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West Virginia University Mountaineers face the Washington and Jefferson football team as spectators watch from the sidelines. West Virginia University won the game, 7-0, which took place in Fairmont, W. Va.

1. Washington and Jefferson College vs. West Virginia University, Fairmont, W. Va.

The church was organized 1844.

2. Hopewell Methodist Church, Fairmont, Marion, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1815.

3. First United Presbyterian Church, Fairmont, Marion County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1829.

4. The Methodist Temple, Fairmont, Marion County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1852.

5. Christ Episcopal Church, Fairmont, Marion County, W. Va.

6. New Bridge Over Monongahela River, Fairmont, W. Va.

Palatine Park can be seen in the distance.

7. Overhead View of Fairmont, W. Va.

Published by A.G. Martin Company.

8. Catholic Church, Fairmont, W. Va.

9. Overhead View of Monongahela River Separating Two Sides of Fairmont, W. Va.

View of buildings in Fourth Ward of Fairmont, West Virginia.

10. Fourth Ward, Fairmont, W. Va.

Several men stand in between lines of cars in a garage.

11. Central Garage, Madison St., Fairmont, W. Va.

12. Man Holding Onto His Two Horses Attached to Buggy, Fairmont, W. Va.

13. Fairmont and Clarksburg Traction Co. Trolley on Jefferson St., Fairmont, W. Va.

14. View of Greater Fairmont Day at Races, Fairmont, W. Va.

15. Fairmont Courthouse and Main Street From Watson's Office Building, Fairmont, W. Va.

The vehicle was owned by Andrew (A. C.) Lyons seated on the right with the control stick in hand. Lyons was a turn of the century architect working in  Fairmont.  The man seated next to Lyons is not identified.

16. One of First Automobiles In Fairmont, W. Va.

17. Clark Festus Ballah Doing Medical Work on Horse; Fairmont, W. Va.

The Black Hand was an underworld society of Italians that thrived in Sicily in the late 19th century. After the great migration, immigrants of the group settled in West Virginia and sought to extort money from other Italian immigrants to the area. Several members of the Black Hand were successfully prosecuted for murder and extortion in the early 20th century.

18. Members of Black Hand Arrested, Fairmont, W. Va.

19. Looking West Toward Smoky Downtown Fairmont, W. Va.

Rear view.

20. J.E. Watson's Residence, Fairmont, W. Va.

Most likely the couple is W. Benton and Edna Campbell, owners of the shoe store, posing in front of their business located at 318 Main Street in Fairmont.

21. Campbell's Shoe Store, Fairmont, W. Va.

None of the players or coaches are identified.

22. First Ward School Football Team, Fairmont, W. Va.

Members of the class are: Blanch Pearl Satterfield; Eva Linn Summers; Ruth Meryle West; Lora Eva May; Minnie Gay Satterfield; Clarence Lloyd Garner; Wagner Edgar Carpenter; Louis Harvey Esterline; Mame Florence McWhorter; Harry Colven Morgan; LaFayette E. Vincent; Hood Satterfield; Elsie Annett Clelland; Harry Ray Smouse; ray edward Horner; Larned Arnold Radford; Hattie bailey Boggs; Bernard James Costilow; Chesley Ray Boggs; Dove Washington Jones; Lena Hazel Satterfield; Mary Ruth Stevens; Susie May Daugherty; Herschell Dewitt Kingcaid; Mertha May Hayhurst; Divinia Meyers Brown; Maud Virginia Merrifield; Virginia Louetta Helmick; Earl Numan Phillips.

23. Lawler Class 1909, First Ward School, Fairmont, W. Va.

Members of the faculty included: William A. Hustead, Principal; Miss Gertrude Huff; Miss Tocie Moore; Miss Florence W. Levelle; Miss Alta A. Smith; Miss Minnie E. Hughes; Miss Nan Cox; Miss Artha Morgan; Miss Nell Cox; Miss Rose McKinney; Miss Louise Sutter.

