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1. Big Sandy Creek near Bruceton Mills, W. Va.

IDNO:: 028280
Title:: Big Sandy Creek near Bruceton Mills, W. Va.
Date:: 1908/08/08

At a fall on Big Sandy near Rockville, W.Va., visitors perched on edges of rock formation.

2. Hiking Group at Falls on Big Sandy Creek, Near Rockville, W. Va.

IDNO:: 028277
Title:: Hiking Group at Falls on Big Sandy Creek, Near Rockville, W. Va.
Date:: 1910/06/07
Description:: At a fall on Big Sandy near Rockville, W.Va., visitors perched on edges of rock formation.

3. Fishermen at Little Falls, Big Sandy Creek, Rockville, W. Va.

IDNO:: 028275
Title:: Fishermen at Little Falls, Big Sandy Creek, Rockville, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1905-1925

Man and woman with rifles and stuffed animals.

4. Results of a Two Hour Hunt, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017244
Title:: Results of a Two Hour Hunt, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Man and woman with rifles and stuffed animals.

A horse and buggy can be seen at the door to one of the homes.

5. Homes in Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017243
Title:: Homes in Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: A horse and buggy can be seen at the door to one of the homes.

Teacher was L.F. Sillbaugh.

6. Class Photo Bruceton Mills School, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017242
Title:: Class Photo Bruceton Mills School, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1917-1918
Description:: Teacher was L.F. Sillbaugh.

Teachers were Russel Matheny and Ethel Thomas.

7. Class Photo Bruceton Mills School, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017241
Title:: Class Photo Bruceton Mills School, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1916-1917
Description:: Teachers were Russel Matheny and Ethel Thomas.

8. Falls on Big Sandy Creek near Rockville, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017240
Title:: Falls on Big Sandy Creek near Rockville, Preston County, W. Va.

9. Post Office, Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017239
Title:: Post Office, Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

A woman sits on the front porch of one home.

10. Houses at Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017238
Title:: Houses at Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1926-1927
Description:: A woman sits on the front porch of one home.

11. Boy in the Road at Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017237
Title:: Boy in the Road at Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1926-1927

Small church sits near a cemetery.

12. Lutheran Church and Cemetery, Lenox, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017236
Title:: Lutheran Church and Cemetery, Lenox, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: Small church sits near a cemetery.

Altitude at this point is 3,095 feet above sea level.

13. Table Rock Inn on Route 50, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017183
Title:: Table Rock Inn on Route 50, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: Altitude at this point is 3,095 feet above sea level.

14. Grand Army of the Republic Soldiers Decoration Day, Bruceton Mills, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017181
Title:: Grand Army of the Republic Soldiers Decoration Day, Bruceton Mills, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: 1912

15. Residents in front of the Walls Hotel, Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va,.

IDNO:: 017180
Title:: Residents in front of the Walls Hotel, Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va,.
Date:: ca. 1910

16. Bird's Eye View of Albright, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017178
Title:: Bird's Eye View of Albright, Preston County, W. Va.

Titled "N. W. Bridge Near Cheat River"

17. Covered Bridge, Cheat River, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016335
Title:: Covered Bridge, Cheat River, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: Titled "N. W. Bridge Near Cheat River"

The Church was built in 1868. "Elementary School (ETU)"

18. Congregation of the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016334
Title:: Congregation of the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: The Church was built in 1868. "Elementary School (ETU)"

19. Class Photo Overdale, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016333
Title:: Class Photo Overdale, Preston County, W. Va.

20. Class Photo Union Grade School, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016332
Title:: Class Photo Union Grade School, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

21. Employees and Customers in front of B. F. Wolf's Store, Reedsville, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016331
Title:: Employees and Customers in front of B. F. Wolf's Store, Reedsville, Preston County, W. Va.

22. Eli Albright Family in front of their Residence, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016330
Title:: Eli Albright Family in front of their Residence, Preston County, W. Va.

23. Interior and Some of the Employees of Engleheart's Factory, Rowlesburg, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016328
Title:: Interior and Some of the Employees of Engleheart's Factory, Rowlesburg, Preston County, W. Va.

24. Customers and Employees of Squires and Phillips Merchants, Reedsville, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016326
Title:: Customers and Employees of Squires and Phillips Merchants, Reedsville, Preston County, W. Va.

25. Stacked Lumber at a Sawmill Near Hagen's, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016196
Title:: Stacked Lumber at a Sawmill Near Hagen's, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

26. Joseph Feather Family in front of their Residence, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016195
Title:: Joseph Feather Family in front of their Residence, Preston County, W. Va.

27. Mill and Dam on Sandy Creek near Bruceton, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016194
Title:: Mill and Dam on Sandy Creek near Bruceton, Preston County, W. Va.

Several female family members are seen on the porch.

28. W.W. Shacks Residence, Rowlesburg, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016193
Title:: W.W. Shacks Residence, Rowlesburg, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: Several female family members are seen on the porch.

