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IDNO:
040409
Title:
Gibson Brothers Department Store, Tunnelton, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1901
Description:
A hitched wagon is parked outside on a dirt paved road with several unidentified men and boys standing in front of the store. One man (left) sits on a bicycle.
IDNO:
047770
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
Description:
Man on right wears a ribbon that says "Hoffman Post No. 62 C.A.R. Morgantown, W. Va.". Man on left wears a ribbon that says "Preston County Soldiers' Reunion July 2, 3, and 4 Kingwood, W. Va.".
IDNO:
047771
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
Description:
Man on right wears a ribbon that says "Preston County Soldiers' Reunion July 2, 3, and 4 Kingwood, W. Va.".
IDNO:
047772
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
Description:
Man on left wears ribbon that says "Lyon Post No. 23, Dept. of W. Va." and man on right wears one saying "T.G. Nash Post No. 23 Dept. of W. Va.".
IDNO:
047773
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veteran at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
IDNO:
047774
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
Description:
Man on right wears a ribbon that says "Lyon Post No. 23 Dept. of W. Va.". Both men also wear a ribbon that says "Preston County Soldiers' Reunion July 2, 3, and 4 Kingwood, W. Va.".
IDNO:
047775
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
Description:
Both men are wearing a ribbon that says "Preston County Soldiers' Reunion July 2, 3, and 4 Kingwood, W. Va.".
IDNO:
047777
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veteran at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
Description:
Man wears a ribbon that says "Kelley Post No. 111 G.A.R. Kingwood, W. Va.".
IDNO:
047776
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veteran at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
IDNO:
047778
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
IDNO:
047779
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veteran at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
IDNO:
047781
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veteran at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
IDNO:
047780
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veteran at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
IDNO:
047783
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
Description:
Man on right wears a ribbon that says "Preston County Soldiers' Reunion July 2, 3, and 4 Kingwood, W. Va.".
IDNO:
047782
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War Veterans at Preston Co. Soldiers Reunion, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1904/07
Description:
Man on left wears a ribbon that says "Preston County Soldiers' Reunion July 2, 3, and 4 Kingwood, W. Va.".
IDNO:
028302
Title:
Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1906/08/16
Description:
Terra Alta, W. Va. is 3300 feet above sea level.
IDNO:
037546
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Aurora, W. Va.
Date:
1908
IDNO:
037671
Title:
Bruceton Mills, W. Va.
Date:
1908
IDNO:
028298
Title:
Main Street, Brandonville, W. Va.
Date:
1908/05/11
IDNO:
047917
Title:
Beech Run Children's Day, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
1908/08/09
Description:
Beech Run Church congregation gathered outside of church building on Children's Day.
IDNO:
047927
Title:
Beech Run M.E. Children's Day, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
1908/08/30
IDNO:
047888
Title:
Veterans and Families at Fair View Cemetery, Pisgah, W. Va.
Date:
1909
IDNO:
038383
Title:
Tunnelton, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1909/08/14
Description:
Post card print of a wide angle view of Tunnelton. Inscription on the back, "Sat Aug 14/1908 Going home, Calvin Smith"
IDNO:
027928
Title:
Boathouse and Section of Lake Terra Alta, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1910
Description:
Post card sent August 16, 1910.
IDNO:
028288
Title:
Decoration Day, Pisgah, W. Va.
Date:
1910/06/11
Description:
Decoration day parade in Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va..
IDNO:
048063
Title:
Fourth of July Parade in Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1910/07/04
Description:
Soldiers marching band can be seen up front, followed by group representing Preston County coal miners. Little boy in bottom left watches the action.
IDNO:
045155
Title:
View of Train Tracks Running Behind Racket Store and Other Buildings in Rowlesburg, W. Va.
Date:
1911
IDNO:
047928
Title:
Albright School Students and Several Faculty Members, Albright, W. Va.
Date:
1911
Description:
Principal: David K. Mason, First Assistant: Myrtle Lemon, Primary Class: Lona Bishop
IDNO:
028304
Title:
Interior of Woolen Mill After Fire, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1911/06/28
Description:
Aftermath of June 29, 1911 fire at Woolen Mill in Terra Alta, W. Va..
IDNO:
047789
Title:
Brandonville School Children and Bruce Hartman, Teacher, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
1912
IDNO:
048015
Title:
Grand Army of the Republic Soldiers Decoration Day, Bruceton Mills, W. Va.
Date:
1912
Description:
Veterans stand at grave site holding American flags.
IDNO:
048125
Title:
4-H Club Delegates From Marion, Wood, and Preston Counties, W. Va.
Date:
1914
IDNO:
030612
Title:
Class Portrait, Mt. Nebo School, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1914/04/15
Description:
E. S. Bell is identified as teacher.
IDNO:
048012
Title:
Bruceton Mills School Students Outside of Bank, Bruceton Mills, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
L.F. Silbaugh, teacher.
