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Caption on back of postcard reads: "Court House at Charlestown, W. Va. (then Virginia), where John Brown was tried and convicted on Nov. 2, 1859. The scaffold on which Brown was executed was afterwards built into the porch of a house, bought by a Confederate soldier, still the owner. It was taken to Chicago and then brought to Washington. The Kansas State Historical Society will probably become its permanent owner." Published by The National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

109. Charlestown Court House; Charlestown, W. Va.

IDNO:
042576
Title:
Charlestown Court House; Charlestown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Court House at Charlestown, W. Va. (then Virginia), where John Brown was tried and convicted on Nov. 2, 1859. The scaffold on which Brown was executed was afterwards built into the porch of a house, bought by a Confederate soldier, still the owner. It was taken to Chicago and then brought to Washington. The Kansas State Historical Society will probably become its permanent owner." Published by The National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Charlestown is the county seat of Jefferson County, West Virginia (then Virginia), and on the Shenandoah Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio, about 10 miles southwest of Harper's Ferry. In 1859 it had a population of less than 1,500, about one third of whom were colored. It is surrounded by a fertile and beautiful country. The jail in which John Brown was confined and from which he was taken to execution has been rebuilt and modernized." Published by National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

110. Jail; Charlestown, W. Va.

IDNO:
042590
Title:
Jail; Charlestown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Charlestown is the county seat of Jefferson County, West Virginia (then Virginia), and on the Shenandoah Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio, about 10 miles southwest of Harper's Ferry. In 1859 it had a population of less than 1,500, about one third of whom were colored. It is surrounded by a fertile and beautiful country. The jail in which John Brown was confined and from which he was taken to execution has been rebuilt and modernized." Published by National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

111. View of Harpers Ferry and Potomac River; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
042639
Title:
View of Harpers Ferry and Potomac River; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Published by National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. Published by H.G. Zimmerman & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

112. Ferry Street; Monthomery, W. Va.

IDNO:
042678
Title:
Ferry Street; Monthomery, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by H.G. Zimmerman & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

113. Capitol Street at Night; Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
042681
Title:
Capitol Street at Night; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. Published by The Hugh C. Leighton Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

114. Sheltering Arms Hospital; Hansford, W. Va.

IDNO:
042700
Title:
Sheltering Arms Hospital; Hansford, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by The Hugh C. Leighton Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

115. Y.M.C.A. Building; Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
042708
Title:
Y.M.C.A. Building; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Charleston High School, the only public high school in the city at that time. Building later became Mercer Grade School.See original postcard for correspondence. Published by The Valentine & Sons Publishing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

116. High School; Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
042718
Title:
High School; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Charleston High School, the only public high school in the city at that time. Building later became Mercer Grade School.See original postcard for correspondence. Published by The Valentine & Sons Publishing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

117. View of the City From Kanawha River; Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
042739
Title:
View of the City From Kanawha River; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by T. P. Wright & Co. See original for corresondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

118. Main Street, Looking South; Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
042836
Title:
Main Street, Looking South; Weston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Published by T. P. Wright & Co. See original for corresondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

119. Trace Avenue; Holden, W. Va.

IDNO:
042886
Title:
Trace Avenue; Holden, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

120. View of Homes and Railroad; Holden, W. Va.

IDNO:
042887
Title:
View of Homes and Railroad; Holden, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)