Search Results
- IDNO:
- 050305
- Title:
- A Brick Street in Lewis County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- IDNO:
- 050323
- Title:
- Boy on a Mule Outside a Farm in Lewis County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- Description:
- An unidentified boy is pictured riding a mule just outside his family's home.
- IDNO:
- 050324
- Title:
- A Rural Family in Lewis County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- Description:
- An unidentified family is pictured outside of their rural home.
- IDNO:
- 050325
- Title:
- Farmer Beside a Haystack in Lewis County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- Description:
- An unidentified man poses in front of a haystack, which is surrounded by a wooden fence.
- IDNO:
- 050653
- Title:
- Wilson Family Canoeing on the Blackwater River, Tucker County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- 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 Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
- IDNO:
- 050815
- Title:
- Thompson Lumber Mill, Blackwater Lumber Co., Davis, W. Va
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- 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.In the background, the stack belongs to the First Electric Plant in central W. Va. It was heated by coal boilers. The view shows the Thompson Lumber mill, later the Blackwater and Boom Lumber Company.
- IDNO:
- 050820
- Title:
- Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company Lumber Yard in Davis, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- Description:
- The Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company run until 1907, when the Babcock Lumber and Boom Company from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bought the mill.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:
- 050859
- Title:
- Church at Pleasant Creek, Barbour County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- Description:
- Pleasant Creek Methodist Church was organized in 1800 when Mr. land was donated land for the building. The church was later rebuilt several times until the current structure was completed in 1903
- IDNO:
- 051060
- Title:
- St. Luke Church of Christ Frame Building which Burned in 1913, Mooresville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- Description:
- This older building that housed the church burned in 1913 and was replaced with a new building. The date the church was organized is unknown, but likely between 1860 and 1870. A frame church was built in 1890 but destroyed by fire in 1913. The name then changed to St. Luke Christian Church and a new building was erected in 1918.
- IDNO:
- 051185
- Title:
- Rev. Asa Harman of Harman Church of the Brethren, Harman, Randolph County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- Description:
- Rev. Asa Harman (b. 1834-d. 1902) was the first elected pastor of Harman Church of the Brethren in 1859. The town of Harman is also named after him. The Harman Church separated from a larger territory of congregations in 1897 and the church was named after the reverend.
- IDNO:
- 051309
- Title:
- An Unidentified Church in Lewis County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- Description:
- A view of a church building from across the road.
- IDNO:
- 051310
- Title:
- An Unidentified Church in Lewis County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- Description:
- A view of the church building from across the street.
