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Looking northwest on Fifth Street during a flood.

3745. Fifth Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053365
Title:
Fifth Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Looking northwest on Fifth Street during a flood.

3746. Pearl S. Buck

IDNO:
053397
Title:
Pearl S. Buck
Date:
1936
"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."

3747. The Pearl S. Buck House, Green Hills Farm, Perkasie, Pa.

IDNO:
053441
Title:
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."
"This card is from the International Headquarters of the Pearl Buck Foundation For Amerasian Children."

3748. Pearl S. Buck, Original Rendering by Hank Richter

IDNO:
053442
Title:
Pearl S. Buck, Original Rendering by Hank Richter
Date:
undated
Description:
"This card is from the International Headquarters of the Pearl Buck Foundation For Amerasian Children."

3749. Pearl S. Buck

IDNO:
053443
Title:
Pearl S. Buck
Date:
1936
"The "Good Earth" desk- an antique Chinese hardwood piece at which Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winning author Pearl S. Buck penned her famous novel- is on display with other Asian and American antiques."

3750. Pearl S. Buck House, Green Hills Farm, Perkasie, Pa.

IDNO:
053444
Title:
Pearl S. Buck House, Green Hills Farm, Perkasie, Pa.
Date:
undated
Description:
"The "Good Earth" desk- an antique Chinese hardwood piece at which Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winning author Pearl S. Buck penned her famous novel- is on display with other Asian and American antiques."
Photograph taken 8 miles west of New Creek, W. Va. on US Route 50. Elevation 2725 feet.

3751. Allegheny Front and New Creek Mountains, W. Va.

IDNO:
053542
Title:
Allegheny Front and New Creek Mountains, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Photograph taken 8 miles west of New Creek, W. Va. on US Route 50. Elevation 2725 feet.

3752. Cadiz Pike Leaving Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
053586
Title:
Cadiz Pike Leaving Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1933
A view of a Wheeling store selling confectionery, stationery, and ice-cream, among other things.

3753. Davidson Block, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
053587
Title:
Davidson Block, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
A view of a Wheeling store selling confectionery, stationery, and ice-cream, among other things.
The Wheeling Roller Rink, also known as the Milam Roller Rink, was part of the state fairgrounds located on Wheeling Island. The building is still standing.

3754. Wheeling Roller Rink, State Fair Grounds, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
053588
Title:
Wheeling Roller Rink, State Fair Grounds, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Wheeling Roller Rink, also known as the Milam Roller Rink, was part of the state fairgrounds located on Wheeling Island. The building is still standing.
Caption on the back reads, "One of the finest and most modern equipped Roller Rinks in U. S. A. Music by Hammond Electric Organ - Two large reflectors for moonlight skating. Building 100 x 300 ft. Beginners section separate. 15 x 180 ft. Skating Nightly - Saturday and Sunday Afternoon. Cecil Milam, Mgr."

3755. Milam Roller Rink, State Fair Grounds, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
053589
Title:
Milam Roller Rink, State Fair Grounds, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption on the back reads, "One of the finest and most modern equipped Roller Rinks in U. S. A. Music by Hammond Electric Organ - Two large reflectors for moonlight skating. Building 100 x 300 ft. Beginners section separate. 15 x 180 ft. Skating Nightly - Saturday and Sunday Afternoon. Cecil Milam, Mgr."

3756. Pearl Buck

IDNO:
053850
Title:
Pearl Buck
Date:
undated
President Taft appears to be a painting that Mr. Kelley is standing in front of. Back of postcard reads: "Mr N. Stealey. Dear Sir, I come through All O.K. I want to have a big time with Bill for a day or two. You can keep that quiet. Yours truly, I. M. Kelley."

3757. Isaac M. Kelley and President Taft Painting

IDNO:
053858
Title:
Isaac M. Kelley and President Taft Painting
Date:
04-25-1911
Description:
President Taft appears to be a painting that Mr. Kelley is standing in front of. Back of postcard reads: "Mr N. Stealey. Dear Sir, I come through All O.K. I want to have a big time with Bill for a day or two. You can keep that quiet. Yours truly, I. M. Kelley."
Postcard of Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital at Parkersburg, West Virginia.

3758. Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital

IDNO:
054022
Title:
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
Date:
1950
Description:
Postcard of Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital at Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Postcard published by J.R. Elson.

3759. Commerce Street, Wellsburg, W. Va

IDNO:
054267
Title:
Commerce Street, Wellsburg, W. Va
Date:
undated
Description:
Postcard published by J.R. Elson.
Postcard published by I. Robbins & Son, Pittsburgh, PA.

3760. Wellsburg Banking & Trust Co. Building, Wellsburg, W. Va

IDNO:
054268
Title:
Wellsburg Banking & Trust Co. Building, Wellsburg, W. Va
Date:
undated
Description:
Postcard published by I. Robbins & Son, Pittsburgh, PA.
Postcard published by I. Robbins & Son, Pittsburgh, PA.

