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Two unidentified men stand on the steps of the building.

1. United States Custom House and Post Office Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005538
Title:: United States Custom House and Post Office Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: Two unidentified men stand on the steps of the building.

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

2. 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.

View of Charleston and the Kanawha River.

3. 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.

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

4. 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.

'Located in old creek basin in lower Kanawha St. About 18 feet in circumference below the swell of the limbs.'

5. Tree Located on Kanawha St., Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005504
Title:: Tree Located on Kanawha St., Charleston, W. Va.
Description:: 'Located in old creek basin in lower Kanawha St. About 18 feet in circumference below the swell of the limbs.'

A tree growing next to a monument in a square in Charleston, W. Va.

6. Tree in a Square in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005503
Title:: Tree in a Square in Charleston, W. Va.
Description:: A tree growing next to a monument in a square in Charleston, W. Va.

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

7. 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.

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

8. 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 1854.

9. 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, West Virginia in 1890.

10. 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.

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

11. 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 light snow has fallen on the Executive Mansion and State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia.

12. Executive Mansion, and State Capitol, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005440
Title:: Executive Mansion, and State Capitol, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:: A light snow has fallen on the Executive Mansion and State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia.