Aerial View of City and Kanawha Airport; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "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 commercial aviation history. Nearly ten million cubic yards earth and rock were moved." Published by Kaeser and Blair. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Rear View of New State Capitol; Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Rear view of West Virginia's ten million dollar state capitol reveals the commodious office wings which extend backward from the main section of the building housing the legislative and executive departments. The Capitol's ground area before the rear esplanade is a scene of many official ceremonies." Published by he A.W. Smith News Agency. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
W. Va. State Capitol, Showing the Great Kanawha River and Boat Landing; Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "The State Capitol, E. Kanawha Blvd., between Duffy St. and California Ave. and extending to Washington St., stands on shaded landscaped grounds overlooking the Great Kanawha River. Designed in the Italian renaissance style by Cass Gilbert, it was completed in 1932 at a cost of $10,000,000. A dome 300 feet high, embossed with gold leaf, crowns the central unit, which measures 120 by 558 feet. Atop the crowning lantern is a bronze staff upon which is poised a golden eagle." Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Moonlight Over the Kanawha River, Showing W. Va. Capitol; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1949
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "The Kanawha Boulevard was constructed by the City of Charleston, along the north bank of the Great Kanawha River. It is one of the most elaborate and beautiful projects of its kind in the United States and was built in 1938-39 at a total cost of nearly four million dollars." See original for correspondence. Published by The A.W. Smith News Agency. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "This picture shows Route 60 with the various chemical plants between the road and the river, on Blaine Island and across the Kanawha River." Published by The A.W. Smith News Agency. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Aerial View of Business Section; Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "The business section of Charleston running north from the Kanawha River with the Elk River in the left background." Showing South Side Bridge, Kanawha Blvd. with Riverview Terrace, United Carbon, Ruffner Hotel, and Union Buildings. Published by The A.W. Smith News Agency. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Kanawha Airport was officially opened on December 1, 1947. Four commercial airlines - American, Eastern, Capital and Piedmont - operating more than forty daily schedules over five routes, now serve Kanawha Airport, providing Charleston and surrounding area with direct passenger, air mail, express and cargo service, without change of plane, to fifty cities of the United States. Kanawha Airport involved in the greatest earth moving project in the history of commercial aviation. More than 9,100,000 cubic yards of earth and rock were moved." Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Old Suspension Bridge on Elks River; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
Bridge collapsed January 1905 carrying with it many passengers and vehicles. See original for correspondence. Published by Richardson Book Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
View of Kanawha River from Hillcrest; Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Two young boys and their dog watch the sunset from Hillcrest. See original for correspondence. Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
West Virginia Mountaineer Statue, Capitol Grounds; Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "H.K. Bush Brown, Sculptor. Unveiled December 10, 1912. Montani Semper Liberi. Dedicated to the Hallowed Memories of the Brave Men and Devoted Women Who Saved West Virginia to the Union. Presented to the State and People of West Virginia through the instrumentalities of The Grand Army of the Republic and the Women's Relief Corps by a Private Citizen." See original for correspondence. Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Family and friends gather in Luna Park on benches as children play amongst the trees. See original for correspondence. Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Rock Lake Swimming Pool, Stop 12, St. Albans Line; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1947
Description:
Published by The A. W. Smith News Agency. See original for correspondence and further information about the Rock Lake swimming pool provided by the postcard. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by The A. W. Smith News Agency. See original for further historical information about the Indian Mound provided by the postcard. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Kanawha Airport Terminal Building; Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Black and white photo revealing the interior view of the terminal building including a ceiling mural painted by artist Robert Lepper. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Renowned Lincoln Walks at Midnight Statue; Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "The West Virginia State Capitol Building is a striking background for the impressive bronze statue, "Lincoln Walks at Midnight." Sculpted by the late Fred Torrey, the statue was erected on June 20, 1974 in commemoration of Lincoln's role in establishing West Virginia as a separate state in 1863." Published by Bright of America Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system--oversize.)
