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A group of men salute the American flag at a ceremony honoring World War II veterans and the U.S.S. West Virginia battleship.

1. Ceremony Honoring the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia In Front of the Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

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

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

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

4. 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."

5. Charleston Skyline in 1901 (Top) and 1951 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.

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

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

"W. Va. Indus. [and] Pub. Comm."

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

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

9. Steamboats at Charleston, W. Va.

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

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

Ed Cabbell riding a horse during the John Henry Folk Festival in Charleston, W.Va.

12. Ed Cabbell at 1977 John Henry Folk Festival, Camp Virgil Tate, Charleston, W. Va.

Post card print

13. View of Charleston, W. Va. From C & O Depot

Building collapsed after the local power company dug a trench to bury their lines too close to the building.

14. Collapsed Capitol Restaurant, Charleston, W. Va.

Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia (1955-1956). She is also well known for her later political efforts in vastly improving housing and long term health care for the elderly.

15. Helen Holt Outside West Virginia State Capital; Charleston, W. Va.

16. Dr. Pepper Building, Charleston, W. Va.

Located on Bullitt Street.

17. Fruit and Produce Co. Wholesale Fruit and Vegetables Warehouse, Charleston, W. Va.

18. Group Photo at Lions and Lambs Annual Banquet, Charleston, W. Va.

19. Smiling Boy Receives Jacket at Lions and Lambs Annual Banquet, Charleston, W. Va.

20. Three Hundred Ton Hydroelectric Forging Crane, Naval and Plants, South Charleston, W. Va.

"You be the judge."

21. Maud Muller Candy Store, Charleston, W. Va.

22. Morris Harvey College Choir Group, Charleston, W. Va.

23. Morris Harvey College Choir Group at City Auditorium, Charleston, W. Va.

24. Morton Cadillac Company Cars, Charleston, W. Va.

25. Moyer Bros Construction Co. Building Montrose Elementary School, South Charleston, W. Va.

Building was originally the Coyle & Richardson Department Store, then became the National Bank of Commerce after Coyle & Richardson moved buildings.

26. Patterson Montgomery National Bank of Commerce Building, Charleston, W. Va.

27. Southern Bottlers Co. Machine Bottling Hatcher's Top Rock Beverages, Charleston, W. Va.

28. Special Convention W. Va. State Federation of Labor, Charleston, W. Va.

29. Students in Jr. Academy For Science Club, Stonewall Jackson High School Chapter, Charleston, W. Va.

30. Waitresses Inside of Swiss Restaurant, Possibly in Charleston, W. Va.

31. Thomas Fields Banquet at Daniel Boone Hotel, Charleston, W. Va.

32. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Football Team, Charleston, W. Va.

33. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Marching Band on Sidewalk in Front of School Building, Charleston, W. Va.

34. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Teachers in Front of School Building, Charleston, W. Va.

35. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Band Holding Their Instruments in Front of School, Charleston, W. Va.

36. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Football Team in Front of School Building, Charleston, W. Va.

37. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Trojans Marching Band on Sidewalk in Front of School Building, Charleston, W. Va.

Company originally built school buses, but later switched to making hearses, as seen in this photograph.

38. Group of People Looking at New Superior Coach Hearse, Charleston, W. Va.

Company originally built school buses, but later switched to making hearses, as seen in this photograph.

39. Interior of New Superior Coach Hearse, Charleston, W. Va.

Company originally built school buses, but later switched to making hearses, as seen in this photograph.

40. Interior of New Superior Coach Hearse, Charleston, W. Va.

Company originally built school buses, but later switched to making hearses, as seen in this photograph.

41. Two New Superior Coach Co. Hearses on Show Floor, Charleston, W. Va.

42. War Assets Administration Government Surplus Office, Likely in Charleston, W. Va.

43. West Virginia Sand and Gravel Co. Owned Steamboat, F.M. Staunton, Out of River, Charleston, W. Va.

44. West Virginia Sand and Gravel Co. Owned Steamboat, F.M. Staunton, on Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.

Front of Creighton is submerged under water.

45. West Virginia Sand and Gravel Co. Owned Steamboats, F.M. Staunton, James Sutherland, and Creighton, Docked on Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.

