Horseshoe Curve on U.S. Route 50, East of Grafton and Clarksburg, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "The Northwestern Turnpike, U.S. 50, was urged by George Washington in 1784 as an all-Virginia route to the Ohio. It was authorized in 1827, started in 1831 and completed to the Ohio River at Parkersburg in 1838. It is a monument to the skill of its engineers, Colonel Claudius Crozet, who had been an officer in Napoleon's army, and Charles Shaw." Published by Rex Heck News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "This handsome southern home known as "Waldomore", and the spacious grounds surrounding it, situated in the heart of Clarksburg, West Virginia were devised to the city in 1930 by Mrs. May Goff Lowndes, for use as a public library and museum. The home was built 1839, by her father Waldo P. Goff. The name "Waldomore" was given to the property by Mrs. Lowndes in honor of her father and mother. The city's public library was established in 1907 and has been permanently located in Waldomore since 1931." Published by Rex Heck News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Interior View of Waldo Hotel Lobby; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1931
Description:
The hotel is located at U.S. Routes 50 and 19 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Published by Curt Teich & Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Interior View of Lobby in Waldo Hotel; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Call the "Tourists' Headquarters",the view includes the inside balconies of the Waldo Hotel in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Published by Curt Teich & Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
A small group stand by the towering elm tree, said to be nearly 600 years old and 31.5 feet in circumference. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Scene of several oil derricks among pump houses and homes during the "Great West Virginia Oil Boom". See original for further oil field information. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
A few men sit by the curb, observing the grounds by the depot as a crowd gathers outside to greet the approaching train. Published by Pike News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
