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"This is the first well drilled at Webster Springs several years ago. in drilling they found all the oil sands regular and of good thickness. And the well showed some oil. it was drilled by a local company which lost its nerve in making further tests." Published by Del Gillespie, Webster Springs, W.Va. (postcard collection legacy system--subjects.)

1. Oil Derrick at Webster Springs, W.Va.

IDNO:: 000710
Title:: Oil Derrick at Webster Springs, W.Va.
Date:: ca. 1916
Description:: "This is the first well drilled at Webster Springs several years ago. in drilling they found all the oil sands regular and of good thickness. And the well showed some oil. it was drilled by a local company which lost its nerve in making further tests." Published by Del Gillespie, Webster Springs, W.Va. (postcard collection legacy system--subjects.)

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

IDNO:: 005453
Title:: Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1910/03/01

3. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005623
Title:: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:: undated

4. Davis and Elkins College, Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005674
Title:: Davis and Elkins College, Elkins, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1900

Postcard of a train engine and people outside of the C and O Depot in Huntington, West Virginia. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

5. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:: 007008
Title:: Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Postcard of a train engine and people outside of the C and O Depot in Huntington, West Virginia. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

6. Schmulbach Building in Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:: 008876
Title:: Schmulbach Building in Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1913

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

7. Main St.; Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:: 009390
Title:: Main St.; Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1919
Description:: See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

See original for correspondence. Published by The Valentine and Sons Publishing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

8. Jefferson St.; Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:: 009391
Title:: Jefferson St.; Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1909
Description:: See original for correspondence. Published by The Valentine and Sons Publishing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

Published by C.E. Gerkins. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

9. First National Bank; Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:: 009392
Title:: First National Bank; Fairmont, W. Va.
Description:: Published by C.E. Gerkins. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

See original for correspondence. Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

10. Fairmont Avenue Showing M.E. Church; Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:: 009393
Title:: Fairmont Avenue Showing M.E. Church; Fairmont, W. Va.
Description:: See original for correspondence. Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

See original for correspondence. Published by The A.G. Martin Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

11. Masonic Temple; Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:: 009394
Title:: Masonic Temple; Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1908
Description:: See original for correspondence. Published by The A.G. Martin Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

See original for correspondence. Published by E.F. Milian. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

12. Scene at Mannington, W. Va.

IDNO:: 009395
Title:: Scene at Mannington, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1909
Description:: See original for correspondence. Published by E.F. Milian. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

13. Glass Factories; Mannington, W. Va.

IDNO:: 009396
Title:: Glass Factories; Mannington, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1907
Description:: (From postcard collection legacy system.)

See original for correspondence. Published by Fred G. Barlow. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

14. Market Street, Mannington, W. Va.

IDNO:: 009397
Title:: Market Street, Mannington, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1914
Description:: See original for correspondence. Published by Fred G. Barlow. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

Published by E.F. Millan. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

15. Jericks, Suburb of Mannington, W. Va.

IDNO:: 009398
Title:: Jericks, Suburb of Mannington, W. Va.
Description:: Published by E.F. Millan. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

Caption on back of postcard reads: "Hub of year-round activities in this mountain wonderland. Its unsurpassed scenic beauty, plus fishing, hunting, skiing, etc., make this area a mecca for thousands of visitors annually." Published by Neale's Drug Store Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

16. Blackwater Lodge at Blackwater Falls State Park; Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015022
Title:: Blackwater Lodge at Blackwater Falls State Park; Davis, W. Va.
Description:: Caption on back of postcard reads: "Hub of year-round activities in this mountain wonderland. Its unsurpassed scenic beauty, plus fishing, hunting, skiing, etc., make this area a mecca for thousands of visitors annually." Published by Neale's Drug Store Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

Men stand beside the Shay engine. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

17. Shay Engine Used on Blackfork, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015079
Title:: Shay Engine Used on Blackfork, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1906
Description:: Men stand beside the Shay engine. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

A photograph postcard of the entrance to Droop Mountain Battlefield near Marlinton, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

18. Entrance to Droop Mountain Battlefield Near Marlinton, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015757
Title:: Entrance to Droop Mountain Battlefield Near Marlinton, W. Va.
Description:: A photograph postcard of the entrance to Droop Mountain Battlefield near Marlinton, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

19. Kingwood Depot, W. Va. Northern Railroad; Preston Co., W. Va.

IDNO:: 024524
Title:: Kingwood Depot, W. Va. Northern Railroad; Preston Co., W. Va.

