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Crowd watches as flames erupt in the tower of the old capitol building.

61. Old State Capitol Building on Fire in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005559
Title:
Old State Capitol Building on Fire in Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1921/01/03
Description:
Crowd watches as flames erupt in the tower of the old capitol building.
Men lean against a fence to look at the ruins of the Capitol Building.

62. Old State Capitol Building After the Fire, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005560
Title:
Old State Capitol Building After the Fire, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1921/01/03
Description:
Men lean against a fence to look at the ruins of the Capitol Building.
View of the burned out windows and broken walls of the Capitol building after the fire of 1921.

63. Old State Capitol Building After the Fire, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005561
Title:
Old State Capitol Building After the Fire, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1921/01/03
Description:
View of the burned out windows and broken walls of the Capitol building after the fire of 1921.
Flames and smoke surround the tower of the old Capitol building.

64. Old State Capitol Building on Fire in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005562
Title:
Old State Capitol Building on Fire in Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1921/01/03
Description:
Flames and smoke surround the tower of the old Capitol building.
Firefighters attempt to put out the fire in the Capitol building in Charleston, W. Va.

65. Old State Capitol Building on Fire in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005563
Title:
Old State Capitol Building on Fire in Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1921/01/03
Description:
Firefighters attempt to put out the fire in the Capitol building in Charleston, W. Va.
Postcard of the W. Va. capitol. 'The building is open to visitors daily, including weekends.'

66. State Capitol Building on Great Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005564
Title:
State Capitol Building on Great Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Postcard of the W. Va. capitol. 'The building is open to visitors daily, including weekends.'
Flames and smoke come from the tower of the Capitol building.

67. Old State Capitol Building on Fire in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005565
Title:
Old State Capitol Building on Fire in Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1921/01/03
Description:
Flames and smoke come from the tower of the Capitol building.
'West Virginia moved its seat of government so many times during the first twenty-two years of its existence that popularly it was said to have a 'Capitol on Wheels.' In brief the capitol was located as follows: At Wheeling from June 20, 1863 to April 1, 1870. (6 years, 7 months, 11 days) At Charleston from April 1, 1870 to May 21 1875. (5 Years, 1 month, 20 days) At Wheeling from May 21, 1875 to May 1885 (9 years, 11 months, 11 days) At Charleston from May 1, 1885 to the present time.

68. West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
013418
Title:
West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
'West Virginia moved its seat of government so many times during the first twenty-two years of its existence that popularly it was said to have a 'Capitol on Wheels.' In brief the capitol was located as follows: At Wheeling from June 20, 1863 to April 1, 1870. (6 years, 7 months, 11 days) At Charleston from April 1, 1870 to May 21 1875. (5 Years, 1 month, 20 days) At Wheeling from May 21, 1875 to May 1885 (9 years, 11 months, 11 days) At Charleston from May 1, 1885 to the present time.

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

IDNO:
034453
Title:
State Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1907-1958

70. State Capitol, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
034466
Title:
State Capitol, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1907-1958
Aerial view of Capitol Complex in Charleston, W. Va.

71. Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
038547
Title:
Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Aerial view of Capitol Complex in Charleston, W. Va.
Construction of the dome on the State Capitol Building in Charleston, W. Va.

72. Construction of Capitol Building

IDNO:
038548
Title:
Construction of Capitol Building
Description:
Construction of the dome on the State Capitol Building in Charleston, W. Va.