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Cars line the street of the downtown area. On the right is Thompson Drug Co.

1. Main Street, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
052461
Title:
Main Street, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Cars line the street of the downtown area. On the right is Thompson Drug Co.
A crowd observes as the cornerstone for the new Calhoun County courthouse is lain. The new court house building is located by the Masonic Lodge.

2. Calhoun County Courthouse Cornerstone Laying Ceremony, Granstville, W. Va.

IDNO:
052460
Title:
Calhoun County Courthouse Cornerstone Laying Ceremony, Granstville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
A crowd observes as the cornerstone for the new Calhoun County courthouse is lain. The new court house building is located by the Masonic Lodge.
Hardman, left, and Hathaway, right, pose together by the street. In the background is Thompson Drug Co.

3. Bill Hardman and David Hathaway, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
052459
Title:
Bill Hardman and David Hathaway, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
1943/03/14
Description:
Hardman, left, and Hathaway, right, pose together by the street. In the background is Thompson Drug Co.
Three unidentified women pose beside a car parked in front of Thompson Drug Company.

4. Women at Drug Store, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
052458
Title:
Women at Drug Store, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Three unidentified women pose beside a car parked in front of Thompson Drug Company.
David B. Hathaway, center, poses with fellow Boy Scouts. On the left is the Jeffrey Hotel.

5. Boy Scouts on Main Street, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
052457
Title:
Boy Scouts on Main Street, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
1939/02
Description:
David B. Hathaway, center, poses with fellow Boy Scouts. On the left is the Jeffrey Hotel.
View of the wreckage at the natural gas station. The explosion occurred on Thanksgiving Day that year. The station, originally proposed to be named "Boston-on-Kanawha," was, at the time, supposedly the world's largest carbon black factories.

6. Aftermath of Cabot Station Explosion and Fire, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
052455
Title:
Aftermath of Cabot Station Explosion and Fire, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
1945/11/22
Description:
View of the wreckage at the natural gas station. The explosion occurred on Thanksgiving Day that year. The station, originally proposed to be named "Boston-on-Kanawha," was, at the time, supposedly the world's largest carbon black factories.
Photograph shows the third floor fully engulfed in flames while the auditorium below has yet to catch fire.

7. Calhoun County High School Fire, Calhoun County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052454
Title:
Calhoun County High School Fire, Calhoun County, W. Va.
Date:
1942/02/21
Description:
Photograph shows the third floor fully engulfed in flames while the auditorium below has yet to catch fire.
Opened in 1955 when gas was 29 cents a gallon. The business was home-owned by A. G. "Ted" Burch.

8. Burch Chevrolet, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040628
Title:
Burch Chevrolet, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Opened in 1955 when gas was 29 cents a gallon. The business was home-owned by A. G. "Ted" Burch.
Organized and issued a charter in 1935, stockholders were L. J. Morris, C. A. Jarvis and Earnest Mollohan.

9. Calhoun Super-Service Inc, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040627
Title:
Calhoun Super-Service Inc, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Organized and issued a charter in 1935, stockholders were L. J. Morris, C. A. Jarvis and Earnest Mollohan.
The first bank established in Calhoun County opening its doors in 1901 to a cautious public being "reluctant to hand over their money for keeping to someone else".

10. Calhoun County Bank, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040626
Title:
Calhoun County Bank, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
The first bank established in Calhoun County opening its doors in 1901 to a cautious public being "reluctant to hand over their money for keeping to someone else".
Firemen attempt to control the fire at Nathan's Clothing Store from a boat.

11. Fire Disaster During Flood in Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040622
Title:
Fire Disaster During Flood in Parkersburg, W. Va.
Description:
Firemen attempt to control the fire at Nathan's Clothing Store from a boat.
Fire destroyed the businesses of Nathan's Clothing and C. C. Martin & Company at Third and Ann Streets.

12. Ruins of Burned Building After Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040621
Title:
Ruins of Burned Building After Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Description:
Fire destroyed the businesses of Nathan's Clothing and C. C. Martin & Company at Third and Ann Streets.