20. Shopping Center, Kingwood; Preston Co., W. Va.

IDNO:: 024528
Title:: Shopping Center, Kingwood; Preston Co., W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1936

21. High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 028267
Title:: High School, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1905-1925
Description:: (From postcard collection legacy system.)

22. View of Buildings and Farmland; Coalton, W. Va.

IDNO:: 034738
Title:: View of Buildings and Farmland; Coalton, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1908
Description:: See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

Postcard photograph includes three teams of horses pulling felled trees and a small child (unidentified) mounted on one team horse.

23. 'Wood Scene, R. Chaffey', Hauling Felled Trees, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 035006
Title:: 'Wood Scene, R. Chaffey', Hauling Felled Trees, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: Postcard photograph includes three teams of horses pulling felled trees and a small child (unidentified) mounted on one team horse.

24. Cheat River Gorge View from Cooper's Rocks Near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 037125
Title:: Cheat River Gorge View from Cooper's Rocks Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:: 2,000 feet above sea level.

Postcard print of East Covington, Allegheny County, Virginia, bordering Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

25. East Covington, Virginia, Looking South

IDNO:: 038279
Title:: East Covington, Virginia, Looking South
Date:: 1907
Description:: Postcard print of East Covington, Allegheny County, Virginia, bordering Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

Color postcard print of the High School in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.

26. High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:: 038280
Title:: High School, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1907
Description:: Color postcard print of the High School in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Postcard print of large homes with several turrets, window dormers and chimneys.

27. Residence Section East of John Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 038281
Title:: Residence Section East of John Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:: 1907
Description:: Postcard print of large homes with several turrets, window dormers and chimneys.

28. Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 038282
Title:: Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1907
Description:: Postcard print.

29. Public Dining Room and Miniature Railway Station, Oakford Park, Jeannette, Pa.

IDNO:: 038576
Title:: Public Dining Room and Miniature Railway Station, Oakford Park, Jeannette, Pa.

Sistersville High School in Sistersville, West Virginia.

30. Sistersville High School, Tyler County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 038851
Title:: Sistersville High School, Tyler County, W. Va.
Description:: Sistersville High School in Sistersville, West Virginia.

Postcard photograph of the Arlington Hotel with a horse and buggy parked outside. See back of the original image for correspondence.

31. Arlington Hotel, Buckhannon, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039621
Title:: Arlington Hotel, Buckhannon, W. Va.
Description:: Postcard photograph of the Arlington Hotel with a horse and buggy parked outside. See back of the original image for correspondence.

Postcard photograph. See back of the original image for correspondence.

32. Looking West From 'Somervilla', Hamilton, Va.

IDNO:: 039657
Title:: Looking West From 'Somervilla', Hamilton, Va.
Date:: 1912
Description:: Postcard photograph. See back of the original image for correspondence.

Colored postcard photograph. See back of the original image for correspondence.

33. Trap Spring, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:: 039658
Title:: Trap Spring, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1918
Description:: Colored postcard photograph. See back of the original image for correspondence.

Information included on the front of the postcard, Part of the creek "where it curves forming a neck of land called 'The Jug' from it's resemblance to that article".

34. Middle Island Creek, Tyler County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 040707
Title:: Middle Island Creek, Tyler County, W. Va.
Description:: Information included on the front of the postcard, Part of the creek "where it curves forming a neck of land called 'The Jug' from it's resemblance to that article".