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Civil War ad reading: 1,010 Brave Men Wanted!  I am authorized by Governor Pierpont to raide a Reigment of men to consist of TEN COMPANIES of 101 men each, including officers.  When two companies are formed they will be mustered into service and a camp will be established at or near Morgantown, where they will be armed, equipped and drilled until the Regiment is full and ordered into service.  July 29, 1861  James Evans.

1. Civil War Recruiting Broadside

Portrait of General George B. McClellan.

2. McClellan, General George B.

Portrait of General Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson.

3. Jackson, General Thomas J. 'Stonewall'

Portrait of General Thomas J. Jackson.

4. Jackson, General Thomas J. 'Stonewall'

Portrait of General George B. McClellan.

5. McClellan, General George B.

Men in canoes travel on flooded Third Street in Huntington.

6. Flood Waters on Third Street, Huntington, W. Va.

Men in canoes travel on Third Street in Huntington.

7. Flood Waters on Third Street, Huntington, W. Va.

Men in canoes travel on Third St. after the flood.

8. Flood Waters on Third Street, Huntington, W. Va.

Parkersburg National Bank located on 3rd Street between Ann and Juliana in Wood County.

9. Parkersburg National Bank, Parkersburg, W. Va.

A scene in front of the Strand Theater in the 1940's. Located on Market between 4th and 5th in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

10. Strand Theater, Parkersburg, W. Va.

'Burned 1917.'

11. Casino at Terrapin Park, Parkersburg, W. Va.

'Burned 1917.'

12. Casino at Terrapin Park, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Artist's rendering of City Hall.

13. City Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.

14. City Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.

'From an engraving, don't know who did original.'

15. Smoot Theater, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Two photographs side by side. One of the Strand Theater and the other of Smoot Theater. Both Theaters are located in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

16. Strand and Smoot Theaters, Parkersburg, W. Va.

17. Camden Theater, Parkersburg, W. Va.

18. Lobby of the Camden Theater, Parkersburg, W. Va.

First U. B. Church located on 16th and St. Marys Streets in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

19. First United Brethren Church, Parkersburg, W. Va.

St. Mary's Avenue Christian Church in Parkersburg, West Virginia located on 14th Street and St. Mary's Avenue.

20. St. Mary's Avenue Christian Church, Parkersburg, W. Va.

First Church Building, Avery and Ninth and One-Half Streets in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

21. First Church Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.

22. St. John Lutheran Church After Tank Disaster, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Customers are standing in front of Dils Brothers and Company in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

23. Dils Brothers and Company, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Customers are waiting for the start of a movie in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

24. Hiehle Movie Theater, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Female workers are answering the phones in a telephone office in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

25. Telephone Operators, Parkersburg, W. Va.

26. Union Trust Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.

The front of Smoot Theater in Parkesburg, West Virginia.

27. Smoot Theater, Parkersburg, W. Va.

28. Steamboat Emma During Flood Near Blennerhassett Island, Parkersburg, W. Va.

29. Wharfboat During Flood, Lower Parkersburg, W. Va.

People in a canoe float down the street.

30. Flooded Third Street Looking Toward the Courthouse, Parkersburg, W. Va.

'Looking From Murdoch Down 12th St After 1907 Flood.'

31. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

32. Flooded Trinity Church on Juliana Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

A horse drawn fire engine is pictured on the left.

33. Market Street Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

People in canoes float down the street.

34. Flood Scene on Julianna Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

'Pointed building in the middle of picture is Trinity Church. Mrs. Mildred Stephenson.'

35. Flooded Third and Juliana Streets, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Water and debris in the street.

36. Flood Scene on Third Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

People on flooded Market Street getting around by boat, Parkersburg, W. Va.

37. Flood Scene on Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

38. Flood Scene on Julianna Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

The Point in flood of 1884 in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

39. Flooding at the Point, Parkersburg. W. Va.

The Point during the flood of 1884 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The Dome Building is the Wood County Court House.

