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IDNO:
050905
Title:
Hopewell Baptist Church, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Hopwell Baptist Church in Victor, W. Va. was organized in 1820.
IDNO:
052087
Title:
Early School House on Backus Mountain, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Mr. Ennis, the school teacher, stands outside of the old school building. The photograph was taken in the early 1900's.
IDNO:
052090
Title:
Glendale School, Backus Mountain, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of school children pose outside of the school building with their teachers. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
052100
Title:
Carbondale, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Smoke rises from a coal facility in Carbondale, W. Va., which is located in the valley between the mountains.
IDNO:
052102
Title:
Clifftop Company Store, Clifftop, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of men sit outside of the store's entrance.
IDNO:
052106
Title:
Saloon, Derryhale, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Photograph from the early 1900's, showing a group of men that are standing on the saloon porch.
IDNO:
052113
Title:
Evans Store, Pax, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Mrs. Barney Evans Gore, left, and Dr. A. L. Hunter, right, are pictured inside the store.
IDNO:
052114
Title:
Bank, Fayetteville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Bank building in Fayetteville, Fayette County, W. Va., on the corner of Maple and Court Streets.
IDNO:
052118
Title:
Court Street, Fayetteville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Cars are parked along the sidewalk where men and women walk about. The courthouse is visible to the left.
IDNO:
052120
Title:
Maple Avenue, Fayetteville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A crowd of men are pictured outside of the Fayette County National Bank on Maple Avenue.
IDNO:
052121
Title:
Wendell Brothers Building, Fayetteville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A woman walks by the building entrance, located at the intersection of Court Street and Maple Avenue in Fayetteville.
IDNO:
052133
Title:
K. & M. Station, Gauley Bridge, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of men wait by a car parked beside the Kanawha & Michigan Railroad station. The station was built in 1893.
IDNO:
052135
Title:
Sam Jasper at Glen Jean Supply Co. Station, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Sam Japser, right, and his associate Ty Cobb, center, stand beside gasoline pumps.
IDNO:
052136
Title:
Police Officer on Horse, Glen Jean, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A man in a police uniform sits on top of a horse while holding a gun.
IDNO:
052138
Title:
Glen Jean Cleaning and Dyeing Works, Glen Jean, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A woman and two men are pictured at the building's entrance.
IDNO:
052139
Title:
Davis and Gray Store, Glen Jean, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Three men are pictured at the store's entrance.
IDNO:
052142
Title:
Partial View of Glen Jean, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View looking over the pumping station and onto the road.
IDNO:
052147
Title:
New River Company Store, Harvey, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of men, women, and children are pictured loitering in front of the store entrance.
IDNO:
052156
Title:
Lige Lee's Saloon, Mount Hope, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A man leads a horse along the road. Four men stand at the saloon window.
IDNO:
052159
Title:
Loup Creek Colliery Company Store, Page, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Men and women are pictured outside of the store entrance.
IDNO:
052168
Title:
Main Street, Mount Hope, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A number of automobiles are parked along the street. Visible signs include 'Hardware & Furniture,' an advertisement for Wrigley's gum, an advertisement for a play or movie called 'Baby Mine,' Ford and Chevrolet, and Frigidaire.
IDNO:
052172
Title:
Mount Hope Bakery, Mount Hope, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Horse-drawn carriages are loaded with crates outside of the bakery building, which advertises wholesale goods.
IDNO:
052174
Title:
Need-more Saloon, Cirtsville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of men with bottles are pictured in front of the saloon entrance.
IDNO:
052175
Title:
Need-More Saloon, Cirtsville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The town is situated on the Fayette County-Raleigh County line. In the rear is the Hatfield Saloon. A barber shop and restaurant are also pictured. Winfred Sheppard was the owner of one of these establishments and is also pictured.
IDNO:
052176
Title:
Mine Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Merchant's & Miners Bank Building pictured on the right.
IDNO:
052184
Title:
Red Devil Post No. 59, Oak Hill, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of men wearing hats are pictured beside and inside what appears to be a street train, but is likely an automobile and wagon disguised as a train. Red Devil Post 59 is likely a group within the American Legion.
IDNO:
052183
Title:
Snow-Covered Main Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Several feet of snow cover the sidewalks and street.
IDNO:
052186
Title:
Loup Creek Colliery Company Store, Page, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Cars are parked outside of the building where a crowd is gathered.
IDNO:
052191
Title:
Mine Facilities, Prudence, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of coal miners are pictured around the by the mine's railway tracks. The mine, Prudence No. 1, was owned by the New River Coal Company.
IDNO:
052192
Title:
Quinnimont, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View overlooking the small town which was located on Route 41 near the New River. The New River Coal Company had mines in Quinnimont.
