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- IDNO:
- 039709
- Title:
- McNicol Brothers Pottery, Clarksburg, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1916
- Description:
- Post card photograph with information on the back; "Published by Pike News Company, Clarksburg, W. Va.".
- IDNO:
- 040161
- Title:
- Laying Cornerstone of Harrison County Courthouse, Clarksburg, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1931
- Description:
- Unidentified officials and freemasons among the people involved in the ceremony.
- IDNO:
- 040182
- Title:
- Harrison County Public Library, Clarksburg, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1933
- Description:
- Known as the Waldomore House, this antebellum structure was home for the public library for more than 40 years.
- IDNO:
- 040282
- Title:
- Partial View of Shinnston, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1899
- Description:
- Information included with the photograph, "Note the bridge [crossing the West Fork River], does not have sidewalks. The flood of 1888 had washed out the middle pier which was restored by the late Charles L. Watkins. Steeple of Methodist Protestant Church can be seen."
- IDNO:
- 040283
- Title:
- Stone Quarry, Enterprise, W.Va.
- Date:
- 1900
- Description:
- Stone quarry in Harrison County (adjacent to the railroad).
- IDNO:
- 040284
- Title:
- View of Bridge Over West Fork River, Enterprise, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- Description:
- The town was established in ca. 1900 by the Watson Coal Company. The bridge was built in 1897.
- IDNO:
- 040798
- Title:
- Shinnston Tornado Aftermath, Harrison County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1944
- Description:
- People survey the damage left by a summer tornado.
- IDNO:
- 040811
- Title:
- United States Post Office, Salem, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1941
- Description:
- Postcard photograph
- IDNO:
- 040827
- Title:
- Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
- Date:
- 1944
- Description:
- Man and woman stand on top of rubble that was caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history, which occurred on June 23, 1944.
- IDNO:
- 040828
- Title:
- Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
- Date:
- 1944
- Description:
- Homes in Shinnston that were damaged due to the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history.
- IDNO:
- 040829
- Title:
- Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
- Date:
- 1944
- Description:
- People gather along the West Fork River looking over to the hardest hit area by the tornado, Pleasant Hill, where no more than ten houses were left standing.
- IDNO:
- 040830
- Title:
- Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
- Date:
- 1944
- Description:
- Destruction was caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history. This image shows the tornado was selective, destroying some houses yet leaving others in neighborhood intact.