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Text on back reads, "Caption 'Actual photograph, hand painted with finest (?) oils' on original frame."

1. Covered Bridge Over Cheat River, Route 50, W. Va.

IDNO:
053418
Title:
Covered Bridge Over Cheat River, Route 50, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Text on back reads, "Caption 'Actual photograph, hand painted with finest (?) oils' on original frame."

2. Rowboat on the Cheat River, Near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053091
Title:
Rowboat on the Cheat River, Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
A view of Squirrel Rock, which was submerged when the Cheat Lake Dam was opened in 1926.

3. Squirrel Rock, Cheat River, Near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053090
Title:
Squirrel Rock, Cheat River, Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
A view of Squirrel Rock, which was submerged when the Cheat Lake Dam was opened in 1926.
Squirrel Rock was submerged when the Cheat Lake Dam opened in 1926.

4. Squirrel Rock, Cheat River, Near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053088
Title:
Squirrel Rock, Cheat River, Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Squirrel Rock was submerged when the Cheat Lake Dam opened in 1926.
A group of men pend time in boats on the Cheat River. The banner in the background reads in part, "Elkhorn Hunting."

5. Boating on the Cheat River, Near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053087
Title:
Boating on the Cheat River, Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
A group of men pend time in boats on the Cheat River. The banner in the background reads in part, "Elkhorn Hunting."

6. Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053084
Title:
Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920

7. Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053082
Title:
Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
A man in a rowboat pauses by Squirrel Rock, which was submerged with the construction of the Cheat Lake Dam in 1926.

8. Squirrel Rock, Cheat River, Near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053081
Title:
Squirrel Rock, Cheat River, Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
A man in a rowboat pauses by Squirrel Rock, which was submerged with the construction of the Cheat Lake Dam in 1926.
Squirrel Rock was submerged when the Cheat Lake Dam was completed in 1926.

9. Squirrel Rock, Cheat River, Near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053079
Title:
Squirrel Rock, Cheat River, Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Squirrel Rock was submerged when the Cheat Lake Dam was completed in 1926.
The Devil's Den is a swimming hole located on the Cheat River near the mouth of the Big Sandy.

10. Devil's Den, Cheat River, W. Va.

IDNO:
053003
Title:
Devil's Den, Cheat River, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Devil's Den is a swimming hole located on the Cheat River near the mouth of the Big Sandy.
A group of young men and women pose on a rocky hillside near the Cheat River, W. Va.

11. On Cheat River, W. Va.

IDNO:
052933
Title:
On Cheat River, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of young men and women pose on a rocky hillside near the Cheat River, W. Va.
A frozen waterfall on Cheat River.

12. Winter Scene at Cheat River, Albright, W. Va.

IDNO:
052315
Title:
Winter Scene at Cheat River, Albright, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
A frozen waterfall on Cheat River.
An unidentified man guides his canoe through Calamity Rock at Cheat River Narrows during the National Wildwater Races.

13. National Wildwater Races, Rowelesburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
052245
Title:
National Wildwater Races, Rowelesburg, W. Va.
Date:
1974/05
Description:
An unidentified man guides his canoe through Calamity Rock at Cheat River Narrows during the National Wildwater Races.
Two women, identified as Gara and Toots, pose in the Cheat River, likely in Preston County.

14. Gara and Toots, Summer 1927

IDNO:
051975
Title:
Gara and Toots, Summer 1927
Date:
1927
Description:
Two women, identified as Gara and Toots, pose in the Cheat River, likely in Preston County.
Two people, identified as "Toots" and Fred, lounge along the Cheat River, likely in Preston County.

15. Cheat River, Summer 1927

IDNO:
051974
Title:
Cheat River, Summer 1927
Date:
1927
Description:
Two people, identified as "Toots" and Fred, lounge along the Cheat River, likely in Preston County.
Miller, marked on the photo with an "x", swims with his friends in the river.