40. Flood at the Point, Parkersburg. W. Va.

W. H. Smith Jr. and Company Hardware Iron Agricultural and Elements Building is partially under water during the flood of 1884 in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

41. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Market Street from Railroad Bridge, 6th Street, is under water during the 1884 flood in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The Catholic Church is located on the left.

42. Flood Scene on Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

"The Van Devender Insurance Company located on 132 3rd Street between Ann and Julianna Streets. Formally Parkersburg National Bank, 1839-1904 and later the Salvation Army Building. The building was torn down in early March 1969.'

43. Flooded Van Devender Insurance Building , Parkersburg, W. Va.

A girl sits on a rail by the lake.

44. Terrapin Park Lake, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Terrapin park in the early 1900's. Original image is out of focus.

45. Terrapin Park, Parkersburg, W. Va.

A man stands at the edge of the lake.

46. Terrapin Park Lake, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Women are doing hair and nails in the parlor.

47. Eliz. P. Key Manicure Parlor in Union Trust Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Citizen's Band performed in front of Bijou Theater. The Bijou Theater and Star Theater later combined to form Strand Theater, 400 block of Market Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

48. Citizen's Band, Parkersburg, W. Va.

The Singer Manufacturing Company is on the corner.

49. Northwest Corner of 5th & Juliana Streets, Parkersburg, W. Va.

People fill the streets for the laying of the cornerstone.

50. Cornerstone Ceremony for Wood County Courthouse, Parkersburg, W. Va.

51. 5th and Juliana Streets, Parkersburg, W. Va.

52. Market Street Near 10th Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

602 Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

53. Interior of Barlows Pool and Billiard Parlor, Parkersburg, W. Va.

People and snow fill the street.

54. Lower Market Street in Winter, Parkersburg, W. Va.

55. Camden Theater Fire, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Auditorium Theatre of the 1900-01 Season in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

56. Auditorium Theatre Playbill, Parkersburg, W. Va.

An aerial view of Parkersburg, West Virginia from the City Building.

57. Parkersburg, W. Va. - View from the City Building

58. Aerial View of the Wood County Courthouse, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Advertisement for the play 'Arizona' at the Camden Theatre in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

59. Playbill for the Camden Theatre, Parkersburg, W. Va.

60. Aerial View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

'Looking up Market Street from 3rd Street in 1897.'

61. Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

62. Aerial View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

63. Aerial View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

64. Nash School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Parkersburg High School without wings.  Football field is next to the school.

65. Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

'2nd location, Market Street between 7th and 8th.'

66. Mountain State Business College, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Men and women seated at desks.

67. Students at Mountain State Business College, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Aerial view of P.H.S. and football field.

68. Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Aerial view of Parerksburg High School with football field right beside the school.

69. Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

70. Garfield School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Quincy Hill Tank Disaster in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The disaster took place at the corner of 10th and Avery Street.

71. Quincy Hill Tank Disaster, Parkersburg, W. Va.

72. Street Scene in Parkersburg, W. Va.

A view of Parkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio in the 1890s.

73. Parkersburg, W. Va. and Belpre, Ohio

74. Camden Theater Fire, Parkersburg, W. Va.

St. Johns Lutheran Church on 9th and Avery Streets.

75. St. John's Lutheran Church After Tank Disaster, Parkersburg, W. Va.

76. City Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.

A close-up view of the City Building in Parkersburg, West Virginia. A bridge is directly behind the City Building.

77. City Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.

'The last of the Jacksons to live at the home on 7th and Quincy Streets in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The Jacksons are distant kin of Stonewall Jackson.'

78. Members of the Jackson Family, Parkersburg, W. Va.

79. Engraving of the French Expedition Descending the Ohio River

Born in Waynesburg, Pa. July 24, 1823. His parents moved to Middlebourne, Tyler County at the age of 4. Studied law with his brother and brother-in-law and admitted to the bar in Parkersburg at the age of 20. Lived at Wheeling when Governor of W. Va.

80. Arthur I. Boreman, Governor of West Virginia during the Civil War