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View of the Executive Mansion, in Charleston, West Virginia.
A postcard of the Executive Mansion in Charleston, West Virginia, taken on a snowy winter day.
View of the Executive Mansion in Charleston, West Virginia taken on a snowy winter day.
View of the West Virginia State Capitol Building in Charleston, West Virginia.
A man stands near the two story Victorian style Roy Bird Cook Drug Store in Charleston, West Virginia.
A man stands near the two story Victorian style Roy Bird Cook Drug Store in Charleston, West Virginia.
'The orginial public transit system in Charleston, founded in 1888, operated two cars for several years. Electric cars like that above, replaced those drawn by horses. Note how motormen were exposed to the elements.'
'Charleston, Capitol City of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of Elk and Kanawha Rivers in the heart of the State's Chemical, Coal and Gas Industries. Kanawha Airport in the background represents greatest earth moving project in commerical aviation history. Nearly ten million cubic yards earth and rock were moved.'--Postcard
'My Dear: On the other side you see a group of our Ladies' Aid. That good looking one is I. To-day Mrs. Wm. Burdette Mathews and Mrs. Sarah F. Blundon entertained us at their home, 1501 Quarrier St. We have subscribed $5000.00 on the new church and may have to call you to help before long. Yours with love.'--Postcard
View of the Holly Grove Mansion, built in 1813, in Charleston, West Virginia. Holly Grove Manison is also called the Daniel Ruffner House. Negative by R. S. Franken, Oct. 10, 1920.
'Charleston, W. Va-Capitol in distance-at junction of Elk River with Kanawha. Boulevard occupies in great part originial section of James River and Kanawha Turnpike. Here old stage coaches ferried across the river.'
This is the South Side Bridge.
View of the Post Office and a Federal Building behind it, located in Charleston, West Virginia.
A light snow has fallen on the Executive Mansion and State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia.
Cables and wooden bridge has fallen into the Elk River. People line the shore and bank of river to watch the rescuing of people from the bridge.
Automobile warning sign: 'Warning: Motor Automobiles Slow Down to 6 Miles an Hour, Sound Alarm, Town Ordinance.'
A close-up view of the State Board of Control Building in Charleston, West Virginia.
The view of Charleston, West Virginia through the South Side Bridge crossing the river.
'Works of the Charles Ward Engineering Company towboats 'Duncan Bruce,' 'W. A. Shepard,' 'George T. Price,' 'Wild Goose,' and yacht 'Madge,' in river and survey boat.'
'Scene at the laying of the corner stone of the new Court House of Kanawha County, West Virginia. A copy of the proceedings is enclosed in the back of this portrait. John S. Cunningham, President of the Kanawha County Court.'
People are driving on McCorkle Avenue, U.S. 119, in Charleston, West Virginia.
View of Charleston Business District, Charleston, West Virginia in 1890 (Top;) View of Charleston Business District, Charleston, West Virginia in 1941 (Bottom.)
View of Charleston, West Virginia in 1890.
View of Charleston, West Virginia in 1854.
A picture postcard of the Hotel Kanawha in Charleston, West Virginia.
A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia and Kanawha Airport.
'The Old Governor's Mansion at 153 Capitol Street, Charleston, West Virginia where we lived from 1921 to 1925 when we moved to new one which we built and lived in one week.'
A distant view of East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, West Virginia.  Baseball field visible in lower right corner.
View of Charleston, West Virginia with bridge over river on right.
People standing in front of a City Building in Charleston, West Virginia.
Customers and dog pose inside Alfred's Store in Poca, West Virginia.
View of South Charleston, West Virginia in 1921.
Construction crew workers stand around a pile of bricks.
'Charleston, the state's largest urban area.'
View of the covered walkway of the Charleston Arcade located in Charleston, West Virginia.
On a rainy day, some people chose to brave the elements by walking on the city sidewalk, while others chose to drive down Lee Street in Charleston, West Virginia.
A drawing of the Kanawha County Court House in Charleston, West Virginia.
Complete bathroom with a woman in a bathtub serves as a float for the Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Welders union.
"The Charleston skyline as it appeared at the time the Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company began business-in 1901. Note the old capitol in the center background and the ferry landing before the C [and] O bridge was built"; In the bottom picture, "modern Charleston as it appears today. Front street has become Kanawha Boulevard and towering skyscrapers fill the landscape. The Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company building appears at the left beyond the Union building."
