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View of Charleston, West Virginia in 1854.

1. Drawing of Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005451
Title:: Drawing of Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1854
Description:: View of Charleston, West Virginia in 1854.

View of Charleston Business District, Charleston, West Virginia in 1890 (Top;) View of Charleston Business District, Charleston, West Virginia in 1941 (Bottom.)

2. Charleston Skyline in 1891 (Top) and 1941 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005449
Title:: Charleston Skyline in 1891 (Top) and 1941 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1891, 1941
Description:: View of Charleston Business District, Charleston, West Virginia in 1890 (Top;) View of Charleston Business District, Charleston, West Virginia in 1941 (Bottom.)

A distant view of East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, West Virginia. Baseball field visible in lower right corner.

3. East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005456
Title:: East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1923
Description:: A distant view of East Charleston and Kanawha City, Charleston, West Virginia. Baseball field visible in lower right corner.

View of Charleston, West Virginia in 1890.

4. Panoramic View of Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005450
Title:: Panoramic View of Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1890
Description:: View of Charleston, West Virginia in 1890.

The Kanawha River is in the foreground and the capitol in seen center, back ground.

5. Panoramic View of Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005502
Title:: Panoramic View of Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1900
Description:: The Kanawha River is in the foreground and the capitol in seen center, back ground.

'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.'

6. Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005437
Title:: Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1945
Description:: '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.'

View of Charleston, W. Va. and the Kanawha River.

7. Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005508
Title:: Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1945
Description:: View of Charleston, W. Va. and the Kanawha River.

View of Charleston and the Kanawha River.

8. Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005513
Title:: Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1945
Description:: View of Charleston and the Kanawha River.

Homes sit along the banks of the Kanawha River in Charleston, W. Va.

9. Homes Along the Banks of the Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005514
Title:: Homes Along the Banks of the Kanawha River, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:: Homes sit along the banks of the Kanawha River in Charleston, W. Va.