24. Faculty of First Ward School, Fairmont, W. Va.

Children attended school here from 1st grade through 8th grade.

25. First Ward Public School, Fairmont, W, Va

Photograph taken from an airplane, part of the support piece for the wing can be seen on the left. The Marion County Courthouse is seen below, center right.

26. Aerial View of Fairmont, W. Va.

Elevated view of unpaved roads crossing in downtown Fairmont.

27. Crossroads in Fairmont, W. Va.

Crowd fills the grandstand and a few spectators stand next to the track.

28. Race Track, Fairmont, Marion County, W. Va.

29. Dr. Howard, Methodist Minister, Fairmont, W. Va.

Information included with the photograph: "The school was located within the "Normal School", which later became Fairmont State. The building was located at the top of Adams Street. Because of the size of this class, the Board of Education built the first free standing Fairmont High School at 5th Street". Chesney Ramage was the only boy in the class. The girls are not identified.

30. 1900 Graduating Class of Fairmont High School, Fairmont, W. Va.

31. Fairmont in 1866, Looking From Hamilton Hill, Marion County, W. Va.

Post card print addressed to Mrs. Eliza Haldeman from J. E. Anderson

32. J. E. Anderson's Residence, Fairmont Avenue, Fairmont, W. Va.

West Virginia Country and Western performers, The Franklin Brothers, left to right, Billy, Delmos and Clyde, standing behind a microphone at radio station, WMMN in Fairmont, West Virginia.

33. Franklin Brothers., Billy - Delmos - Clyde

Group portrait of musicians holding their instruments including banjos, saxophones, trumpet, trombone, drum set, upright bass, and violin.

34. Baltimore and Ohio Serenaders, Fairmont, W. Va.

35. Crowd at Goodman Department Store, Fairmont, W. Va.

'Group of people Harrison County at Fairmont. 1. Virgil Highland, 2. Page Fortney, 3. Lewis Dawson, 4. Ida Carpenter, 5. Mel Sperry, 7. Eden Corbin, 8. Icie Tetrick, 9. Mable Lee, 13. James Robinson, 14. Ernest Fortney, 22. O.W. Ladwig, 23. Blanche Hewes

36. Group of People in Fairmont, W. Va.

37. East Fairmont High School, Fairmont, W. Va.

Members of WVBC Fairmont, front row left to right: 1) unidentified 2) unidentified 3) Johnny A. (capt.) 4) Evelyn [MacLure?] 5) Hazel Coneland; Back row left to right: 1) Jula Bald [?] 2) Virginia Goula 3) Sue [?] 4) Sara Nuzumn 5) [?] 6) Sula Henderson Fairmont 7) Pete (Coach).

38. West Virginia Business College Women's Basketball Team, Fairmont, W. Va.

39. Gun Maker M. M Benson in front of his Residence in Fairmont, W. Va.

Two African-American Newsboys and Unidentified man stand outside C. N Chilins, located on Madison Ave. Fairmont, W. Va...eventually (relocated) to the first floor of Watson Hotel.

40. C. N. Chilins News Stand, Fairmont, W. Va.

'Charles E. McCany pays rent on five barns to me, subleases 4 on Fairmont side of River and one in First Ward.'

41. Chilson and Claytor Livery and Boarding Stable, Fairmont, W. Va.

Palatine Pottery makers and others at Fairmont, W. Va. at home on East Side River gather at their home.

42. Palatine Pottery Makers and Family Members, Fairmont, W. Va.

43. J. E. Watson Residence, Fairmont, W. Va.

44. Watson Hotel, Fairmont, W. Va.

45. J. E. Watson's Residence, Fairmont, W. Va.

46. Bird's Eye View of Fairmont, W. Va.

Note the Trolley Line Structures, trolley, and tracks.

