Search Results
- IDNO:
- 041268
- Title:
- Collapsed Capitol Restaurant, Charleston, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1954
- Description:
- Building collapsed after the local power company dug a trench to bury their lines too close to the building.
- IDNO:
- 041669
- Title:
- Helen Holt Outside West Virginia State Capital; Charleston, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia (1955-1956). She is also well known for her later political efforts in vastly improving housing and long term health care for the elderly.
- IDNO:
- 047367
- Title:
- Special Convention W. Va. State Federation of Labor, Charleston, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1938/03/10-1938/03/12
- IDNO:
- 047628
- Title:
- House on Kanawha Street During Snowy Winter Day, Charleston, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1927
- IDNO:
- 047640
- Title:
- Hinton Bobcats in First State Championship Game, Charleston, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1937
- Description:
- Billy Joe Lilly pictured running with the ball. The Bobcats, a semi-pro football team, won this game with the final score at Hinton-9, Charleston-6.
- IDNO:
- 049462
- Title:
- Two Women on South Side Bridge, Charleston, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1939
- Description:
- Ruth Smith Norris (left) and Eula Mae Garten (right) pose in Christmas sweaters. The Ruffner Hotel and the Union Building can be seen in the background.
- IDNO:
- 050553
- Title:
- Jerry West at Blossom Dairy and Restaurant, a Sponsor of His Summer Basketball Team, Charleston, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1956-1960
- Description:
- West spent one summer living with the Gattlieb family, who owned Blossom Dairy and Restaurant, during his time playing for the Charleston Summer League. Blossom Dairy and the Gattlieb family sponsored West's summer team.
- IDNO:
- 050857
- Title:
- Judge Marmaduke H. Dent, Court of Appeals, in His Charleston Office, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca.1900
- Description:
- Dent was West Virginia University's first graduate, receiving his B.A. degree in 1870.
- IDNO:
- 050964
- Title:
- St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Charleston, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was first organized in 1837. The present church was consecrated in 1901.
- IDNO:
- 050965
- Title:
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was first organized in 1862. The current church was built in 1897.
- IDNO:
- 052261
- Title:
- United States Army Air Corps 100th Division Camp, Charleston, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1937
- Description:
- Pre-WWII photograph of the military camp from an album belonging to W. S. Wilkin.The 100th division was headquartered in Wheeling in 1924 and in Charleston in 1937, but was disbanded due to a lack of service in the interwar years. It was reactivated in November 1942 and sent to Marseille, France in October 1944 after extensive combat training. Today, the division serves as a major training command of the United States Army Reserve.
- IDNO:
- 052262
- Title:
- United States Army Air Corps 100th Division Troop Exercise, Charleston, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1937
- Description:
- Pre-WWII photograph of the military camp from an album belonging to W. S. Wilkin.The 100th division was headquartered in Wheeling in 1924 and in Charleston in 1937, but was disbanded due to a lack of service in the interwar years. It was reactivated in November 1942 and sent to Marseille, France in October 1944 after extensive combat training. Today, the division serves as a major training command of the United States Army Reserve.
