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IDNO:
040286
Title:
Tygart River at Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1859
Description:
Probably a photograph of a sketch from an elevated view which includes part of Grafton and a bridge crossing the river.
IDNO:
028370
Title:
West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1903
IDNO:
040911
Title:
Probably Grafton High School Football Team, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1906
Description:
Several players are wearing "noseguards" around their necks.
IDNO:
029112
Title:
Postcard with Photo of Main Street Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1906/05/01
IDNO:
028362
Title:
Students in front of Flemington High School, Flemington, W. Va.
Date:
1907
IDNO:
042350
Title:
View of Trainyard and City Buildings; Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1907
IDNO:
014940
Title:
Class Photo Painter School, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1908
Description:
'First row, left to right: Walter Painter, Ray Bodkin, Lon Bodkin, Tommy Painter. Second row, left to right: Parion Cowger, Jessie Painter, Lynn Conrad, Lola Cowger, Myrtle Hevener, Oscar Painter. Third row, left to right: Ola Homan, Jessie Hammer (Teacher), Fanny Conrad.
IDNO:
028361
Title:
Methodist Protestant Church in Flemington, W. Va.
Date:
1908
IDNO:
028354
Title:
Flemington High School, W. Va.
Date:
1908/09/21
IDNO:
042349
Title:
Tipple Boys and Drivers for Maryland Coal Co. Near Sandy's Run; Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1908/09/25
IDNO:
028744
Title:
Andrew's Methodist Episcopal Church, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1908/10/18
Description:
Now the International Mothers Day Shrine.
IDNO:
028355
Title:
Baptist Church, Flemington, W. Va.
Date:
1908/12/08
IDNO:
028360
Title:
Bridge and Homes in Flemington, W. Va.
Date:
1909
IDNO:
028363
Title:
Flemington High School, Flemington, W. Va.
Date:
1909
IDNO:
028364
Title:
Cather Street, Flemington, W. Va.
Date:
1909
IDNO:
042357
Title:
Tygart Valley Glass Workers; Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1910
IDNO:
014751
Title:
Distant View of West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1910/09
IDNO:
014752
Title:
Mother Pig and New Born Pigs at the West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1910/09
IDNO:
014748
Title:
Young Boy Picking Beans for Dinner at the West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1910/09
IDNO:
028359
Title:
Coal Company Store, Rosemont, W. Va.
Date:
1911
IDNO:
014742
Title:
Aerial View of the West Virginia Reform School Looking East, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/09
IDNO:
014749
Title:
Young Boys Buring Potatoes at the West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/09
IDNO:
014666
Title:
Painters at Work on the West Virginia Reform School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/09
IDNO:
014735
Title:
Shoats in a field at West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/09
IDNO:
014739
Title:
Young Boys Blading Cane at the West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/09
IDNO:
014758
Title:
Colored Boys' Cottage at the West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/09
IDNO:
014709
Title:
Concrete Bridge at Tappan, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/10
IDNO:
049784
Title:
McGee, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/10
IDNO:
017943
Title:
Flemington Baseball Team, Flemington, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1914
IDNO:
014918
Title:
Jones Farm Near Pruntytown,Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1914/06
Description:
Part of the Industrial School for Boys.
IDNO:
014915
Title:
Berkshire Sows Grazing at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1914/06
IDNO:
014914
Title:
Field Work at the West Virginia Industrial School For Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1914/06
IDNO:
014743
Title:
Distant view of the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1914/06
IDNO:
014917
Title:
Administration Building, W. Va. Industrial School for Boys, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1914/06
IDNO:
014745
Title:
Driveway at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1916/06
IDNO:
014668
Title:
Lakin Cottage, West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1916/06
IDNO:
014722
Title:
Robinson Cottage at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1920/06
IDNO:
014795
Title:
Central Plant at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1920/06
IDNO:
014667
Title:
Kunst Cottage, West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1920/06
IDNO:
014755
Title:
Administration Building, W. Va. Industrial School for Boys, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1920/06
IDNO:
014793
Title:
Stephenson Cottage West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1920/06
IDNO:
014746
Title:
Blue grass pasture at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1920/06
IDNO:
014737
Title:
Jones Colonies, Lakin and Hatfield cottages, and new barns at West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1920/06
IDNO:
014913
Title:
Automobile License Tag Plant and Kunst Cottage at West Virginia Industrial School For Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1922/06
IDNO:
014477
Title:
Barn and Silo at West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1922/06
IDNO:
014732
Title:
Hatfield Cottage at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1924/06
IDNO:
014754
Title:
Administration Building, W. Va. Industrial School for Boys, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1924/06
IDNO:
014759
Title:
Barnes' School and Davidson Cottage at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1924/06
IDNO:
014757
Title:
Robinson Cottage at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1924/06
IDNO:
014926
Title:
Costumed Flemington High School Thespians, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1926
IDNO:
014670
Title:
Superintendent's Home, West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1927/06
IDNO:
014741
Title:
Administration Building, W. Va. Industrial School for Boys, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1927/06
IDNO:
014740
Title:
Central Dining Hall at West Virginia Industrial School for Boys in Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1927/06
IDNO:
014744
Title:
Shops Building at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1930/06
IDNO:
040186
Title:
1848 Grave of William McDaniel, McDaniel Cemetery, Stone House, W. Va.
Date:
1933
Description:
Records show William McDaniel died in 1848, not 1811 as stated in the caption. The sycamore tree in the image sprouted and grew through the grave. The grave was later moved, before the area was flooded by the Tygart Valley Dam Project in 1937.