IDNO:
033616
Title:
Students in Newburgh High School, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
'2nd from left back row is Vanzula(?)Gull, daughter of Phillip. 2nd from right 3rd(#19) Evelyn Menear, daughter of Alice Gull. Mary Kidwell is 4th from Right-front row.
IDNO:
040428
Title:
Memorial Ceremony, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
1920
Description:
Possibly a Memorial Day Event.
IDNO:
028284
Title:
Buildings, Masontown, W. Va.
Date:
1925/10/03
Description:
"This picture was taken at Masontown Pennsylvania near my cousin Ruth Stalukee." a caption on picture indicated the location as W. Va. but a handwritten note identified this place as Pennsylvania.
IDNO:
034393
Title:
201st Infantry Band at Camp Dawson in Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1930/07/20-1930/08/03
Description:
'1. Forest Fleming, 3. John Hoffman, 6. Russell Shahau, 8. Robert Jackson, 10. Gerald Lewelleu, 11.___ Jackson, 13. Harold Watson, 14. Angelo Di Pietro, 15. Dr. C.A. Moser, 17. Robert Dauthat, 18. Eldou(?) Wright, 21. L.S. McIntire, 22. Edward Sauto, 23. Walter Corey, 25. P.R. Watson, 28. Wilson Shortridge, 29. William Jackson, 32. West Mauley, 32. ____ Brown, 34. Don Di Vincent, and 35. James Di Vincent'
IDNO:
037952
Title:
Typical House of Home Project in Reedsville, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1934/01/05
Description:
This small,one story house was typical of the first group to be built in the Home Project, Preston County, West Virginia. An unidentified man, wearing a hat and overcoat, is standing in front of the house.
IDNO:
041539
Title:
Cemetery and Homes in Rowlesburg, W. Va.
Date:
1935
IDNO:
051614
Title:
Charles Feathers and Joe Hanger Palling Around at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1948-1949
Description:
Feathers, top, and Hanger, bottom, goof around in the high school parking lot.
IDNO:
051597
Title:
Paul R. Cooper and Sarah Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Cooper, left, and DeWitt, right, pose together for a photo during their senior year at Terra Alta High School.
IDNO:
051598
Title:
Sara Lou DeWitt with Paul R. Cooper Outside of High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
DeWitt, left, and Cooper, right, pose outside of Terra Alta High School during their senior year.
IDNO:
051599
Title:
Sara Lou DeWitt, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Candid photograph of DeWitt during her senior year at Terra Alta High School.
IDNO:
051610
Title:
Photographer at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
An unidentified boy looks into a camera.
IDNO:
051612
Title:
Paul Cooper and Friend at Terra Alta High School, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Cooper, left, stands beside a girl that is likely Donna Mae Deberry.
IDNO:
051611
Title:
Terra Alta High School Students, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Back of the photograph reads, "the Gang."
IDNO:
051617
Title:
Paul Cooper and Charles Feather on Top of Terra Alta High School Outhouse, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Cooper, left, and Feather, right, pose on top of the bathroom shack.
IDNO:
051616
Title:
Paul Cooper Balancing on Men's Outhouse, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1950-1951
Description:
Cooper poses on top of the men's bathroom shack.
IDNO:
051852
Title:
Youth Football Team, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1967/10/14
Description:
A group of young boys gather for a team photo. One of the boys is a McMillan (McMillen) kid.
IDNO:
052245
Title:
National Wildwater Races, Rowelesburg, W. Va.
Date:
1974/05
Description:
An unidentified man guides his canoe through Calamity Rock at Cheat River Narrows during the National Wildwater Races.
IDNO:
052248
Title:
Making Hay, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1975
Description:
Three men gather hay across a field with hand tools.
IDNO:
052250
Title:
Junior Deputies on Good Neighbor Day, Bruceton Mills, W. Va.
Date:
1975
Description:
Six boys sport their junior deputy badges during the Good Neighbor Day event.
IDNO:
052252
Title:
Stella Elliott, Albright, W. Va.
Date:
1976/06
Description:
Albright is pictured sitting on a porch's rocking bench.
IDNO:
052253
Title:
Jessie Fern Mayfield Calvert, Rodamer, W. Va.
Date:
1976/11
Description:
Mrs. Calvert dumps water into pails. She was living without running water.
IDNO:
047173
Title:
Group Sits on Porch Reading Newspaper, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Knights of Pythias pillows sit by their feet.
IDNO:
047174
Title:
Group of Women Pose on Top of Small Walking Bridge, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Unidentified group of women, some wearing fashionable hats of the day, lean on the bridge railing.
IDNO:
047176
Title:
Destroyed Farm Building Revealing Piles of Hay Inside, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
047791
Title:
Large Group of People Gathered By Side of Train Tracks, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
047790
Title:
View of Farmland and Buildings in Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
047920
Title:
Mill Run on Snowy Day, Hazelton, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
047923
Title:
Valley Point Baseball Team in Front of Group Seated on Horseback or Standing on Wagon, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Most people in group are holding American flags.
