Construction Workers Repairing Bluestone High Bridge After Its Collapse, Summers County, W. Va.
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The men stand on the collapsed structure.A week after the collapse the men began dismantling the twisted span, using a never before used technique by burning the steel beams with chemicals.Five workmen killed and four injured when the 300-ton span buckled and folded downward into the mouth of Bluestone River.
Wheaton was the first African American to graduate from the University of Minnesota Law School. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1898.
Buildings at Storer College, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
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Five of the college buildings on Storer College campus are depicted on this post card. Buildings include: Brackett Hall, Permelia Eastman Cook Hall, Mosher Hall, Anthony Memorial Hall, and the President's House.
Looking Towards the Gap from Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
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View from Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, W. Va. showing several buildings on the Storer College campus including 1. Lockwood, 2. Brackett, 3. McDowell Shenandoah (?), 4. Franklin (Cook) House, and 5. Storer College Gym.
Sylvia Bishop graduated from Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W. Va., and was the first African-American woman licensed to train thoroughbred horses in the U.S. Her home track was the Charles Town Race Track, W.Va.
From Left to right are Hugh W. F. Amos, Frank Amos, Autumn Amos, and Mrs. Hugh Amos.Hugh W. F. Amos built the first telephone company in Central West Virginia, the Weston-Central.
Friends of University Hospital, Morgantown, W. Va.
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Two women offer snacks and other items to patients at the WVU Hospital. Friends of University Hospital is a non-profit organization that promotes the health and welfare of individuals in the Morgantown community.
Colonel C. L. Smith, later Brigadier General, graduated from West Virginia University. He practiced law in Fairmont, W. Va., and established the Fairmont Times with O. S. McKinney. He was a colonel of the First regiment of the National Guard.
Located in Jumping Branch, W.Va.Features bowxwood bushed from China.The farm belonged to: Joseph Deeds, Wiliam De Russic Deeds, Thomas Marvin deeds, Gary Marvin Deeds, and Wellington Deeds.