Emanuel Benedum with Allen Fitzhugh in Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1904
Description:
Emanuel Benedum (left), father of Michael Benedum with a well-known merchant Allen Fitzhugh. The photo was taken on Main Street of Bridgeport, near current Benedum Civic Center.
The photo was taken near the end of its existence; the stock yard building on the corner of West Main street and Virginia Avenue was painted red in its last days.
Russell's Sinclair Filling Station, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
The station was on East Main Street at the bottom of Fifth Street. Between 1955 and 1958 it was known as Don and Bob's City Service Center and Don and Bob's Sinclair Service Center, after owners Don Mayo and Bob Davis.