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View of the Executive Mansion, in Charleston, West Virginia.

1. Executive Mansion, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005426
Title:
Executive Mansion, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
View of the Executive Mansion, in Charleston, West Virginia.
A postcard of the Executive Mansion in Charleston, West Virginia, taken on a snowy winter day.

2. Executive Mansion, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005427
Title:
Executive Mansion, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
A postcard of the Executive Mansion in Charleston, West Virginia, taken on a snowy winter day.
View of the Executive Mansion in Charleston, West Virginia taken on a snowy winter day.

3. Executive Mansion, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005428
Title:
Executive Mansion, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
View of the Executive Mansion in Charleston, West Virginia taken on a snowy winter day.
View of the West Virginia State Capitol Building in Charleston, West Virginia.

4. State Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005429
Title:
State Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
View of the West Virginia State Capitol Building in Charleston, West Virginia.
A man stands near the two story Victorian style Roy Bird Cook Drug Store in Charleston, West Virginia.

5. Roy Bird Cook Drug Store in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005430
Title:
Roy Bird Cook Drug Store in Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
A man stands near the two story Victorian style Roy Bird Cook Drug Store in Charleston, West Virginia.
A man stands near the two story Victorian style Roy Bird Cook Drug Store in Charleston, West Virginia.

6. Roy Bird Cook Drug Store in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005431
Title:
Roy Bird Cook Drug Store in Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
A man stands near the two story Victorian style Roy Bird Cook Drug Store in Charleston, West Virginia.
'The orginial public transit system in Charleston, founded in 1888, operated two cars for several years. Electric cars like that above, replaced those drawn by horses. Note how motormen were exposed to the elements.'

7. Charleston Traction Company Trolley, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005432
Title:
Charleston Traction Company Trolley, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
'The orginial public transit system in Charleston, founded in 1888, operated two cars for several years. Electric cars like that above, replaced those drawn by horses. Note how motormen were exposed to the elements.'
'Charleston, Capitol City of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of Elk and Kanawha Rivers in the heart of the State's Chemical, Coal and Gas Industries. Kanawha Airport in the background represents greatest earth moving project in commerical aviation history. Nearly ten million cubic yards earth and rock were moved.'--Postcard

8. Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va. and Kanawha Airport

IDNO:
005433
Title:
Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va. and Kanawha Airport
Description:
'Charleston, Capitol City of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of Elk and Kanawha Rivers in the heart of the State's Chemical, Coal and Gas Industries. Kanawha Airport in the background represents greatest earth moving project in commerical aviation history. Nearly ten million cubic yards earth and rock were moved.'--Postcard
'My Dear: On the other side you see a group of our Ladies' Aid. That good looking one is I. To-day Mrs. Wm. Burdette Mathews and Mrs. Sarah F. Blundon entertained us at their home, 1501 Quarrier St. We have subscribed $5000.00 on the new church and may have to call you to help before long. Yours with love.'--Postcard

9. Ladies Aid Society, State Street M. E. Church, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005435
Title:
Ladies Aid Society, State Street M. E. Church, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1908
Description:
'My Dear: On the other side you see a group of our Ladies' Aid. That good looking one is I. To-day Mrs. Wm. Burdette Mathews and Mrs. Sarah F. Blundon entertained us at their home, 1501 Quarrier St. We have subscribed $5000.00 on the new church and may have to call you to help before long. Yours with love.'--Postcard
View of the Holly Grove Mansion, built in 1813, in Charleston, West Virginia. Holly Grove Manison is also called the Daniel Ruffner House. Negative by R. S. Franken, Oct. 10, 1920.

10. Holly Grove Mansion, Home of Daniel Ruffner, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005436
Title:
Holly Grove Mansion, Home of Daniel Ruffner, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1928
Description:
View of the Holly Grove Mansion, built in 1813, in Charleston, West Virginia. Holly Grove Manison is also called the Daniel Ruffner House. Negative by R. S. Franken, Oct. 10, 1920.
'Charleston, W. Va-Capitol in distance-at junction of Elk River with Kanawha. Boulevard occupies in great part originial section of James River and Kanawha Turnpike. Here old stage coaches ferried across the river.'

11. Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005437
Title:
Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1945
Description:
'Charleston, W. Va-Capitol in distance-at junction of Elk River with Kanawha. Boulevard occupies in great part originial section of James River and Kanawha Turnpike. Here old stage coaches ferried across the river.'

12. Charleston Bridge, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005438
Title:
Charleston Bridge, Charleston, W. Va.
View of the Post Office and a Federal Building behind it, located in Charleston, West Virginia.