47. Main Street From South Side of Bridge, Fairmont, W. Va.

48. First Inter-Urban Cars leaving for Clarksburg from Court Square, Fairmont, W. Va.

49. Military on Parade, Fairmont, W. Va.

50. Female Newspaper Vendors with Sign 'We Sell the Press,' Fairmont, W. Va.

51. Bird's Eye View from Watson's Office Building, Fairmont, W. Va.

52. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot and Waterfront, Fairmont, W. Va.

53. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot and Waterfront, Fairmont, W. Va.

54. Valley Falls on the Tygart Valley River near Fairmont, W. Va.

55. Tygart Valley River near Fairmont, W. Va.

Post card sent April 4, 1908.

56. Main Street, Fairmont, W. Va.

Post card sent September 28, 1907.

57. Second Ward School, Fairmont, W. Va.

58. Hardman Hollow near Fairmont, W. Va.

Post card sent March 11, 1908.

59. Horses and Buggies on Fairmont Avenue, Fairmont, W. Va.

Back of Ervin's house, shows car-line we were on.

60. Rhea Terrace, Fairmont, W. Va.

61. Street Car Wreck, Fairmont, W. Va.

62. Bird's Eye View of Fairmont, W. Va.

Fairmont W. Va. Mar. 15-23. I started to work here today. I am staying at Richards. My address is 314 Madison St. Daddy' Postcard sent to Ellen Belle Hickle, Fairchance, Pa. Box 207 on March 15, 1925.

63. Bird's Eye View of Southside Section, Fairmont, W. Va.

'Will not be home until Sat. Sept. 19. Edward.' Postcard sent to Mr. Russel Rice, Evans City, Pa. R.F.D. #35 Box 10 on September 11, 1908.

64. City Hospital, Fairmont, W. Va.

The Tygart Valley River is on the left, Monongahela River is in the center, and the West Fork River is on the right. 'Around Fairmont 115 leave 215 for Connellsvile. Quite a pretty town altho hilly. Want to finish writing this eve or in am.' Postcard sent to Miss Ester Shirley, Shen Jct, W. Va. on December 14, 1909.

65. Tygart Valley River and West Fork River Join to Form the Monongahela River, Fairmont, W. Va.

66. Buckhannon and Northern Railroad Tunnel, Fairmont, W. Va.

67. Portrait of a Boy in Uniform Holding a Clarinet, Fairmont, W. Va.

68. WMMN Fairmont Radio Broadcasters

69. Barge on the Tygart Valley River at Kingmont near Fairmont, W. Va.

A front view of Fairmont Hospital No. 3 in Fairmont, West Virginia. 'Fairmont Hospital No. 3, William A. Welton, M. D. Superintendent. This insitution is located at Fairmont, Marion County, and is reached by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, by the lines of the Monongahela Valley Traction Company, and by bus or auto over State Route 6 and U.S. Route 19. Number patients treated during June, 1930 were 129.'

70. Fairmont Hospital Number 3, Fairmont, W. Va.

A view of an old covered bridge in Fairmont. 'Formerly called Hunsaker Covered Bridge. It was torn down around 1925 and replaced with a concrete bridge.'

71. Covered Bridge, Fairmont, W. Va.

A view of the Marion Hardware Company building on Main Street in Fairmont. A horse-drawn carriage in front of the store.  'Standing in the doorway are Miss Olive Brand, H. J. Jones, and L. C. Boice.'

72. Marion Hardware Store, Main Street, Fairmont, W. Va.

73. Rear View of Fairmont Hospital Number 3, Fairmont, W. Va.

74. Garage and Ambulance at Fairmont Hospital Number 3, Fairmont, W. Va.

View of Fairmont, West Virginia from Palatine Knob.  Hamilton's Hill bounds the city in the left background.   Houses stand on Pierpont's Hill on the right.

75. Fairmont, W. Va. - View from Palatine Knob

View of the center of Fairmont, West Virginia from Palatine Knob.  Beeson's Hill is visible on the left, Reed's Knob is is just right of center, and Hamilton's Hill is above the city on the right.

