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'Cameraman was near the DeMain Building on west side of South High Street near the bridge. Showing the Judge Dille property far in the background. The house at the end of the bridge was formerly the property of the late Henry L. Cox, father of Judge Cox. This house was moved about 300 yards up the hill and is now standing in good condition. Note the old Arnett hotel near the west end of the bridge. Shows Mechanical Hall by R. R. and J. W. Wiles house on Highland Avenue. Must have been about 1897.'

1. Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
010958
Title:
Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1897
Description:
'Cameraman was near the DeMain Building on west side of South High Street near the bridge. Showing the Judge Dille property far in the background. The house at the end of the bridge was formerly the property of the late Henry L. Cox, father of Judge Cox. This house was moved about 300 yards up the hill and is now standing in good condition. Note the old Arnett hotel near the west end of the bridge. Shows Mechanical Hall by R. R. and J. W. Wiles house on Highland Avenue. Must have been about 1897.'
Fence runs along the road. 'Apparently the Olly Dilly Hill near the brick yard.

2. Olly Dille Hill Near Brick Yard, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011004
Title:
Olly Dille Hill Near Brick Yard, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
Fence runs along the road. 'Apparently the Olly Dilly Hill near the brick yard.

3. Dr. Hodges Physics Lecture Room in Science Hall, West Virginia University

IDNO:
018805
Title:
Dr. Hodges Physics Lecture Room in Science Hall, West Virginia University
Date:
1900
Civil Engineering room. View of instruments, note the gas lights, before electricity, in Science Hall. 'Wanld's Fair Picture'

4. Chitwood or Science Hall Civil Engineering Room and Equipment, West Virginia University

IDNO:
018806
Title:
Chitwood or Science Hall Civil Engineering Room and Equipment, West Virginia University
Description:
Civil Engineering room. View of instruments, note the gas lights, before electricity, in Science Hall. 'Wanld's Fair Picture'

5. South View of Martin Hall and Woodburn Hall, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019022
Title:
South View of Martin Hall and Woodburn Hall, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1876- 1899
'Mechanical Hall by the river, (built 1892-4, destroyed by fire, 1899). Note the small powder house in the foreground. The U. heating plant now occupies the site John L. Johnston was professor of Engineering during this period. The negative was made by Johnston about 1895, is now the department of physics. (1940)'

6. Mechanical Hall I, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019111
Title:
Mechanical Hall I, West Virginia University
Date:
1895
Description:
'Mechanical Hall by the river, (built 1892-4, destroyed by fire, 1899). Note the small powder house in the foreground. The U. heating plant now occupies the site John L. Johnston was professor of Engineering during this period. The negative was made by Johnston about 1895, is now the department of physics. (1940)'
'View of forge shop in old Mechanical Hall. Built by Prof. J. L. Emery in 1892. Destroyed by fire March 3, 1899. Note the wheel lock engine in doorway.

7. Mechanical Hall I Forge Shop, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019112
Title:
Mechanical Hall I Forge Shop, West Virginia University
Description:
'View of forge shop in old Mechanical Hall. Built by Prof. J. L. Emery in 1892. Destroyed by fire March 3, 1899. Note the wheel lock engine in doorway.
Woodburn Hall partially visible.

8. Martin Hall, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019857
Title:
Martin Hall, West Virginia University
Date:
1892
Description:
Woodburn Hall partially visible.
'South view of Martin Hall. Prof Emery built the steps on the east of Martin Hall.'

9. Martin Hall, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019859
Title:
Martin Hall, West Virginia University
Description:
'South view of Martin Hall. Prof Emery built the steps on the east of Martin Hall.'
'Martin Hall and Woodburn Hall. The brick for the Martin Hall was burnt where the heating plant now stands. The building was built in 1870, at the same time the center part of the Old Experiment Station was built.'

10. Woodburn Circle, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019876
Title:
Woodburn Circle, West Virginia University
Description:
'Martin Hall and Woodburn Hall. The brick for the Martin Hall was burnt where the heating plant now stands. The building was built in 1870, at the same time the center part of the Old Experiment Station was built.'
'West Virginia University and Morgantown (1891-1892) as taken from a point some distance north of the U. The Catalogue for one of those subsequent years states that Science Hall was finished in 1893, but no sign of it is to be seen in this picture, but the roof was on Commencement Hall, and the Court House was built (1892), which fixes the date about as given above.' 'View of Morgantown & Sunnyside taken from North Morgantown Hill. Note the orchard along Overhill St. also showing the house owned by the Whites nearby.'

11. Turn of the Century Morgantown and West Virginia University

IDNO:
019882
Title:
Turn of the Century Morgantown and West Virginia University
Date:
1891-1892
Description:
'West Virginia University and Morgantown (1891-1892) as taken from a point some distance north of the U. The Catalogue for one of those subsequent years states that Science Hall was finished in 1893, but no sign of it is to be seen in this picture, but the roof was on Commencement Hall, and the Court House was built (1892), which fixes the date about as given above.' 'View of Morgantown & Sunnyside taken from North Morgantown Hill. Note the orchard along Overhill St. also showing the house owned by the Whites nearby.'
'Yoko and the late George Simmins who was janitor here in 1897. Taken in front of Woodburn Hall. Simmins is an engineer in Charleston at the present time. He taught the colored school in Morgantown for a number of terms.'

12. George Simmins in front of Woodburn Hall, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019951
Title:
George Simmins in front of Woodburn Hall, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
'Yoko and the late George Simmins who was janitor here in 1897. Taken in front of Woodburn Hall. Simmins is an engineer in Charleston at the present time. He taught the colored school in Morgantown for a number of terms.'