Charles Roessing in ROTC Uniform, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Roessing, pictured at age 17, poses for a portrait in his ROTC uniform. He was likely part of the ROTC at his high school or at West Virginia University, where he studied until 1935. He transferred to West Virginia Wesleyan in 1935 and graduated in 1937.
An unidentified man leans against the vehicle with his arm rested in the open window. The name on the envelope that this photograph's negative is contained in is labeled "Muriel Lanham."
The Knights Building hosts a variety of businesses, including Carson's Millinery, Household Finance Loans, Richman Bros. Clothes, The Baby Shop, The Loop Restaurant, and Capital Plan Loans.
Central United Methodist Church, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was constructed in 1914 at the intersection of Birch Street and Bigley Avenue. The building was torn down from 2012-2013 and replaced by a Family Dollar store.