:
Morris Harvey College Choir Group at City Auditorium, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1953/12/13
Building collapsed after the local power company dug a trench to bury their lines too close to the building.

45. Collapsed Capitol Restaurant, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
041268
Title:
Collapsed Capitol Restaurant, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
Building collapsed after the local power company dug a trench to bury their lines too close to the building.

46. Morris Harvey College Choir Group, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047056
Title:
Morris Harvey College Choir Group, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1954/02/19
Street view of the Freemason building.

47. Masonic Lodge and Masonic Temple Shrine Mosque, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052385
Title:
Masonic Lodge and Masonic Temple Shrine Mosque, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1955/07/27
Description:
Street view of the Freemason building.
Interior of a store selling home goods such as decorative items, appliances, and tools.

48. S. & H. Greenstamps Store, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052389
Title:
S. & H. Greenstamps Store, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1956/05/26
Description:
Interior of a store selling home goods such as decorative items, appliances, and tools.