IDNO:
006215
Title:
Grafton Girls Basketball Team
Date:
1934
Description:
Members of a Girls Basketball team in Grafton, West Virginia, pose for a group portrait.
IDNO:
046378
Title:
Constructing Grafton Flood Control Dam, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1936/08/31
Description:
Print number 1733.
IDNO:
042351
Title:
Lewis Service Station; Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1938
Description:
Men stand around car while filling it up with gasoline at Lewis Service Station in Grafton, West Virginia.
IDNO:
028736
Title:
Performers on Stage at Radio Ranch near Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1949/08/31
IDNO:
014698
Title:
Birthplace of Anna Jarvis, Webster, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
Front view of the home of Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day. Webster is near Grafton in Taylor County.
IDNO:
014937
Title:
Farm of Dr. Haislip Near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1960/09
Description:
Typescript on the back of photograph: 'Photo Number: WV-514-5; Location: Tygart Valley SCD - Taylor County; Pond on Dr. Haislip's farm near Grafton, W. Va. Good pastures, hay and beef cattle combine with adequate water supply to give a picture of prosperity.'
IDNO:
051208
Title:
Pruntytown Methodist Church, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
The church was organized prior to West Virginia becoming a state in 1821 in what was then known as Williamsport, Virginia.
IDNO:
051214
Title:
Warder Chapel at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
The chapel was built in what was then Williamsport, Virginia, twenty years before West Virginia became a state. The building served as a Methodist Protestant church until the Union of Methodist Churches in 1939. In 1947, the church and its grounds were sold to the Industrial School and was designated the school's institutional chapel.
IDNO:
051216
Title:
Andrews Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
This church known as the "Mother Church of Mother's Day" and is where the Mother's Day holiday began when Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis began an effort to reunite family ties that had been broken during the Civil War. The day of reunification, first called "Mother's Friendship Day", was an organized event in which mother's of the community were brought together. Union and Confederate soldiers and their family members also participated, shaking each other's hands and rekindling friendship.Today, the holiday has grown to be internationally celebrated and recognized. This church currently holds an International Mother's Day shrine.
IDNO:
051217
Title:
First Baptist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
The church was established in 1858.
IDNO:
051220
Title:
St. Augustine Catholic Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
The church was established in the 1850's when Irish and German settlers came to the town of Grafton to build the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B. & O.).
IDNO:
051228
Title:
Middleville Church, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
The church was first called Booths Creek and later changed to Middleville. It was organized in 1825.
IDNO:
014708
Title:
Grafton Flood Control Dam on the Tygart River, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1966
IDNO:
014706
Title:
Grafton Flood Control Dam on the Tygart River, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1966
IDNO:
014707
Title:
Grafton Flood Control Dam, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1966
IDNO:
029202
Title:
Tygart River Dam and Reservoir (Tygart Lake)
Date:
ca,. 1905-1925
Description:
The Dam facts: Supervision: Corps. U. S. Army Engineers, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Contractors: Frederick Snare Corp., New York, N. Y.; Width: 1900 FT.; Height: 265 Ft.; shoreline of Lake: 68.6 Miles.
IDNO:
014951
Title:
Customers and Employees at the Western Union Telegraph Office Near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014932
Title:
Houses on Hill Next to River near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014924
Title:
Logging Crew and Horses on a Bridge in Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014935
Title:
Sawmill near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014927
Title:
Scene Near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014944
Title:
Site of Train Wreck Near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014928
Title:
Community Near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014942
Title:
Railroad Tunnel Near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014943
Title:
Railroad Crew Near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014948
Title:
Distant View of a River and Houses Near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014946
Title:
Sawmill Near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014949
Title:
Flood Aftermath on the River near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014925
Title:
Customers in Front of A. Rightmire Store near Grafton in Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
IDNO:
014690
Title:
Railroad Bridge near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
IDNO:
014688
Title:
Railroad Bridge near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
IDNO:
014687
Title:
Railroad Bridge near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
IDNO:
014689
Title:
Railroad Bridge near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
View of railroad bridge in Taylor County. Three men on cart on railroad tracks.
IDNO:
014691
Title:
Railroad Bridge near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
IDNO:
014692
Title:
Railroad Bridge near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
View of railroad bridge in Taylor County.
IDNO:
014694
Title:
Band, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
Members of the Taylor County Band standing on a hillside. Third from right with trombone is Dr. Charley Brown
IDNO:
014704
Title:
Brickyard at W. Va. Industrial School for Colored Boys, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1904
IDNO:
028353
Title:
M. L. Shields and Residence, Tyrconnell, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905-1925
Description:
The house is located in Taylor Co. between Bridgeport and Flemington, W. Va.
IDNO:
028372
Title:
Pruntytown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905-1925
IDNO:
028786
Title:
Grave Markers in the U. S. National Cemetery, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905-1925
IDNO:
028873
Title:
Tygart Lake Waterscape near Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905-1925
Description:
A picture taken at dawn.
