Several men are standing and sitting on the porch of the Maderia Hotel in Morgantown, West Virginia; 'Copied by Bradford Laidley, taken from Prosperity and Education Edition of The New Dominion in Morgantown, Feb. 1903.'
Franklin Hotel on the Corner of Chestnut and Walnut Streets, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1887
Description:
Hotel was built in 1796. 'From Left to right the men are Charles W. Finnell, George C. Hayes, who conducted a store opposite the old tavern; and Henry Morgan, a former editor of the Morgantown Post. The colored porter is Abe Croston who worked many years in the hostelry.'
A man and a woman are standing in front of an automobile that is parked in front of the Home Hotel in Morgantown, West Virginia. A man and two women are sitting in the automobile.