IDNO:
052193
Title:
Mike Mangen's Moving and Hauling Truck, Scarbro, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Mangen stands beside his truck on "moving day" in the coal fields. His truck holds a number of personal belongings, including a sewing machine, as well as a cow.
IDNO:
052195
Title:
Man Riding Bicycle at C. & O. Station, Sewell, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Omer Plumley is pictured riding a bicycle in the forefront, In the back is the Sewell Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station.
IDNO:
052197
Title:
Babcock Store and Post Office, Sewell, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View from across the railroad tracks at the store entrance which is obscured by overgrown plants and weeds.
IDNO:
052198
Title:
Summerlee Company Store, Summerlee, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The building was later replaced by a brick building after it burned.
IDNO:
052205
Title:
Coal Company Club House, Thayer, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Beside the building and the railroad is a mail crane.
IDNO:
052206
Title:
Railroad Station, Thayer, W. Va.
Date:
undated
IDNO:
052229
Title:
White Oak Fuel Company Facilities, Whipple, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Three men stand beside the tracks while steam pours out of the building's many chimneys.
IDNO:
052230
Title:
White Oak Fuel Company Tipple, Whipple, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Men stand around the "Whipple Tipple."
IDNO:
052405
Title:
Hawks Nest Overlook, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Scene at Hawks Nest State Park.
IDNO:
048857
Title:
Roy Long at Opening of New Depot in Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1991
Description:
Long sits at a desk in the newly renovated building.
IDNO:
049306
Title:
Construction of New River Gorge Bridge, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1976
Description:
Photo of the steel bridge being put together by the United States Steel Corporation. The bridge's arch was the world's longest main arch at 1,700 feet.
IDNO:
049307
Title:
New River Gorge Bridge Under Construction, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1976
Description:
Photo of the steel bridge being put together by the United States Steel Corporation. A group of unidentified construction workers scatter across the site.
IDNO:
049308
Title:
View Over New River Gorge While Bridge is Under Construction, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1976
Description:
The partially built bridge towers over the river.
IDNO:
049310
Title:
Construction Equipment Building the New River Gorge Bridge, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1976
Description:
Equipment lays down the foundation for the bridge.
IDNO:
049309
Title:
New River Gorge Bridge Construction Site, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1976
Description:
Photo of the steel bridge being put together by the United States Steel Corporation. The bridge's arch was the world's longest main arch at 1,700 feet.
IDNO:
048237
Title:
Sawmill at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Two unidentified employees pictured in the background working the sawmill.
IDNO:
048239
Title:
Workers Stacking Lumber at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Two unidentified employees add lumber to the large lumber stacks.
IDNO:
048241
Title:
Employees Working Sawmill Machinery at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Two unidentified employees are pictured inside the company building with sawdust covering the floor.
IDNO:
048240
Title:
Kirby Lumber Company Lumber Yard, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Stacks of lumber tower over a building in the background.
IDNO:
048242
Title:
Logs Set on a Conveyor Belt at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
An unidentified employee watches as the logs are taken into the sawmill.
IDNO:
048243
Title:
Man Working Sawmill Machinery at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Arthur Harding Radford works the machinery. He is surrounded by blocks of wood.
IDNO:
048244
Title:
Sawmill Workers At Work at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Three unidentified employees are pictured beside sawing machinery.
IDNO:
048245
Title:
Kirby Lumber Company Grounds, Layland, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Looking from across the street at the company building and sawmill. Logs surround the pond that sits beside the building.
IDNO:
012533
Title:
Electrometallurgical Plant at Alloy on U. S. 21-60, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
IDNO:
052163
Title:
Charley McCoy's Birthday Party, Minden, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1947-1948
Description:
Charley, sitting in the center behind the cake, grew up to be a nationally known person in the entertainment field. This is either his sixth or seventh birthday party.
IDNO:
012259
Title:
Street Scene at Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
IDNO:
012588
Title:
Mount Hope Firemen, Fire Trucks, and Station House, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Motto 'Montani Semper Liberi' appears on the front of the station house. Fire truck on the left is a 1940 American LaFrance L-1185 model.
IDNO:
042035
Title:
New River Power Plant; Gauley Bridge, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1938
Description:
Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
040711
Title:
View of Route 60 on Gauley Mountain, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1931
Description:
Postcard photograph, see original postcard for correspondence.
IDNO:
042032
Title:
New River State School; Montgomery, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1927
Description:
Rear view showing tennis courts. See original for correspondence. Published by E.W. Kelly Stationery Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042009
Title:
View of New River Canyon, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1921
Description:
Bird's eye view of river cutting through mountains. Published by Detroit Publishing Company. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
012326
Title:
Route 60, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Car driving down Route 60 on Gauley Mountain.