3761. Bird's Eye View of Wellsburg, W. Va

IDNO:
054269
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Wellsburg, W. Va
Date:
undated
Description:
Postcard published by I. Robbins & Son, Pittsburgh, PA.
Published by I. Robbins & Son, Pittsburgh, PA.

3762. Charles Street, Looking North, Wellsburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
054270
Title:
Charles Street, Looking North, Wellsburg, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Published by I. Robbins & Son, Pittsburgh, PA.
Front: "Fan after the Explosion Monongah, W.Va" Back: "See if you can find grandpa on this card. To Fred from Aunt Lessie."

3763. Remains of Monongah Mine No.18 after Disaster

IDNO:
054374
Title:
Remains of Monongah Mine No.18 after Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
Front: "Fan after the Explosion Monongah, W.Va" Back: "See if you can find grandpa on this card. To Fred from Aunt Lessie."
People gathering to look at where the only living man was found from the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster.

3764. Onlookers looking at a Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054375
Title:
Onlookers looking at a Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
People gathering to look at where the only living man was found from the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster.
Rescue parties clearing a cave-in at Monongah Mine #8.

3765. Rescue Efforts at Monongah Mine #8

IDNO:
054376
Title:
Rescue Efforts at Monongah Mine #8
Date:
ca. 1900s
Description:
Rescue parties clearing a cave-in at Monongah Mine #8.
Fairmont Coal Company, Monongah Mine No. 6.

3766. Monongah Mining Station

IDNO:
054377
Title:
Monongah Mining Station
Date:
ca. 1900s
Description:
Fairmont Coal Company, Monongah Mine No. 6.
Front: "No.6 Tip[p]le, Monongah, WVA".

3767. Monongah Mining Station No.6

IDNO:
054378
Title:
Monongah Mining Station No.6
Date:
ca. 1900s
Description:
Front: "No.6 Tip[p]le, Monongah, WVA".
Fan house at Monongah Mine No.8 after the explosion. Back: "This is the most terrible explosion of its kind that ever happened in the U.S. We were up yesterday. Will write in a few days. It shook here considerably. [illegible]" To Mr. Okey May in Terra Haute, Indiana.

3768. Monongah Mine No.8 Fan House after Explosion

IDNO:
054379
Title:
Monongah Mine No.8 Fan House after Explosion
Date:
1907
Description:
Fan house at Monongah Mine No.8 after the explosion. Back: "This is the most terrible explosion of its kind that ever happened in the U.S. We were up yesterday. Will write in a few days. It shook here considerably. [illegible]" To Mr. Okey May in Terra Haute, Indiana.
People look upon the remains of Monongah Mine collapse.

3769. The Ruins of Monongah Mine No.10

IDNO:
054380
Title:
The Ruins of Monongah Mine No.10
Date:
1907
Description:
People look upon the remains of Monongah Mine collapse.
Remains of a decimated coal cart recovered from the No. 8 Monongah Mine.

3770. Destroyed Coal Carts from Monongah Mine No.8

IDNO:
054381
Title:
Destroyed Coal Carts from Monongah Mine No.8
Date:
1907
Description:
Remains of a decimated coal cart recovered from the No. 8 Monongah Mine.
Postcard of Monongah Mine No.8.

3771. Monongah Mine No.8

IDNO:
054382
Title:
Monongah Mine No.8
Date:
1907
Description:
Postcard of Monongah Mine No.8.
Postcard of homes in Monongah, WV.

3772. Monongah Mining Station

IDNO:
054383
Title:
Monongah Mining Station
Date:
1907
Description:
Postcard of homes in Monongah, WV.
A picture of Main Street in Monongah, West Virginia.

3773. Main Street in Monongah, West Virginia

IDNO:
054384
Title:
Main Street in Monongah, West Virginia
Date:
1907
Description:
A picture of Main Street in Monongah, West Virginia.
Postcard of the entrance to Monongah Mine No.6

3774. Entrance to Monongah Mine No.6

IDNO:
054385
Title:
Entrance to Monongah Mine No.6
Date:
1907
Description:
Postcard of the entrance to Monongah Mine No.6
Citizens of towns neighboring towns come to see the scene of the Monongah Mine Disaster.

3775. Crowds visiting the site of the Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054386
Title:
Crowds visiting the site of the Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
Citizens of towns neighboring towns come to see the scene of the Monongah Mine Disaster.
Crowds at Fairmont were mailing their way to Monongah to see the remains of the recent mine explosions.

3776. Crowd leaving Fairmont for the Mine Explosions at Monongah

IDNO:
054387
Title:
Crowd leaving Fairmont for the Mine Explosions at Monongah
Date:
1907
Description:
Crowds at Fairmont were mailing their way to Monongah to see the remains of the recent mine explosions.
A postcard of Monongah Mine No.8 after the recent explosion.

3777. Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

IDNO:
054388
Title:
Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion
Date:
1907
Description:
A postcard of Monongah Mine No.8 after the recent explosion.
A postcard of the fan at Monongah Mine No.8 after the recent explosion.