13. Post Office and Federal Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005439
Title:
Post Office and Federal Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
View of the Post Office and a Federal Building behind it, located in Charleston, West Virginia.
A light snow has fallen on the Executive Mansion and State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia.

14. Executive Mansion, and State Capitol, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005440
Title:
Executive Mansion, and State Capitol, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
A light snow has fallen on the Executive Mansion and State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia.
Cables and wooden bridge has fallen into the Elk River. People line the shore and bank of river to watch the rescuing of people from the bridge.

15. Elk River Bridge Disaster, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005441
Title:
Elk River Bridge Disaster, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1904
Description:
Cables and wooden bridge has fallen into the Elk River. People line the shore and bank of river to watch the rescuing of people from the bridge.

16. Charleston, W. Va. From the Chesapeake and Ohio Depot, Lock Seven

IDNO:
005442
Title:
Charleston, W. Va. From the Chesapeake and Ohio Depot, Lock Seven
Date:
1908
Automobile warning sign: 'Warning: Motor Automobiles Slow Down to 6 Miles an Hour, Sound Alarm, Town Ordinance.'

17. Automobile Warning Sign in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005443
Title:
Automobile Warning Sign in Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1911
Description:
Automobile warning sign: 'Warning: Motor Automobiles Slow Down to 6 Miles an Hour, Sound Alarm, Town Ordinance.'
A close-up view of the State Board of Control Building in Charleston, West Virginia.

18. State Board of Control Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005444
Title:
State Board of Control Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1919/06
Description:
A close-up view of the State Board of Control Building in Charleston, West Virginia.
The view of Charleston, West Virginia through a bridge crossing the river.

19. Bridge Crossing into Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005445
Title:
Bridge Crossing into Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
The view of Charleston, West Virginia through a bridge crossing the river.
'Works of the Charles Ward Engineering Company towboats 'Duncan Bruce,' 'W. A. Shepard,' 'George T. Price,' 'Wild Goose,' and yacht 'Madge,' in river and survey boat.'

20. Works of the Charles Ward Engineering Company, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005446
Title:
Works of the Charles Ward Engineering Company, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
'Works of the Charles Ward Engineering Company towboats 'Duncan Bruce,' 'W. A. Shepard,' 'George T. Price,' 'Wild Goose,' and yacht 'Madge,' in river and survey boat.'
'Scene at the laying of the corner stone of the new Court House of Kanawha County, West Virginia. A copy of the proceedings is enclosed in the back of this portrait. John S. Cunningham, President of the Kanawha County Court.'

21. Cornerstone Ceremony at the Kanawha County Courthouse, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005447
Title:
Cornerstone Ceremony at the Kanawha County Courthouse, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1892/05/03
Description:
'Scene at the laying of the corner stone of the new Court House of Kanawha County, West Virginia. A copy of the proceedings is enclosed in the back of this portrait. John S. Cunningham, President of the Kanawha County Court.'
People are driving on McCorkle Avenue, U.S. 119, in Charleston, West Virginia.

22. McCorkle Avenue, U.S. 119, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005448
Title:
McCorkle Avenue, U.S. 119, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
People are driving on McCorkle Avenue, U.S. 119, in Charleston, West Virginia.
View of Charleston Business District, Charleston, West Virginia in 1890 (Top;) View of Charleston Business District, Charleston, West Virginia in 1941 (Bottom.)

23. Charleston Skyline in 1891 (Top) and 1941 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005449
Title:
Charleston Skyline in 1891 (Top) and 1941 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1891, 1941
Description:
View of Charleston Business District, Charleston, West Virginia in 1890 (Top;) View of Charleston Business District, Charleston, West Virginia in 1941 (Bottom.)
View of Charleston, West Virginia in 1890.

24. Panoramic View of Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005450
Title:
Panoramic View of Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
View of Charleston, West Virginia in 1890.
View of Charleston, West Virginia in 1854.

25. Drawing of Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005451
Title:
Drawing of Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1854
Description:
View of Charleston, West Virginia in 1854.
A picture postcard of the Hotel Kanawha in Charleston, West Virginia.

26. Hotel Kanawha, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005452
Title:
Hotel Kanawha, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Description:
A picture postcard of the Hotel Kanawha in Charleston, West Virginia.

27. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005453
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1910/03/01
A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia and Kanawha Airport.

28. Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va. and Kanawha Airport

IDNO:
005454
Title:
Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va. and Kanawha Airport
Date:
1952
Description:
A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia and Kanawha Airport.
'The Old Governor's Mansion at 153 Capitol Street, Charleston, West Virginia where we lived from 1921 to 1925 when we moved to new one which we built and lived in one week.'