A close-up view of Charleston, West Virginia in 1901.
A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia.  Boats along shore of river.
A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia and Kanawha Pines.
Postcard of Charleston, West Virginia.
View of East Charleston and Kanawha City in Charleston, West Virginia.
View of South Charleston, West Virginia in 1921. Factories and homes visible along river.
View of East Charleston and Kanawha City in Charleston, West Virginia.
Two men are crossing a dirt street in Charleston, West Virginia in the early 1900s. On one side of the street are businesses while on the other side of the street are houses. Above the street are lots of telephone wires.
Aerial view of the factories in South Charleston, West Virginia.
A picture postcard of a winter view of Charleston, West Virginia.
Col. Jackson Arnold looks over the damage to the West Virginia State Capitol Building  fire, in Charleston, West Virginia.
Top left hand corner, Graining Vats and Platform; Bottom right hand corner, Shipping Department; Center, Cooper Shop; Top right hand corner,Packing Room; and       bottom right hand corner, Salt Well.
"Photograph property of Curt Teich [and] Co. Inc., Chicago."
The Kanawha River is in the foreground and the capitol in seen center, back ground.
A tree growing next to a monument in a square in Charleston, W. Va.
'Located in old creek basin in lower Kanawha St. About 18 feet in circumference below the swell of the limbs.'
Eugene A. Carter rides his horse in front of a parade in Charleston, W. Va.
Little boy stands for a portrait in Charleston, piston manufacturing company visible in the background.
'At left is Eugene A. Carter.'
View of Charleston, W. Va. and the Kanawha River.
View of bridge going into Charleston, W. Va. and Kanawha Boulevard paralleling the river.
Two men stand in Cavenders Lot 601 All Day Parking in Charleston, W. Va.
Building with a few cars parked out front.
Parking attendent stands with a foot resting on a chair in the parking lot.
View of Charleston and the Kanawha River.
Homes sit along the banks of the Kanawha River in Charleston, W. Va.
Two unidentified men stand on the steps of the building.
Many telephone wires stretch along a street in downtown, Charleston, W. Va.
Two men unveil a plaque dedicated to G. B. Capito of Charleston.
Sign warning automobiles to slow down.
Crowds gather along the banks of the Elk River while people walk out on the fallen bridge to rescue people in the water.
Large group of people gather together under trees in Charleston, W. Va. Location is possibly the old state capitol grounds.
'Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va., Elevation 985 feet, Class 4; Northeast-Southwest Runway 5200 feet.  Northwest-Southeast Runway 4750 feet; More than 9,100,000 cubic yards rock and earth moved in its construction.  Four and one half miles highway distance from downtown Charleston.'
'Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va., Elevation 985 feet, Class 4; Northeast-Southwest Runway 5200 feet.  Northwest-Southeast Runway 4750 feet; More than 9,100,000 cubic yards rock and earth moved in its construction.  Four and one half miles highway distance from downtown Charleston.'
View of a house in Charleston, West Virginia from a postcard mailed to Mrs. Ira E. Robinson, Quarrier Street on December 16, 1909.
'Charleston, West Virginia--$100 ham and bacon will be served at the Pioneer Breakfast on Statehood Day, June 20th, at the Rose City Cafeteria on Lee Street in Charleston. The State of West Virginia will be 100 years old on June 20th and the Centennial Commission hopes all citizens sharing the same birth date will join in the festivities planned for the breakfast. A full course breakfast will be served from 7 til 9 a.m. and there will be entertainment and prizes for the guests. Committee in charge includes, reading left to right, Bob Phillips and Juanita McCollam, co-chairmen of the event; Adj. General Gene Hall Williams and Grover Waybright, Jr. Both Mrs. McCollam and Adj. General Williams celebrate their birthdays on June 20th. Reservations may be made, or tickets for $1.00 purchased, from the Centennial Commission, 1608 Kanawha Boulevard, E. Charleston, West Virginia.'
Walter Reuther to speak at the Municipal Auditorium in Charleston.  Prizes, including this Frazier Sedan are to be given away.  Sponsored by the Kanawha Valley Industrial Union Council, C. I. O.