Children are seen in their one room school.

29. Chestnut Ridge Elementary School, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016192
Title:: Chestnut Ridge Elementary School, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: Children are seen in their one room school.

30. Class Photo Cherry Grove School, Teacher C. R. Wolfe, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016191
Title:: Class Photo Cherry Grove School, Teacher C. R. Wolfe, Preston County, W. Va.

Children are seen in their one room school.

31. Chestnut Ridge Elementary School, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016190
Title:: Chestnut Ridge Elementary School, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: Children are seen in their one room school.

32. Row of Buildings in Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016189
Title:: Row of Buildings in Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: 1910

Unidentified teacher and pupils. Room # 5.

33. Class Photo Fairchance School Room # 5, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016171
Title:: Class Photo Fairchance School Room # 5, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: 1909-1910
Description:: Unidentified teacher and pupils. Room # 5.

34. Class Photo Fairchance School Room Number 2, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016169
Title:: Class Photo Fairchance School Room Number 2, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1909-1910

35. Mary Gibson's Harmony Grove Sunday School Class, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016167
Title:: Mary Gibson's Harmony Grove Sunday School Class, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: 1912

The little Girl in the center is Hazel Miller Fike. The boy on the right is Stanley Miller.

36. Hazel Miller Fike, Stanley Miller, and an Unidentified Boy, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016166
Title:: Hazel Miller Fike, Stanley Miller, and an Unidentified Boy, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: The little Girl in the center is Hazel Miller Fike. The boy on the right is Stanley Miller.

37. Family Portrait, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016164
Title:: Family Portrait, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.

38. Unidentified Mechanic, Albright, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016163
Title:: Unidentified Mechanic, Albright, Preston County, W. Va.

39. Portrait of a Boy with his Toys, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016162
Title:: Portrait of a Boy with his Toys, Preston County, W. Va.

40. Mandolin Player, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016161
Title:: Mandolin Player, Preston County, W. Va.

41. Unidentified Group of Women, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016160
Title:: Unidentified Group of Women, Preston County, W. Va.

Unidentified man relaxes on the porch as an older boy selects music to play on the phonograph.

42. Enjoying Sounds from Phonograph, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016158
Title:: Enjoying Sounds from Phonograph, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: Unidentified man relaxes on the porch as an older boy selects music to play on the phonograph.

43. Campers at Denhy Campsite, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016157
Title:: Campers at Denhy Campsite, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.

44. Swimming Hole, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016133
Title:: Swimming Hole, Preston County, W. Va.

45. Swimmers, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016131
Title:: Swimmers, Preston County, W. Va.

46. Fishermen in their Boats, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016127
Title:: Fishermen in their Boats, Preston County, W. Va.

47. Family in their Model T Ford, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016126
Title:: Family in their Model T Ford, Preston County, W. Va.

48. B. A. Liston, Barn Raising, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016125
Title:: B. A. Liston, Barn Raising, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: 1911/04/13

49. Loggers with Shay Locomotive, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016123
Title:: Loggers with Shay Locomotive, Preston County, W. Va.

50. Teamsters with their Six Horse Team on a Country Road in Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016122
Title:: Teamsters with their Six Horse Team on a Country Road in Preston County, W. Va.

51. Young Boy with a Group of Men in an Early Model Car, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016054
Title:: Young Boy with a Group of Men in an Early Model Car, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

52. Touring Group in an Early Model Car, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016053
Title:: Touring Group in an Early Model Car, Preston County, W. Va.

53. Family in an Early Model Car, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016052
Title:: Family in an Early Model Car, Preston County, W. Va.

54. Hay Wagons, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016051
Title:: Hay Wagons, Preston County, W. Va.

55. Teamster with his Horses and Wagon, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016047
Title:: Teamster with his Horses and Wagon, Preston County, W. Va.

56. Teamster with his Horse and Wagon Transporting Goods, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016046
Title:: Teamster with his Horse and Wagon Transporting Goods, Preston County, W. Va.

View of man in automobile.

57. One of the First Cars in Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016043
Title:: One of the First Cars in Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: View of man in automobile.

58. One of the First Cars in Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016042
Title:: One of the First Cars in Preston County, W. Va.

Portrait of the two men possibly at Bruceton Mills.

59. William Bowermaster and Dr. Bryte, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016041
Title:: William Bowermaster and Dr. Bryte, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: Portrait of the two men possibly at Bruceton Mills.

View of Ox team sitting and standing at Bruceton.

60. Ox Team at Bruceton, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016040
Title:: Ox Team at Bruceton, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: View of Ox team sitting and standing at Bruceton.

61. Drilling for Oil and Gas near Bruceton Mills, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016039
Title:: Drilling for Oil and Gas near Bruceton Mills, Preston County, W. Va.

62. Bruceton from the Watering Trough, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016038
Title:: Bruceton from the Watering Trough, Preston County, W. Va.