IDNO:
047956
Title:
Deal and Lepley Lumber Plant, Near Valley Point, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
047997
Title:
Several People Outside of Hazelton Post Office, Hazelton, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
048052
Title:
Store Clerk in Entrance to Casey's Pharmacy, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
048055
Title:
Horse Team Pulling Early Mechanized Piece of Farming Equipment, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Barn in background is plastered in Sun Brothers Circus posters advertising a show in Kingwood, West Virginia on June 14.
IDNO:
048107
Title:
Baseball Game at Bruceton Baseball Diamond, Bruceton Mills, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
048108
Title:
Illustration of New Court House, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Milburn, Heister, and Company, architects.
IDNO:
048110
Title:
Group Outside of Cabin at Denny Camp, Valley Point, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
048130
Title:
Iron Bridge Over Deckers Creek, East of Sturgisson, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
048140
Title:
Person Inside of Cornwell Cave, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
048141
Title:
Cornwell Cave Walls Covered in Bats, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
048150
Title:
Man Holding Headlamp Stands on Stalagmite in Cornwell Cave, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
048149
Title:
Rifle Inside of Cornwell Cave, Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:
Undated
IDNO:
015970
Title:
Brass Band, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Description:
First on left is Ephraim M. Manear.
IDNO:
015532
Title:
Darus Bolyard Farm House, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
IDNO:
015533
Title:
J. W. Watson, Feetwell, Wilhelm House, Kingwood, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Description:
A lady is standing on the front steps of the J.W. Watson, Feetwell, Wilhelm House in Kingwood, West Virginia. 'J.W. Watson house, now owned by Feetwell, corner of Tunnelton Street in Kingwood. Home also of Judge Wilhelm in his later years.'
IDNO:
050521
Title:
Alpha Cement Plant, Manheim, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1940
Description:
One of Preston County's leading industrial plants
IDNO:
050520
Title:
Greer Limestone Plant, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1940
Description:
Machinery used to mine limestone at the Greer Limestone Plant in Kingwood, W. Va. Limestone, sandstone, and coal are abundant natural resources in Preston County.
IDNO:
026717
Title:
Hotel in Newburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1895-1915
Description:
'Where 'Mother' was widow.'
IDNO:
014697
Title:
Rig with a History, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
'This entire outfit was once the property of the Fairfaxes. The buggy was made at Morgantown in 1858. The mule is sweet sixteen, and Samuel has the distinction of having honorably served his country during the late unpleasantness.'
IDNO:
015966
Title:
Graduates of Old Kingwood Academy, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
A group portrait of graduates of Old Kingwood Academy. Sixth from left is Isa Davis, mother of Dr. D. R. Davis, Kingwood.
IDNO:
000033
Title:
A-B Baseball Players
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
Two players wearing uniforms with the letters "A" and "B", possibly from Preston County.
IDNO:
052317
Title:
Group of Men Gathered Outside Unidentified Building, Valley Point, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Four men stand and seven men sit outside of a building. A spigot with a communal drinking cup is pictured on the left.
IDNO:
052318
Title:
Children of Valley Point, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Three young girls are pictured, one holding a parasol and one holding a kitten.
IDNO:
052319
Title:
Woman Dressed for Winter, likely in Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
An unidentified woman is dressed in a fur coat and muff. She is standing on a rug with cats imprinted on it.
IDNO:
052320
Title:
Residences in Valley Point, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
A man sits on the porch of the home in the forefront. The second house is under construction.
IDNO:
052322
Title:
Two Girls Relaxing on a Lawn Chair, Valley Point, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Two unidentified girls lean back in a lawn chair. A hammock is visible to the right.
IDNO:
052323
Title:
Boy Pushing Girl in Wheelchair, likely Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
An unidentified boy pushes a young girl in a wheelchair across a lawn.
IDNO:
052341
Title:
Man Drinking While Driving Horse-Drawn Vehicle, Valley Point, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
An unidentified man holds onto what appears to be a liquor bottle as he sits in a horse-drawn carriage.
IDNO:
052342
Title:
Baby in Rocking Horse, likely Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
An unidentified infant is pictured sitting inside of a rocking horse. Beside the child is a doll.
IDNO:
052343
Title:
Children Holding American Flags, likely Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Two unidentified children pose together as they hold up small American flags, perhaps in celebration of Independence Day. The flags appear to have 45 stars, indicating that this photo was taken between 1896 and 1907.
IDNO:
052344
Title:
Twins and Dog, Valley Point, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Two girl twins in identical outfits pose with their pet dog.
IDNO:
052345
Title:
Family Lounging on Lawn, likely Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
A man, his wife, their three children and family pet relax on the lawn outside of their home.
IDNO:
052347
Title:
Family Portrait, likely Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
A multi-generational family poses in front of a picket fence. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
052346
Title:
Two Boys with Hunting Dogs, likely Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
A young man and a boy pose with their hunting rifles. Beside them are two dogs.