29. Governor's Mansion, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005455
Title:
Governor's Mansion, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
'The Old Governor's Mansion at 153 Capitol Street, Charleston, West Virginia where we lived from 1921 to 1925 when we moved to new one which we built and lived in one week.'
A distant view of East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, West Virginia. Baseball field visible in lower right corner.

30. East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005456
Title:
East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
A distant view of East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, West Virginia. Baseball field visible in lower right corner.
View of Charleston, West Virginia with bridge over river on right.

31. Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005458
Title:
Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
View of Charleston, West Virginia with bridge over river on right.
People standing in front of a City Building in Charleston, West Virginia.

32. City Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005459
Title:
City Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
People standing in front of a City Building in Charleston, West Virginia.
Customers and dog pose inside Alfred's Store in Poca, West Virginia.

33. Interior of Alfred's Store, Poca, W. Va.

IDNO:
005460
Title:
Interior of Alfred's Store, Poca, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Customers and dog pose inside Alfred's Store in Poca, West Virginia.
View of South Charleston, West Virginia in 1921.

34. South Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005461
Title:
South Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1921/08/08
Description:
View of South Charleston, West Virginia in 1921.
Construction crew workers stand around a pile of bricks.

35. Construction Site in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005462
Title:
Construction Site in Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1895
Description:
Construction crew workers stand around a pile of bricks.
'Charleston, the state's largest urban area.'

36. Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005463
Title:
Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
'Charleston, the state's largest urban area.'
View of the covered walkway of the Charleston Arcade located in Charleston, West Virginia.

37. Charleston Arcade, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005464
Title:
Charleston Arcade, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
View of the covered walkway of the Charleston Arcade located in Charleston, West Virginia.
On a rainy day, some people chose to brave the elements by walking on the city sidewalk, while others chose to drive down Lee Street in Charleston, West Virginia.

38. Lee Street, U.S. 21-60. Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005467
Title:
Lee Street, U.S. 21-60. Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
On a rainy day, some people chose to brave the elements by walking on the city sidewalk, while others chose to drive down Lee Street in Charleston, West Virginia.
A drawing of the Kanawha County Court House in Charleston, West Virginia.

39. Kanawha County Courthouse, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005469
Title:
Kanawha County Courthouse, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
A drawing of the Kanawha County Court House in Charleston, West Virginia.
Complete bathroom with a woman in a bathtub serves as a float for the Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Welders union.

40. Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Welders Local 651 Parade Float in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005472
Title:
Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Welders Local 651 Parade Float in Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Complete bathroom with a woman in a bathtub serves as a float for the Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Welders union.
"The Charleston skyline as it appeared at the time the Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company began business-in 1901. Note the old capitol in the center background and the ferry landing before the C [and] O bridge was built"; In the bottom picture, "modern Charleston as it appears today. Front street has become Kanawha Boulevard and towering skyscrapers fill the landscape. The Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company building appears at the left beyond the Union building."

41. Charleston Skyline in 1901 (Top) and 1951 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005474
Title:
Charleston Skyline in 1901 (Top) and 1951 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1901, 1951
Description:
"The Charleston skyline as it appeared at the time the Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company began business-in 1901. Note the old capitol in the center background and the ferry landing before the C [and] O bridge was built"; In the bottom picture, "modern Charleston as it appears today. Front street has become Kanawha Boulevard and towering skyscrapers fill the landscape. The Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company building appears at the left beyond the Union building."

42. Employees and Customer in West Side Confectionary Store, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005475
Title:
Employees and Customer in West Side Confectionary Store, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
A close-up view of Charleston, West Virginia in 1901.

43. Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005480
Title:
Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1901
Description:
A close-up view of Charleston, West Virginia in 1901.
A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia. Boats along shore of river.

44. Steamboats on the Kanawha at Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005481
Title:
Steamboats on the Kanawha at Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia. Boats along shore of river.
A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia and Kanawha Pines.

45. Steamboat Passes under a Bridge in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005482
Title:
Steamboat Passes under a Bridge in Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia and Kanawha Pines.
Postcard of Charleston, West Virginia.

46. Steamboats at Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005483
Title:
Steamboats at Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Postcard of Charleston, West Virginia.
View of East Charleston and Kanawha City in Charleston, West Virginia.

47. East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005484
Title:
East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1923
Description:
View of East Charleston and Kanawha City in Charleston, West Virginia.
View of South Charleston, West Virginia in 1921. Factories and homes visible along river.

48. South Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005485
Title:
South Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1921/08/08
Description:
View of South Charleston, West Virginia in 1921. Factories and homes visible along river.