IDNO:
012327
Title:
Route 60 on Gauley Mountain, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
IDNO:
012260
Title:
Bus Depot, Montgomery, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Street scene showing bus depot in Montgomery, West Virginia.
IDNO:
012322
Title:
Conley Hotel at Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
The modern Conley Hotel at Gauley Bridge in Fayette County.
IDNO:
044391
Title:
Crowd Gathered For Baptism by New River at Thayer, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Photo courtesy of the Dorsett Family Collection. Published by Thurmond Postcards. (From postcard collection legacy system--oversize.)
IDNO:
052215
Title:
Mankin Building, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
On the left, a man stands at the window of New River Banking & Trust Co. On the right is Mankin Drug Co.
IDNO:
042038
Title:
Coal Tipple on Kanawha River Near; Montgomery, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1919
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
039070
Title:
Meat and Ice Houses East of Prince Depot, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1916
Description:
Five unidentified men pose outside the meat house (in the foreground) and the ice house on the right, near the Chesapeake & Ohio Depot in Prince, West Virginia.
IDNO:
047597
Title:
Main Street, Fayetteville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915
IDNO:
041054
Title:
High School Building, Montgomery, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
IDNO:
042011
Title:
Scarboro, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
Bird's eye view of Scarboro, West Virginia. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042045
Title:
Chimney Rock and New River Canyon; Fayette, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by Detroit Publishing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042047
Title:
Kanawha Falls on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
Published by S. Spencer Moore & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042049
Title:
Falls on Wolf Creek; Fayetteville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by Fayetteville Jewelry Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042424
Title:
Overhead View of Buildings in Scarboro, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
052141
Title:
Opera House, Glen Jean, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
A poster erected beside the building advertises for a July showing of "Franc's Minstrels," a "New York company under white management."
IDNO:
052199
Title:
1912 Buick Automobile, Sun, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
A man sits behind the wheel of a 1912 Buick model.
IDNO:
041052
Title:
McKinley Rock, Minden Road, Thurmond, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1911-1913
IDNO:
042041
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Bridge Over New River; Gauley Junction, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1911
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by S. Spencer Moore & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042044
Title:
People on Edge of Rock Cliff; Montgomery, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1911
Description:
Rock cliff is 2,300 feet above level of Kanawha River. See original for correspondence. Published by E.G. White. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
050715
Title:
Wreck of Engine No. 2149 in Babcock's Woods, Near Davis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
IDNO:
012317
Title:
Blue Hole Railway Tunnel, Gauley Junction, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
IDNO:
042021
Title:
View of Mount Hope High School; Mount Hope, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Published by Mt. Hope 5 & 10 Cent Store. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
052231
Title:
White Oak Railroad, Somewhere in West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
The White Oak Railway was constructed during the early-1900's and came under the control of the New River Company. The short-line railroad was originally incorporated to provide citizens of the area a direct rail-connection between the primary business centers in Beckley, Mount Hope, and Oak Hill.The railroad consisted of two unconnected "pieces" that never were completely finished. The first section consisted of about 7 and ½ miles of track connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Carlisle, running from there through Oak Hill to Stuart. The second section was about 4 to 5 miles in length connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Price Hill Junction, running to a mine located at Price Hill.Under an agreement with the C. & O. Railway, the White Oak Railway operated passenger and freight trains along the tracks of the C. & O.'s White Oak Branch between Glen Jean and Carlisle. In 1912, the New River Company sold the locomotives and rolling stock of the White Oak Railway and jointly leased operation of the railroad to Virginian and the C. & O.
IDNO:
041042
Title:
Booms Point at Gauley Bridge, Fayette, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Postcard photograph, see original for the correspondence on the back.
IDNO:
042013
Title:
Partial View of Town of Fayetteville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042037
Title:
Scene on Kanawha River, Coal Tipple and Tramway on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Edgewater, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Published by S. Spencer Moore & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042039
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Bridge Over New River; Gauley Bridge, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by S. Spencer Moore & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042043
Title:
Kanawha Falls, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Homes in the distance at base of mountain at Kanawha Falls, West Virginia. See original for correspondence. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042054
Title:
On Piney River Near; Prince, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Man sits on a rock to the right side of the river. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042056
Title:
Whorley Falls, Piney River; Prince, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042061
Title:
Bowlder Rock on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Near; Nuttall, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Man stands besides Bowlder Rock on the side of railroad tracks to emphasize it's size. See original for correspondence. Published by The Rose Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
038928
Title:
Company Store, Nuttalburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Photograph postcard of a coal company store in Fayette County. See the original for the correspondence on the postcard.
IDNO:
042019
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Montgomery, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Published by Weaver Drug Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042066
Title:
The Grave of Stonewall Jackson's Mother; Anstead, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)