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

1. Executive Mansion, Charleston, W. Va.

A postcard of the Executive Mansion in Charleston, West Virginia, taken on a snowy winter day.

2. Executive Mansion, Charleston, W. Va.

View of the Executive Mansion in Charleston, West Virginia taken on a snowy winter day.

3. Executive Mansion, Charleston, W. Va.

View of the West Virginia State Capitol Building in Charleston, West Virginia.

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

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.

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.

'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.

'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

'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.

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.

'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.

This is the South Side Bridge.

12. 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

A close-up view of the State Board of Control Building in Charleston, West Virginia.

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

The view of Charleston, West Virginia through the South Side Bridge crossing the river.

19. Bridge Crossing into Charleston, W. Va.

'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.

'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.

People are driving on McCorkle Avenue, U.S. 119, in Charleston, West Virginia.

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

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.

View of Charleston, West Virginia in 1890.

24. Panoramic View of Charleston, W. Va.

View of Charleston, West Virginia in 1854.

25. Drawing of Charleston, W. Va.

A picture postcard of the Hotel Kanawha in Charleston, West Virginia.

26. Hotel Kanawha, Charleston, W. Va.

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

A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia and Kanawha Airport.

28. Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va. 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.

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.

View of Charleston, West Virginia with bridge over river on right.

31. Charleston, W. Va.

People standing in front of a City Building in Charleston, West Virginia.

32. City Building, Charleston, W. Va.

Customers and dog pose inside Alfred's Store in Poca, West Virginia.

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

View of South Charleston, West Virginia in 1921.

34. South Charleston, W. Va.

Construction crew workers stand around a pile of bricks.

35. Construction Site in Charleston, W. Va.

'Charleston, the state's largest urban area.'

36. Charleston, W. Va.

View of the covered walkway of the Charleston Arcade located in Charleston, West Virginia.

37. Charleston Arcade, Charleston, W. Va.

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.

A drawing of the Kanawha County Court House in Charleston, West Virginia.

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

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.

"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.

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

A close-up view of Charleston, West Virginia in 1901.

43. Charleston, W. Va.

A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia.  Boats along shore of river.

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

A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia and Kanawha Pines.

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

Postcard of Charleston, West Virginia.

46. Steamboats at Charleston, W. Va.

View of East Charleston and Kanawha City in Charleston, West Virginia.

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

View of South Charleston, West Virginia in 1921. Factories and homes visible along river.

48. South Charleston, W. Va.

View of East Charleston and Kanawha City in Charleston, West Virginia.

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

Two men are crossing a dirt street in Charleston, West Virginia in the early 1900s. On one side of the street are businesses while on the other side of the street are houses. Above the street are lots of telephone wires.

50. Telephone Wires in Downtown Charleston, W. Va..

Aerial view of the factories in South Charleston, West Virginia.

51. Aerial View of South Charleston, W. Va.

52. Steamboats on the Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.

A picture postcard of a winter view of Charleston, West Virginia.

53. Winter Scene in Charleston, W. Va.

54. Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va.

Col. Jackson Arnold looks over the damage to the West Virginia State Capitol Building  fire, in Charleston, West Virginia.

55. Jackson, Colonel Arnold in front of the Remains of the West Virginia State Capitol Building After Fire, Charleston, W. Va.

Top left hand corner, Graining Vats and Platform; Bottom right hand corner, Shipping Department; Center, Cooper Shop; Top right hand corner,Packing Room; and       bottom right hand corner, Salt Well.

56. Interior of Dickinson's Salt Works in Charleston, W. Va.

"Photograph property of Curt Teich [and] Co. Inc., Chicago."

57. Libby Owens Glass Factory, Charleston, W. Va.

The Kanawha River is in the foreground and the capitol in seen center, back ground.

58. Panoramic View of Charleston, W. Va.

A tree growing next to a monument in a square in Charleston, W. Va.

59. Tree in a Square in Charleston, W. Va.

'Located in old creek basin in lower Kanawha St. About 18 feet in circumference below the swell of the limbs.'

60. Tree Located on Kanawha St., Charleston, W. Va.

Eugene A. Carter rides his horse in front of a parade in Charleston, W. Va.

61. Parade in Downtown Charleston, W. Va.

Little boy stands for a portrait in Charleston, piston manufacturing company visible in the background.

62. Boy on Randolph Street, Charleston, W. Va.

'At left is Eugene A. Carter.'

