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Anthony Bowen and Cora Kelley stand in front of a house with several cows. Cora has two birds on her shoulder and arm.

1. Cora Kelley and Anthony Bowen, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
053871
Title:
Cora Kelley and Anthony Bowen, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900s
Description:
Anthony Bowen and Cora Kelley stand in front of a house with several cows. Cora has two birds on her shoulder and arm.

2. Anthony Bowen, mayor of Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
053856
Title:
Anthony Bowen, mayor of Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca 1900s

3. Bird's Eye Views of Fairmont Showing River and New South Side Bridge

IDNO:
053430
Title:
Bird's Eye Views of Fairmont Showing River and New South Side Bridge
Date:
ca. 1921
Entrance to the Fairmont Coal's Monongah Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.

4. Entrance to a Coal Mine, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
052809
Title:
Entrance to a Coal Mine, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Entrance to the Fairmont Coal's Monongah Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.
Brooks Nuzum and his sister, Mary E., stand in front of their house on Ohio Avenue in Fairmont, W. Va.

5. Brooks and Mary E. Nuzum in Front of Home

IDNO:
052733
Title:
Brooks and Mary E. Nuzum in Front of Home
Date:
ca. 1915-1935
Description:
Brooks Nuzum and his sister, Mary E., stand in front of their house on Ohio Avenue in Fairmont, W. Va.
Beryl Nuzum with her birthday cake. The Nuzum family lived in Fairmont, W. Va. at the time.

6. Beryl Nuzum, Aged Four

IDNO:
052731
Title:
Beryl Nuzum, Aged Four
Date:
1928/03/08
Description:
Beryl Nuzum with her birthday cake. The Nuzum family lived in Fairmont, W. Va. at the time.
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Gamma Chi Omega chapter banquet in Fairmont.

7. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Banquet, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
052653
Title:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Banquet, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1953
Description:
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Gamma Chi Omega chapter banquet in Fairmont.
White School, class of 1923 in Fairmont, West Virginia.

8. First Ward School, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
052223
Title:
First Ward School, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
White School, class of 1923 in Fairmont, West Virginia.

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

IDNO:
052222
Title:
Fifth Ward School, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
See original for identification.

10. Gattian Family, Fairmont, West Virginia

IDNO:
052220
Title:
Gattian Family, Fairmont, West Virginia
Date:
undated
Description:
See original for identification.
Baby Stella is dressed in a long white gown.

11. Baby Picture of Stella Gattian

IDNO:
052061
Title:
Baby Picture of Stella Gattian
Date:
undated
Description:
Baby Stella is dressed in a long white gown.
Infant Stella is dressed in a long white gown.

12. Baby Picture of Stella Grattian

IDNO:
052060
Title:
Baby Picture of Stella Grattian
Date:
ca. 1889
Description:
Infant Stella is dressed in a long white gown.
Eighth Grade School picture at the Butcher School.

13. Stella Gattain Hallman

IDNO:
052059
Title:
Stella Gattain Hallman
Date:
undated
Description:
Eighth Grade School picture at the Butcher School.
Left to right are Wilbur Hall, Frank Hall, and Herbert Hall. The Hall family married into the Hallam family.

14. Hall Brothers

IDNO:
052058
Title:
Hall Brothers
Date:
undated
Description:
Left to right are Wilbur Hall, Frank Hall, and Herbert Hall. The Hall family married into the Hallam family.
Photo postcard of John Edward Hallam. Hallam poses for a basketball photo at White School in Fairmont W. Va. He later married Stella Gattian.

15. John Edward Hallam, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
052056
Title:
John Edward Hallam, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Photo postcard of John Edward Hallam. Hallam poses for a basketball photo at White School in Fairmont W. Va. He later married Stella Gattian.
Portrait of a man identified as a Jollife relative.

16. Unidentified Jollife Family Member, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
051832
Title:
Unidentified Jollife Family Member, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1860-1895
Description:
Portrait of a man identified as a Jollife relative.

17. Unidentified Jollife Family Member

IDNO:
051816
Title:
Unidentified Jollife Family Member
Date:
ca. 1875-1895
Portrait of unidentified male with artistic framing.

18. Unidenified Jollife Family Member

IDNO:
051813
Title:
Unidenified Jollife Family Member
Date:
ca. 1875-1895
Description:
Portrait of unidentified male with artistic framing.
A scarecrow depicting a W. & J. football player is placed above a sign that reads, "Rest in Peace," after WVU defeated the team 7-0.

19. Scarecrow Imitating Washington & Jefferson Football Player, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
051745
Title:
Scarecrow Imitating Washington & Jefferson Football Player, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
A scarecrow depicting a W. & J. football player is placed above a sign that reads, "Rest in Peace," after WVU defeated the team 7-0.
Inscription on the photo reads, "Look out, Scrubby! Here comes Rodger," likely referring to fullback and captain-elect Errett Rodgers ('19). West Virginia University beat Washington & Jefferson 7-0.

20. Third Quarter of WVU vs. Washington and Jefferson College Football Game, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
051744
Title:
Third Quarter of WVU vs. Washington and Jefferson College Football Game, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1917/11/17
Description:
Inscription on the photo reads, "Look out, Scrubby! Here comes Rodger," likely referring to fullback and captain-elect Errett Rodgers ('19). West Virginia University beat Washington & Jefferson 7-0.
Photo reads, "Behold thy worthy prodigy, Sol? thine own 'Scrubby'." Fans of the West Virginia University football team pose together with a sign that says, "W. & J. had good form but that was all." West Virginia University won the game 7-0.