16. C. Paul Miller and Friends Taking Swim in Cheat River near Tunnelton, W. Va.

IDNO:
051588
Title:
C. Paul Miller and Friends Taking Swim in Cheat River near Tunnelton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
Miller, marked on the photo with an "x", swims with his friends in the river.
View of the Cheat River with mist on the mountains from Coopers Rock overlook in Cooper's Rock State Forest, W. Va..

17. View of the Cheat River from Cooper's Rock, W. Va.

IDNO:
050566
Title:
View of the Cheat River from Cooper's Rock, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
Description:
View of the Cheat River with mist on the mountains from Coopers Rock overlook in Cooper's Rock State Forest, W. Va..
A boat transporting unidentified people crosses the Cheat River.

18. Boat on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050565
Title:
Boat on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
Description:
A boat transporting unidentified people crosses the Cheat River.
View of Squirrel Rock that is in the Cheat River.

19. Squirrel Rock on the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050564
Title:
Squirrel Rock on the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
Description:
View of Squirrel Rock that is in the Cheat River.
One of Preston County's leading industrial plants

20. Alpha Cement Plant, Manheim, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050521
Title:
Alpha Cement Plant, Manheim, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1940
Description:
One of Preston County's leading industrial plants
The boulder on the Cheat River, known as Squirrel Rock, is pictured.

21. Rural Scene on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050334
Title:
Rural Scene on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1920
Description:
The boulder on the Cheat River, known as Squirrel Rock, is pictured.
Four men sit in a canoe beside the large boulder in the middle of the river. Subjects unidentified.

22. Scene at Squirrel Rock on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050321
Title:
Scene at Squirrel Rock on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Four men sit in a canoe beside the large boulder in the middle of the river. Subjects unidentified.
Two boys are pictured on top of the rock, looking east. Subjects unidentified.

23. Rural Scene at Buzzard's Rock Overlooking the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050319
Title:
Rural Scene at Buzzard's Rock Overlooking the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Two boys are pictured on top of the rock, looking east. Subjects unidentified.

24. View of Cheat River, W. Va.

IDNO:
050298
Title:
View of Cheat River, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1920

25. View of Cheat River, W. Va.

IDNO:
050297
Title:
View of Cheat River, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1920
View of the river from the Ice's Ferry Bridge before Cheat Lake was formed.

26. View of Cheat River Near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039397
Title:
View of Cheat River Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
View of the river from the Ice's Ferry Bridge before Cheat Lake was formed.
This is a photograph of the Cheat River. It was taken from Coopers Rock, West Virginia.

27. View of Cheat River, Coopers Rock, West Virginia

IDNO:
039378
Title:
View of Cheat River, Coopers Rock, West Virginia
Date:
1950
Description:
This is a photograph of the Cheat River. It was taken from Coopers Rock, West Virginia.
Photograph postcard of Corricks Ford on the Cheat River where Union forces commanded by General Thomas Morris, defeated Confederate troops under General Robert Garnett, July 13,1861. Garnett was killed in the fight, the first general officer to die in action in the Civil War.

28. Corricks Ford Battlefield and Seneca Trail on Cheat River, Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039130
Title:
Corricks Ford Battlefield and Seneca Trail on Cheat River, Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1934
Description:
Photograph postcard of Corricks Ford on the Cheat River where Union forces commanded by General Thomas Morris, defeated Confederate troops under General Robert Garnett, July 13,1861. Garnett was killed in the fight, the first general officer to die in action in the Civil War.
Anna Mathers, wife of Max Mathers, their daughter, Margaret and Stella C. DeGant, Anna's sister enjoying a boat ride on the Cheat River.

29. Anna Mathers, Max Mathers, Margaret Mathers and Stella C. DeGant on Cheat River, W. Va.

IDNO:
038522
Title:
Anna Mathers, Max Mathers, Margaret Mathers and Stella C. DeGant on Cheat River, W. Va.
Description:
Anna Mathers, wife of Max Mathers, their daughter, Margaret and Stella C. DeGant, Anna's sister enjoying a boat ride on the Cheat River.
Ferry Boat at north bank was used while new bridge was being built during the summer of 1918.