46. West Virginia Sand and Gravel Company Operations, Charleston, W. Va.

47. Construction Work on New Capitol Building Grounds, Charleston, W. Va.

48. Construction Work on New Capitol Building Grounds, Charleston, W. Va.

49. Esso Standard Oil Co. Sign at Kanawha City Bridge, Charleston, W. Va.

Guards for the synthetic rubber plant built on old Wertz Field in Charleston, West Virginia. The factory required so many guards because of it's high importance to the nation during war time. Rubber was one of the most important commodities during the war and because most of our supplies of it had been cut off we had to build our own synthetic rubber plants, which needed lots of protection.

50. Ford, Bacon, and Davis Inc. Guard Department Institute, Charleston, W. Va.

51. Interior of Luncheonette in Downtown Charleston, W. Va.

52. Interior of Blossom Super Dairy Store, Downtown Charleston, W. Va.

Finished pieces of pottery sit on shelf in foreground.

53. Man Guides Group of Women on Pottery Wheel, Charleston, W. Va.

Clark Trucking flat bed on the scene while crowd gathers to observe the situation.

54. Plane Crashed into Telephone Wires Above Building, Charleston, W. Va.

55. Good Will Squad of the Charleston Gun Club on Range, Charleston, W. Va.

56. W. Va. Company Chlorine Production Corporation Softball Team, Charleston, W. Va.

Rock Lake Pool in South Charleston, West Virginia was built from an old rock quarry which was in operation in the 1930's. The pool was opened up by the Wilan family in 1942 and it remained in operation until 1985. The pool was surrounded by high natural rock walls, which provided perfect opportunities for high dives and swings. It also included a 50 foot slide, water trampoline, fountain, and trapeze. It closed down due to competing pools in the area which offered cheaper prices.

57. Rock Lake Pool, South Charleston, W. Va.

Rock Lake Pool in South Charleston, West Virginia was built from an old rock quarry which was in operation in the 1930's. The pool was opened up by the Wilan family in 1942 and it remained in operation until 1985. The pool was surrounded by high natural rock walls, which provided perfect opportunities for high dives and swings. It also included a 50 foot slide, water trampoline, fountain, and trapeze. It closed down due to competing pools in the area which offered cheaper prices.

58. Kid Creates a Stream Behind Him After Sliding Down 50 Foot Slide at Rock Lake Pool, South Charleston, W. Va.

59. Y.M.C.A. Leaders Basketball Team, Charleston, W. Va.

60. Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Marching Band in Street Beside School, Charleston, W. Va.

Several airplanes are parked next to circle in the field.

61. Aerial View of People Gathered Along Edge of Kanawha River to Witness Possible Air Show, Charleston, W. Va.

62. Street Scene at Night, Charleston, W. Va.

Esso Standard Oil Gasoline Station to the right and Kanawha Cash Grocery Store to the left.

63. Street Scene in Charleston, W. Va.

64. House on Kanawha Street During Snowy Winter Day, Charleston, W. Va.

Clark Raymond Morgan: President from Charleston, West Virginia. John Maxwell Ford: Vice-President from Charleston, West Virginia. Benjamin Harrison Ashworth: Orator from Beckley, West Virginia. Graves Hampton Trumbo: Secretary-Treasurer from Charleston, West Virginia.

65. Judge Frank Lively Class Fall Reunion, Charleston, W. Va.

Kearse Theater was constructed in Charleston, West Virginia in 1921. It was later demolished in 1982.

66. Interior View of Kearse Theater From Second Floor Balcony, Charleston, W. Va.

Billy Joe Lilly pictured running with the ball. The Bobcats, a semi-pro football team, won this game with the final score at Hinton-9, Charleston-6.

67. Hinton Bobcats in First State Championship Game, Charleston, W. Va.

Kearse Theater was constructed in Charleston, West Virginia in 1921. It was later demolished in 1982.

68. Interior View of Kearse Theater, Charleston, W. Va.

Company was formed in 1915 by Ernest C. Klipstein and Sons. They first produced sulfur dyes, tear gas, anthraquinone as well as chlorine, caustic, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride. During World War II time, the company assisted in producing barium nitrate for incendiaries, hexachloroethane for smoke screens, and catalyst for synthetic rubber.

69. Lab Inside Warner Klipstein Chemical Co. Factory, South Charleston, W. Va.

Company was formed in 1915 by Ernest C. Klipstein and Sons. They first produced sulfur dyes, tear gas, anthraquinone as well as chlorine, caustic, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride. During World War II time, the company assisted in producing barium nitrate for incendiaries, hexachloroethane for smoke screens, and catalyst for synthetic rubber.

