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Wheeling as seen from the Ohio River in the evening. Steamboats docked for the night along the river's edge outside of a lit up cityscape. Caption on back of postcard reads: "Boats started to carry mail from Wheeling to Cincinnati, Ohio on the Ohio River about 1795. Wheeling's population in the year 1800 was about 500. The present population is near 70,000." Published by Arco Agency. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

133. View at Night Showing Skyline; Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043648
Title:
View at Night Showing Skyline; Wheeling, W. Va.
Description:
Wheeling as seen from the Ohio River in the evening. Steamboats docked for the night along the river's edge outside of a lit up cityscape. Caption on back of postcard reads: "Boats started to carry mail from Wheeling to Cincinnati, Ohio on the Ohio River about 1795. Wheeling's population in the year 1800 was about 500. The present population is near 70,000." Published by Arco Agency. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Showing business section of Wheeling in the background. Racetrack can be seen on the island. Published by Photo Crafters. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

134. Wheeling Island and Ohio River; Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043650
Title:
Wheeling Island and Ohio River; Wheeling, W. Va.
Description:
Showing business section of Wheeling in the background. Racetrack can be seen on the island. Published by Photo Crafters. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by Phillips News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

135. Aerial View of Wheeling Island and Wheeling, Showing Beautiful Wheeling Downs Race Track; Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043651
Title:
Aerial View of Wheeling Island and Wheeling, Showing Beautiful Wheeling Downs Race Track; Wheeling, W. Va.
Description:
Published by Phillips News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
(From postcard collection legacy system.)

136. Baltimore and Ohio Depot, East Side; Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043652
Title:
Baltimore and Ohio Depot, East Side; Wheeling, W. Va.
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system.)
Look closely to see labels of specific buildings in the city. Published by Photo Crafters. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

137. Airplane View of Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043653
Title:
Airplane View of Wheeling, W. Va.
Description:
Look closely to see labels of specific buildings in the city. Published by Photo Crafters. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by Mike Roberts Color Production. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

138. Union Bus Depot; Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043654
Title:
Union Bus Depot; Wheeling, W. Va.
Description:
Published by Mike Roberts Color Production. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Horse and buggies bring supplies to be loaded onto boats. Published by A.C. Bosselman and Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

139. Several Steamboats Docked on Ohio River; Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043655
Title:
Several Steamboats Docked on Ohio River; Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Horse and buggies bring supplies to be loaded onto boats. Published by A.C. Bosselman and Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. Published by Geo. R. Klein News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

140. Bird's Eye View from Bridgeport of Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043656
Title:
Bird's Eye View from Bridgeport of Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by Geo. R. Klein News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. Published by Geo. R. Klein News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

141. 12th St., Looking West; Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043657
Title:
12th St., Looking West; Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1926
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by Geo. R. Klein News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by W.H. Tipton. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

142. View of Orchard and Farm, Visitation Academy at Mount de Chantal; Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043658
Title:
View of Orchard and Farm, Visitation Academy at Mount de Chantal; Wheeling, W. Va.
Description:
Published by W.H. Tipton. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Viewed from the Ohio River. Published by Paul C. Koeber Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

143. Wheeling Wharf; Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043659
Title:
Wheeling Wharf; Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Viewed from the Ohio River. Published by Paul C. Koeber Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Ebenezer Lane made the first white settlement now occupied by the city of Wheeling in 1769. Indian warfare was on for several years until the Revolutionary War, progress then started. In 1832 the first iron works were built. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached the city in 1852." Published by Arco Agency. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

144. Bird's Eye View of Ohio River and Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
043660
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Ohio River and Wheeling, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Ebenezer Lane made the first white settlement now occupied by the city of Wheeling in 1769. Indian warfare was on for several years until the Revolutionary War, progress then started. In 1832 the first iron works were built. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached the city in 1852." Published by Arco Agency. (From postcard collection legacy system.)