63. Hiking Group on the Tracks of the M. & K. Railroad, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016037
Title:: Hiking Group on the Tracks of the M. & K. Railroad, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1910

64. Hiking Group Beside the M. & K. Railroad Tracks at Hanging Rock, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016036
Title:: Hiking Group Beside the M. & K. Railroad Tracks at Hanging Rock, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1910

65. Hot Air Balloon at the Fourth of July Gathering in Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016035
Title:: Hot Air Balloon at the Fourth of July Gathering in Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: 1910/07/04

View of bridge over Cheat River.

66. Albright, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016034
Title:: Albright, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: View of bridge over Cheat River.

67. Mountain Rattler, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016033
Title:: Mountain Rattler, Preston County, W. Va.

68. Methodist Episcopal Church, Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016032
Title:: Methodist Episcopal Church, Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

69. Road Through Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016031
Title:: Road Through Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

There is a wooden sidewalk on the left of the picture. There is also a woman sitting on a porch on the right of the picture.

70. Road Through Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016030
Title:: Road Through Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1926-1927
Description:: There is a wooden sidewalk on the left of the picture. There is also a woman sitting on a porch on the right of the picture.

71. Horse and Buggy Parked by the Road in Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016029
Title:: Horse and Buggy Parked by the Road in Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

72. Bruceton Baseball Diamond, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016028
Title:: Bruceton Baseball Diamond, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

73. Pisgah Methodist Episcopal Church Quarterly Conference Announcement, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016027
Title:: Pisgah Methodist Episcopal Church Quarterly Conference Announcement, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: 1912

74. Pisgah Baseball Player in Uniform, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016026
Title:: Pisgah Baseball Player in Uniform, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

75. African-American Baseball Player in a Pirates Uniform, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016025
Title:: African-American Baseball Player in a Pirates Uniform, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

76. Wolf Farm with an Oil Well in the Foreground, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016024
Title:: Wolf Farm with an Oil Well in the Foreground, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

77. Portable Sawmill Operation, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016023
Title:: Portable Sawmill Operation, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

78. Academy Building at Brandonville, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016022
Title:: Academy Building at Brandonville, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

79. Old Mill Above St. Joe, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016021
Title:: Old Mill Above St. Joe, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

"We are sure of a Taft victory."

80. Election Day in Albright, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 016019
Title:: Election Day in Albright, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: "We are sure of a Taft victory."

81. Fairview Cemetary, Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015992
Title:: Fairview Cemetary, Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

82. Boating at Beaver's Hole, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015991
Title:: Boating at Beaver's Hole, Preston County, W. Va.

People are enjoying an outing along Decker's Creek in Preston County, West Virginia.

83. Decker's Creek Outing, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015984
Title:: Decker's Creek Outing, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890-1910
Description:: People are enjoying an outing along Decker's Creek in Preston County, West Virginia.

People are enjoying an outing along Decker's Creek in Preston County, West Virginia.

84. Decker's Creek Outing, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015983
Title:: Decker's Creek Outing, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: People are enjoying an outing along Decker's Creek in Preston County, West Virginia.

85. Lumber Men and Family Members at a Rural Saw Mill, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015978
Title:: Lumber Men and Family Members at a Rural Saw Mill, Preston County, W. Va.

86. Boy and Girl with Puppies, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015972
Title:: Boy and Girl with Puppies, Preston County, W. Va.

87. Boy on a Tricycle with Man and Dog, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015971
Title:: Boy on a Tricycle with Man and Dog, Preston County, W. Va.

88. Main Street, Albright, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015888
Title:: Main Street, Albright, Preston County, W. Va.

89. Eglon, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015887
Title:: Eglon, Preston County, W. Va.

View of people on street near Benson's Restaurant at Terra Alta.

90. Terra Alta, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015886
Title:: Terra Alta, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: View of people on street near Benson's Restaurant at Terra Alta.

91. Lenox, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015885
Title:: Lenox, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 191

People with horses and buggies pose in Valley Point. Hartman Hotel is on the left.

92. Main Street, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015884
Title:: Main Street, Valley Point, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: 1900
Description:: People with horses and buggies pose in Valley Point. Hartman Hotel is on the left.

93. Brandonville, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015883
Title:: Brandonville, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1900

94. Big Sandy Creek, Bruceton Mills, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015877
Title:: Big Sandy Creek, Bruceton Mills, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910

'Front view of Price's Tavern (white building immediate left of monument) where Preston county was formed. Upstairs bedroom, April 1818. Built before 1810, it was an inn until 1882. Id by Norman Chipps, July 2nd, 1993.'

95. Price's Tavern, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015876
Title:: Price's Tavern, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca, 1910
Description:: 'Front view of Price's Tavern (white building immediate left of monument) where Preston county was formed. Upstairs bedroom, April 1818. Built before 1810, it was an inn until 1882. Id by Norman Chipps, July 2nd, 1993.'

96. Fourth of July Parade, Terra Alta, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015872
Title:: Fourth of July Parade, Terra Alta, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: 1913