3778. The Fan at Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

IDNO:
054389
Title:
The Fan at Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion
Date:
1907
Description:
A postcard of the fan at Monongah Mine No.8 after the recent explosion.
A postcard of workers at the remains of Monongah Mine No.8 after the explosion.

3779. Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

IDNO:
054390
Title:
Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion
Date:
1907
Description:
A postcard of workers at the remains of Monongah Mine No.8 after the explosion.
A postcard showing the extent of the destruction inflicted by the explosion of Monongah Mine No.8. Back reads: "The worst damage was done at this mine, over 225 bodies have been taken out to date and about twice that amount in there yet, exact number [illegible] never be known [illegible] reach near 700."

3780. Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

IDNO:
054391
Title:
Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion
Date:
1907
Description:
A postcard showing the extent of the destruction inflicted by the explosion of Monongah Mine No.8. Back reads: "The worst damage was done at this mine, over 225 bodies have been taken out to date and about twice that amount in there yet, exact number [illegible] never be known [illegible] reach near 700."
A postcard showing the scene at Monongah after the mine explosion.

3781. A view of Monongah after the Mine Explosion

IDNO:
054392
Title:
A view of Monongah after the Mine Explosion
Date:
1907
Description:
A postcard showing the scene at Monongah after the mine explosion.
A postcard showing mine inspectors at Mine No.8 at Monongah.

3782. Mine Inspectors at Monongah Mine No.8

IDNO:
054393
Title:
Mine Inspectors at Monongah Mine No.8
Date:
1907
Description:
A postcard showing mine inspectors at Mine No.8 at Monongah.
People trying to identify the dead of the disaster at Monongah Mine No.6.

3783. Identifying the Dead at the Monongah Mine No.6 Disaster

IDNO:
054394
Title:
Identifying the Dead at the Monongah Mine No.6 Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
People trying to identify the dead of the disaster at Monongah Mine No.6.
Victims of the disaster at Monongah Mine in their caskets.

3784. The Dead of the Disaster at Monongah Mine No.6.

IDNO:
054395
Title:
The Dead of the Disaster at Monongah Mine No.6.
Date:
1907
Description:
Victims of the disaster at Monongah Mine in their caskets.
Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster being taken to the cemetery by W. S. Thomas. An excerpt of text from the front states, "Between 400 and 600 killed."Back reads: "Where is that post card picture of your school you were going to send me? How are you? One of my cousins (Becca Clinton) was buried yesterday. 3 of her sisters and her brother Luke are not expected to live. You remember him. You had his knife. They have Spinal Meningitis. I am not teaching this week. [Maurie?] Alice. To Ada Ballentine, Waverly, West Virginia."

3785. Caskets from Monongah Mine Disaster being taken to the Cemetery

IDNO:
054396
Title:
Caskets from Monongah Mine Disaster being taken to the Cemetery
Date:
1907
Description:
Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster being taken to the cemetery by W. S. Thomas. An excerpt of text from the front states, "Between 400 and 600 killed."Back reads: "Where is that post card picture of your school you were going to send me? How are you? One of my cousins (Becca Clinton) was buried yesterday. 3 of her sisters and her brother Luke are not expected to live. You remember him. You had his knife. They have Spinal Meningitis. I am not teaching this week. [Maurie?] Alice. To Ada Ballentine, Waverly, West Virginia."
A view of a mine at Monongah.

3786. A Mine at Monongah

IDNO:
054397
Title:
A Mine at Monongah
Date:
1907
Description:
A view of a mine at Monongah.
Crowds gathering on train tracks to view the remains of the Monongah Mines after the explosion.

3787. Crowds around remains of the Monongah Mines

IDNO:
054398
Title:
Crowds around remains of the Monongah Mines
Date:
1907
Description:
Crowds gathering on train tracks to view the remains of the Monongah Mines after the explosion.
A survivor looking toward the remains of the Monongah Mines.

3788. A Survivor of the Monongah Mine Horrors

IDNO:
054399
Title:
A Survivor of the Monongah Mine Horrors
Date:
1907
Description:
A survivor looking toward the remains of the Monongah Mines.
Hearses taking caskets from the streets of Monongah to Monongah Mine No.6.

3789. Caskets of Monongah Mine No.6

IDNO:
054400
Title:
Caskets of Monongah Mine No.6
Date:
1907
Description:
Hearses taking caskets from the streets of Monongah to Monongah Mine No.6.
Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster being carried off to the cemetery. Back of postcard reads: "Mine explosion at Monongah, W.Va. A Merry Christ and Happy New Year."

3790. Caskets from Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054401
Title:
Caskets from Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster being carried off to the cemetery. Back of postcard reads: "Mine explosion at Monongah, W.Va. A Merry Christ and Happy New Year."

3791. Coal Miner posing for a picture

IDNO:
054402
Title:
Coal Miner posing for a picture
Date:
1907
Young orphans awaiting news at the Monongah Mine No. 8.

3792. Orphans at the Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054403
Title:
Orphans at the Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
Young orphans awaiting news at the Monongah Mine No. 8.