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'WVU. Library Staff. 1935 Oct. 25. Reading left to right 1st row- 1. Virginia Gilmore Madigan Luikart; 2. Jenny Boughner; 3. Mildred Reed; 4. Margaret Reay; 5. Ruth Blodgett; 6. Barbara Bierers; 7. L.D. Arnett, Librarian. 2nd row- 1. Dr. F.P Summers; 2. Florence K. Reese, Prof. Lib. Science; 3. Bryd Lea Pickens; 4. Mary Lou Richardson; 5. Evelyn Hite; 6. Georgia Wade; 7. Lindsay Johnson, Jaitor. 3rd row- 1. John Bayles, Janitor; 2. Carroll Reynolds; 3. Eleanor Knutti; 4. Andrew Wiley; 5. Jessie B. Madigan'

1. Library Staff of West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
033259
Title:
Library Staff of West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1935/10/25
Description:
'WVU. Library Staff. 1935 Oct. 25. Reading left to right 1st row- 1. Virginia Gilmore Madigan Luikart; 2. Jenny Boughner; 3. Mildred Reed; 4. Margaret Reay; 5. Ruth Blodgett; 6. Barbara Bierers; 7. L.D. Arnett, Librarian. 2nd row- 1. Dr. F.P Summers; 2. Florence K. Reese, Prof. Lib. Science; 3. Bryd Lea Pickens; 4. Mary Lou Richardson; 5. Evelyn Hite; 6. Georgia Wade; 7. Lindsay Johnson, Jaitor. 3rd row- 1. John Bayles, Janitor; 2. Carroll Reynolds; 3. Eleanor Knutti; 4. Andrew Wiley; 5. Jessie B. Madigan'
Caption on back of postcard reads: "St. George's Chapel was the first church erected West of the Blue Ridge Mountains. No record has ever been found of the exact date of its erection, owing to the fact that it was part of Norborne Parish, England. The original furnishings were brought from England. The roof of sheet lead was used for bullets during the Civil War." Published by Nichols Drug Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

2. Ruins of St. George Chapel; Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
042594
Title:
Ruins of St. George Chapel; Charles Town, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "St. George's Chapel was the first church erected West of the Blue Ridge Mountains. No record has ever been found of the exact date of its erection, owing to the fact that it was part of Norborne Parish, England. The original furnishings were brought from England. The roof of sheet lead was used for bullets during the Civil War." Published by Nichols Drug Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "The colonial home of Charles Washington, a brother of George Washington, and founder of Charles Town. He built the wings of the present house and called it "Happy Retreat." In 1833 Judge Douglass completed the center part, modeling it after "Mordington," the Douglass ancestral home in Scotland." Published by Nichols, Drug Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

3. Mordington; Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
042600
Title:
Mordington; Charles Town, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "The colonial home of Charles Washington, a brother of George Washington, and founder of Charles Town. He built the wings of the present house and called it "Happy Retreat." In 1833 Judge Douglass completed the center part, modeling it after "Mordington," the Douglass ancestral home in Scotland." Published by Nichols, Drug Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Built by George Washington for his brother, Samuel, who moved here about 1770. Here Louis Philippe, later King of France, and his two brothers lived in exile. In this house Dolly Payne Todd was married to James Madison, afterward President of the United States." Published by Nichols' Drug Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

4. Harewood; Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
042610
Title:
Harewood; Charles Town, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Built by George Washington for his brother, Samuel, who moved here about 1770. Here Louis Philippe, later King of France, and his two brothers lived in exile. In this house Dolly Payne Todd was married to James Madison, afterward President of the United States." Published by Nichols' Drug Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "At this point, on the Potomac River, Rumsey, the inventor of the first steam propelled boat, made his experiments." Published by Marken & Bielfield Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

5. The Rumsey Monument; Shepherdstown, W. Va.

IDNO:
042660
Title:
The Rumsey Monument; Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "At this point, on the Potomac River, Rumsey, the inventor of the first steam propelled boat, made his experiments." Published by Marken & Bielfield Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
People await the oncoming train outside of the C. & O. Station. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

6. Chesapeake and Ohio Station; Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
042780
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Station; Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
People await the oncoming train outside of the C. & O. Station. (From postcard collection legacy system.)