70. Workers Operating Machinery Inside of Warner Klipstein Chemical Co. Factory, South Charleston, W. Va.

Company was formed in 1915 by Ernest C. Klipstein and Sons. They first produced sulfur dyes, tear gas, anthraquinone as well as chlorine, caustic, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride. During World War II time, the company assisted in producing barium nitrate for incendiaries, hexachloroethane for smoke screens, and catalyst for synthetic rubber.

71. Machinery Inside of Warner Klipstein Chemical Co. Factory, South Charleston, W. Va.

Company was formed in 1915 by Ernest C. Klipstein and Sons. They first produced sulfur dyes, tear gas, anthraquinone as well as chlorine, caustic, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride. During World War II time, the company assisted in producing barium nitrate for incendiaries, hexachloroethane for smoke screens, and catalyst for synthetic rubber.

72. Machinery Inside of Warner Klipstein Chemical Co. Factory, South Charleston, W. Va.

Company was formed in 1915 by Ernest C. Klipstein and Sons. They first produced sulfur dyes, tear gas, anthraquinone as well as chlorine, caustic, carbon disulfide, and carbon tetrachloride. During World War II time, the company assisted in producing barium nitrate for incendiaries, hexachloroethane for smoke screens, and catalyst for synthetic rubber.

73. Machinery Inside of Warner Klipstein Chemical Co. Factory, South Charleston, W. Va.

74. Interior View of People's Store, Fashion Center, Charleston, W. Va.

75. Christmas Display in Window at People's Store, Fashion Center, Charleston, W. Va.

76. Window Display at People's Store, Fashion Center, Charleston, W. Va.

77. People's Store, Fashion Center, Front of Building, Charleston, W. Va.

78. Salvation Army Christmas Party, Charleston, W. Va.

79. Elderly Woman Being Given Goody Bag at Salvation Army Christmas Party, Charleston, W. Va.

80. Group of Salvation Army Members, Charleston, W. Va.

81. Group of Salvation Army Members in Uniform in Front of City Building, Charleston, W. Va.

82. Women of Salvation Army, Charleston, W. Va.

83. The Diamond Shoe and Garment Co. Building, Charleston, W. Va.

84. Hat and Other Display Stands at The Diamond Shoe and Garment Co. Store, Charleston, W. Va.

85. W. Va. Department of Health State Road Commission Group Holding 'Drinking Water' Sign, Likely Charleston, W. Va.

86. State Health Department Office Workers at Desks, Charleston, W. Va.

87. W. Va. State Health Department Worker Looking Through Birth Certificate Records, Charleston, W. Va.

88. W. Va. Department of Health State Road Commission Worker With Drinking Water Display and Equipment, Charleston, W. Va.

89. W. Va. State Health Department Workers Doing Lab Work, Charleston, W. Va.

90. W. Va. State Health Department Venereal Disease Clinic, Charleston, W. Va.

91. Mount Calvary Baptist Church Girls Basketball Team, Charleston, W. Va.

92. Group of Kids Outside of Salvation Army on W. Washington St., Charleston, W. Va.

93. Interior of Steptal and Johnson Neighborhood Market on Garrison Ave., Charleston, W. Va.

Williams Cabinet Company is located in Charleston, West Virginia. Note the TV stand and sewing machine cabinet.

94. Williams Cabinet Co. Products in Living Room, Charleston, W. Va.

Ruth Smith Norris (left) and Eula Mae Garten (right) pose in Christmas sweaters. The Ruffner Hotel and the Union Building can be seen in the background.

95. Two Women on South Side Bridge, Charleston, W. Va.

West spent one summer living with the Gattlieb family, who owned Blossom Dairy and Restaurant, during his time playing for the Charleston Summer League. Blossom Dairy and the Gattlieb family sponsored West's summer team.

96. Jerry West at Blossom Dairy and Restaurant, a Sponsor of His Summer Basketball Team, Charleston, W. Va.

Dent was West Virginia University's first graduate, receiving his B.A. degree in 1870.

97. Judge Marmaduke H. Dent, Court of Appeals, in His Charleston Office, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1837. The present church was consecrated in 1901.

98. St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Charleston, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1862.  The current church was built in 1897.

99. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Pre-WWII photograph of the military camp from an album belonging to W. S. Wilkin.The 100th division was headquartered in Wheeling in 1924 and in Charleston in 1937, but was disbanded due to a lack of service in the interwar years. It was reactivated in November 1942 and sent to Marseille, France in October 1944 after extensive combat training. Today, the division serves as a major training command of the United States Army Reserve.

100. United States Army Air Corps 100th Division Camp, Charleston, W. Va.