Maddy Caves are saltpeter caves in Monroe County. During the Civil War, the caves were mined by the Confederates for nitrate, used to make gun powder. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.
Information included with the photograph, unidentified workers were "... probably thrashing clover for seed ... Note the wooden wheels on the thrashing machine."
Portrait of Julia Blair Dunlap of Monroe County, W. Va.
Date:
Circa 1900
Description:
Julia Blair Dunlap was also Mrs. Addison Dunlap. Information included with the photograph: "Ft Worth, Tex. 'Pioneer" and "Aunt Julia" is inscribed on the photo.
Graduation Portrait of Frank Tuckwiller, West Virginia University Student
Date:
Circa 1900
Description:
Frank Tuckwiller was a student at West Virginia University around the turn of the century. Inscribed on the back of the photograph is "Frank Tuckwiller-a University friend"
Portrait of Charles Alexander Ellison and Addison Dunlap Ellison. Both boys were West Virginia University cadets. The photo was believed to have been taken around 1895.
Information included with photograph: "William Petrie Dunlap, grandson of E. Clara Petrie Dunlap & Addison Dunlap. Child of Charles Dunlap. last Dunlap to occupy the old Addison-Dunlap house on Hans Creek, Monroe Co."
Information included with photograph: "Mr. & Mrs. Waters of 1318 Quarrier St. Charleston, holding granddaughter, Jane Baily Ellison. Charles Alexander Ellison standing by his wife, Frances Waters Ellison on running board. Picture taken ca. 1912 ca. C. A. Ellison was [West Virginia] State Fire Marshall."
Ellison-Dunlap Family Portrait, Monroe County, W. Va.
Description:
Family members identified, back row left to right: Minnie Campbell, Bill Henry Harrison Campbell, Frank Campbell, Edgar Larew, Bill Dunlap, Dewey Pence, Elsie Dunlap, Ella Pence, Clara Ellison, Mr. Elisha Arnott. Front Row, L to R: Anna Dunlap, Grandma Bates, Martha Dunlap, Aunt Matt Dunlap, Mollie Larew, Harriet Dunlap Ellison (Grandmother). For biographical information regarding Aunt Matt Dunlap, see A&M 2484, Box 7, Folder 12.