21. Mountaineer Football Team after Victory over W. & J. College, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051729
Title:
Mountaineer Football Team after Victory over W. & J. College, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917/11/17
Description:
Photo reads, "Behold thy worthy prodigy, Sol? thine own 'Scrubby'." Fans of the West Virginia University football team pose together with a sign that says, "W. & J. had good form but that was all." West Virginia University won the game 7-0.
The WVU and W & J football teams play against each other as spectators watch from the sidelines. An inscription on the photo reads, "Out of my way W. & J. -Rodgers", likely referring to the football team captain-elect Errett Rodgers. The Mountaineers won this game 7-0. Subjects unidentified.

22. West Virginia University Mountaineers Play Washington and Jefferson Football Team, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
051728
Title:
West Virginia University Mountaineers Play Washington and Jefferson Football Team, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1917/11/17
Description:
The WVU and W & J football teams play against each other as spectators watch from the sidelines. An inscription on the photo reads, "Out of my way W. & J. -Rodgers", likely referring to the football team captain-elect Errett Rodgers. The Mountaineers won this game 7-0. Subjects unidentified.
West Virginia University Mountaineers face the Washington and Jefferson football team as spectators watch from the sidelines. West Virginia University won the game, 7-0, which took place in Fairmont, W. Va.

23. Washington and Jefferson College vs. West Virginia University, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
051726
Title:
Washington and Jefferson College vs. West Virginia University, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1917/11/17
Description:
West Virginia University Mountaineers face the Washington and Jefferson football team as spectators watch from the sidelines. West Virginia University won the game, 7-0, which took place in Fairmont, W. Va.

24. Unidenified Jollife Family Children

IDNO:
051716
Title:
Unidenified Jollife Family Children
Date:
ca. 1875-1895
Portrait of unidentified male with artistic framing.

25. Jollife Family Member

IDNO:
051715
Title:
Jollife Family Member
Date:
ca. 1889
Description:
Portrait of unidentified male with artistic framing.
The church was organized 1844.

26. Hopewell Methodist Church, Fairmont, Marion, W. Va.

IDNO:
050979
Title:
Hopewell Methodist Church, Fairmont, Marion, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
The church was organized 1844.
The church was organized in 1848.

27. Diamond Street Methodist Church, Fairmont, Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050976
Title:
Diamond Street Methodist Church, Fairmont, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
The church was organized in 1848.
The church was organized in 1852.

28. Christ Episcopal Church, Fairmont, Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050975
Title:
Christ Episcopal Church, Fairmont, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
The church was organized in 1852.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.A group of people pose before an excursion to Blackwater Falls; the caption on the back of the print reads: "Vinegar Hill in background. These houses in back of Tannery. R.R. excursion toward Blackwater Falls."

29. Group of People Waiting for Train to Blackwater Falls, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
050636
Title:
Group of People Waiting for Train to Blackwater Falls, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.A group of people pose before an excursion to Blackwater Falls; the caption on the back of the print reads: "Vinegar Hill in background. These houses in back of Tannery. R.R. excursion toward Blackwater Falls."

30. Interior of Fairmont State Teachers College Library, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
047106
Title:
Interior of Fairmont State Teachers College Library, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
Undated

31. Fairmont State Teachers College, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
047105
Title:
Fairmont State Teachers College, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
Undated

32. Fairmont State Teachers College, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
047104
Title:
Fairmont State Teachers College, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Franklin Roosevelt, standing on a stone column to speak to hundreds of people crowded around the courthouse and in the street. This photograph was most likely taken during the 1920 presidential campaign when Roosevelt was the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate. Note Roosevelt is standing, without assistance of crutches or braces. He did not contract polio until 1921.

33. Franklin D. Roosevelt Delivers Speech at Marion County Courthouse, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
040136
Title:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Delivers Speech at Marion County Courthouse, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Franklin Roosevelt, standing on a stone column to speak to hundreds of people crowded around the courthouse and in the street. This photograph was most likely taken during the 1920 presidential campaign when Roosevelt was the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate. Note Roosevelt is standing, without assistance of crutches or braces. He did not contract polio until 1921.

34. Fairmont in 1866, Looking From Hamilton Hill, Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038425
Title:
Fairmont in 1866, Looking From Hamilton Hill, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
1866

35. Bird's Eye View of Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
029207
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1914/07/29
Five unidentified men on East Side looking to Fairmont West Virginia.

36. Group of Men by the River in Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
028529
Title:
Group of Men by the River in Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905-1925
Description:
Five unidentified men on East Side looking to Fairmont West Virginia.

37. Bird's Eye View of Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
027023
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Fairmont W. Va. Mar. 15-23. I started to work here today. I am staying at Richards. My address is 314 Madison St. Daddy' Postcard sent to Ellen Belle Hickle, Fairchance, Pa. Box 207 on March 15, 1925.

38. Bird's Eye View of Southside Section, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
027022
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Southside Section, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Fairmont W. Va. Mar. 15-23. I started to work here today. I am staying at Richards. My address is 314 Madison St. Daddy' Postcard sent to Ellen Belle Hickle, Fairchance, Pa. Box 207 on March 15, 1925.