76. Center of Fairmont, W. Va. from Palatine Knob

A close-up view of the new addition from Palatine Knob, in Fairmont, West Virginia.  Fairmont Normal School building is the tall building left of center.  Beeson's Hill bounds the city in the right background.  See photograph numbers 005811 and 005812 for a continuation of this view of Fairmont.

77. Fairmont State Normal School - New Addition from Palatine Knob, Fairmont, W. Va.

View of Fairmont, West Virginia from Hamilton's Hill.  Homes and businesses of Fairmont are bounded by the Monongahela River on the right side of the photograph.  Fairmont Normal School building is the tall building in the upper center of the image.

78. Fairmont, W. Va. - View from Hamilton's Hill

A close-up view of the 23rd Reunion of the Army West Virginia in Fairmont, West Virginia.

79. Reunion of the Army of West Virginia, Fairmont, W. Va.

Plaque dedicated to the men of Marion County who were killed during World War I. The Memorial was placed here by the William Haymond Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution on Memorial Day, May 30, 1921.

80. Honor Roll of Persons Killed in World War I, Fairmont, W. Va.

Groups of people gathered around the War Memorial at the Marion County Courthouse in Fairmont, West Virginia

81. War Memorial Ceremony, Marion County Courthouse, Fairmont, W. Va.

A close-up view of the War Memorial that honors the sons and daughters of Marion County who serve the cause of freedom located at the Courthouse in Fairmont, West Virginia.

82. Marion County War Memorial, Fairmont, W. Va.

Townspeople surround a coffin and grave marker for Old Man Gloom and watch as an announcer reads from a paper in front of a WMMN microphone during Old Man Gloom funeral in downtown Fairmont, West Virginia.

83. Old Man Gloom Funeral, Fairmont, W. Va.

Ravine Park close to downtown Fairmont, West Virginia.

84. Ravine Park, Fairmont, W. Va.

85. Homes on an Unidentified Street in Fairmont, W. Va.

Various buildings on the campus of the old Fairmont State Normal School in Fairmont, West Virginia.

86. Fairmont State Normal School, Fairmont, W. Va.

Toys collected for the 1930 Times Christmas Fund, in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia.

87. Times Christmas Fund, Fairmont, W. Va.

Firemen seated on horse drawn fire engines. 'Fairmont Fire Department in 1903. Picture taken in front of the Methodist Temple Church.'

88. Fairmont Fire Department, Fairmont, W. Va.

Kiwanis Club members enjoy a meal in Fairmont, West Virginia.

89. Kiwanis Club Dinner, Fairmont, W. Va.

'Corner of the Watson Hotel, Fairmont, West Virginia, just before it was torn down during the summer of 1956.'

90. Watson Hotel, Fairmont, W. Va.

Interior view of National Bank of Fairmont.  Money bags and stacks of cash money in front of the vault 'after the rush, June 1930.'

91. National Bank of Fairmont, Fairmont, W. Va.

View of the new high school on the corner of Quincy and Adams Street in Fairmont, West Virginia.  Holbert and Spedden, contractors.

92. New High School, Fairmont, W. Va.

People are walking on Monroe and Adams Streets in Fairmont, West Virginia during the big snow storm of 1950.

93. Monroe and Adams Streets, Fairmont, W. Va.

Cars are parked along Monroe Street in Fairmont, West Virginia during the big snow storm of 1950.

94. Monroe Street, Fairmont, W. Va.

Cars are parked on Adams and Madison Streets in Fairmont, West Virginia during the big snow storm of 1950.

95. Cars Buried in the Snow at Adams and Madison Street, Fairmont, W. Va.

Two men are shoveling snow in Fairmont, West Virginia after the big snow storm of 1950.

96. Shoveling Snow After the Storm, Fairmont, W. Va.