30. Cheat River Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038402
Title:
Cheat River Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1918
Description:
Ferry Boat at north bank was used while new bridge was being built during the summer of 1918.
Color post card print.

31. Cheat River Bridge Near Morgantown, W.Va.

IDNO:
038388
Title:
Cheat River Bridge Near Morgantown, W.Va.
Description:
Color post card print.
Bathing beach over Cheat. From the pamphlet "Morgantown West Virginia Past and Present with a Glance to the Future."

32. Bathing in Cheat River near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
037707
Title:
Bathing in Cheat River near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
Bathing beach over Cheat. From the pamphlet "Morgantown West Virginia Past and Present with a Glance to the Future."

33. Covered Bridge Over Cheat River, W. Va

IDNO:
037672
Title:
Covered Bridge Over Cheat River, W. Va
2,000 feet above sea level.

34. Cheat River Gorge View from Cooper's Rocks Near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
037125
Title:
Cheat River Gorge View from Cooper's Rocks Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
2,000 feet above sea level.

35. Cheat River Covered Bridge - Built 1835, Preston, W. Va.

IDNO:
036699
Title:
Cheat River Covered Bridge - Built 1835, Preston, W. Va.

36. D. D. Brown on Bridge Across Cheat River at Montes, W. Va.

IDNO:
034808
Title:
D. D. Brown on Bridge Across Cheat River at Montes, W. Va.

37. D. D. Brown on Bridge Across Cheat River at Montes, W. Va.

IDNO:
034807
Title:
D. D. Brown on Bridge Across Cheat River at Montes, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906-1907
'M. M. and D. D. Brown submarine railroad bridge across Cheat River near Stone House, Randolph County, W. Va.'.

38. M. M. and D. D. Brown Submarine Railroad Bridge, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034705
Title:
M. M. and D. D. Brown Submarine Railroad Bridge, Randolph County, W. Va.
Description:
'M. M. and D. D. Brown submarine railroad bridge across Cheat River near Stone House, Randolph County, W. Va.'.
'Campers at their camp site "Dew Drop Inn", on the Cheat River opposite of Mont Chateau. From left to right: Charles W. Louchery-"Judge", James W. Burns-Dishes, N. Ott. Garrison- "Hog" Cook, Mal. Turner-"Wasn't Jim", Roy J. Jamison-"Ace", Charles Hodges- "Tar", French Yoke-"Lanky"- Roscoe P. Posten- "biggest eater" and Sid Treat- "Stawberrian"

39. Campers at Their Camp Site on the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034544
Title:
Campers at Their Camp Site on the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
'Campers at their camp site "Dew Drop Inn", on the Cheat River opposite of Mont Chateau. From left to right: Charles W. Louchery-"Judge", James W. Burns-Dishes, N. Ott. Garrison- "Hog" Cook, Mal. Turner-"Wasn't Jim", Roy J. Jamison-"Ace", Charles Hodges- "Tar", French Yoke-"Lanky"- Roscoe P. Posten- "biggest eater" and Sid Treat- "Stawberrian"
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.

40. Rockley on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034538
Title:
Rockley on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.

41. View of Cheat River Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034537
Title:
View of Cheat River Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.

42. View of Squirrel Rock at Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034536
Title:
View of Squirrel Rock at Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.

43. View of the Road Opposite Rockley Going Toward Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034535
Title:
View of the Road Opposite Rockley Going Toward Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.

44. Rockley on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034534
Title:
Rockley on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910

45. View of Cheat River from Mont Chateau, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034533
Title:
View of Cheat River from Mont Chateau, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910

46. Rockley on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034532
Title:
Rockley on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1910

47. View of Cheat River from Mont Chateau, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034531
Title:
View of Cheat River from Mont Chateau, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.

48. Rockley on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
034530
Title:
Rockley on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.