63. Union Men with Picket Signs at the Corner of Kanawha Boulevard and Duffy Street in Charleston, W. Va.

View of Charleston, W. Va. and the Kanawha River.

64. Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va.

View of bridge going into Charleston, W. Va. and Kanawha Boulevard paralleling the river.

65. Aerial View of Bridge and New Kanawha Boulevard, Charleston, W. Va.

Two men stand in Cavenders Lot 601 All Day Parking in Charleston, W. Va.

66. All Day Parking on Capitol Street, Charleston, W. Va.

Building with a few cars parked out front.

67. West Virginia University Kanawha Valley Graduate Center, Charleston, W. Va.

Parking attendent stands with a foot resting on a chair in the parking lot.

68. All Day Parking in Charleston, W. Va.

View of Charleston and the Kanawha River.

69. Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va.

Homes sit along the banks of the Kanawha River in Charleston, W. Va.

70. Homes Along the Banks of the Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.

71. Dignitaries Riding in a Car in Charleston, W. Va.

Two unidentified men stand on the steps of the building.

72. United States Custom House and Post Office Building, Charleston, W. Va.

73. Bridge Across the Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va.

Many telephone wires stretch along a street in downtown, Charleston, W. Va.

74. Charleston, W. Va.

75. Aerial View of C. and C. C. C., South Charleston, W. Va.

Two men unveil a plaque dedicated to G. B. Capito of Charleston.

76. Memorial Plaque for G. B. Capito, M.D., Charleston, W. Va.

Sign warning automobiles to slow down.

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

Crowds gather along the banks of the Elk River while people walk out on the fallen bridge to rescue people in the water.

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

Large group of people gather together under trees in Charleston, W. Va. Location is possibly the old state capitol grounds.

79. Political Rally, Charleston, W. Va.

80. Employees of an Unidentified Shop in Charleston, W. Va.

81. Unidentified Lawyers, Charleston, W. Va.

82. Traffic on U. S. 35, North Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.

'Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va., Elevation 985 feet, Class 4; Northeast-Southwest Runway 5200 feet.  Northwest-Southeast Runway 4750 feet; More than 9,100,000 cubic yards rock and earth moved in its construction.  Four and one half miles highway distance from downtown Charleston.'

83. Aerial View of Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va.

'Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va., Elevation 985 feet, Class 4; Northeast-Southwest Runway 5200 feet.  Northwest-Southeast Runway 4750 feet; More than 9,100,000 cubic yards rock and earth moved in its construction.  Four and one half miles highway distance from downtown Charleston.'

84. Aerial View of Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va.

85. Traffic on McCorkle Avenue, U.S. 119, Charleston, W. Va.

86. Traffic on Kanawha Boulevard, Alternate Route U.S. 21-60, Charleston, W. Va.

View of a house in Charleston, West Virginia from a postcard mailed to Mrs. Ira E. Robinson, Quarrier Street on December 16, 1909.

87. Home in Charleston, W. Va.

88. Young Girl on the Steps of a House in Charleston, W. Va.

89. Davis Child Shelter, Charleston, W. Va.

'Charleston, West Virginia--$100 ham and bacon will be served at the Pioneer Breakfast on Statehood Day, June 20th, at the Rose City Cafeteria on Lee Street in Charleston. The State of West Virginia will be 100 years old on June 20th and the Centennial Commission hopes all citizens sharing the same birth date will join in the festivities planned for the breakfast. A full course breakfast will be served from 7 til 9 a.m. and there will be entertainment and prizes for the guests. Committee in charge includes, reading left to right, Bob Phillips and Juanita McCollam, co-chairmen of the event; Adj. General Gene Hall Williams and Grover Waybright, Jr. Both Mrs. McCollam and Adj. General Williams celebrate their birthdays on June 20th. Reservations may be made, or tickets for $1.00 purchased, from the Centennial Commission, 1608 Kanawha Boulevard, E. Charleston, West Virginia.'

90. Pioneer Breakfast, Charleston, W. Va.

91. State Office Building, Charleston, W. Va.

Walter Reuther to speak at the Municipal Auditorium in Charleston.  Prizes, including this Frazier Sedan are to be given away.  Sponsored by the Kanawha Valley Industrial Union Council, C. I. O.

92. Advertising a C.I.O. P.A.C. Day Event on Feb 21st, Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.

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

94. Aerial View of the Kanawha River and Charleston, W. Va.

95. Unidentified Soldier

96. View of River and Buildings, Charleston, W. Va.