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West Virginia Country and Western performers, The Franklin Brothers, left to right, Billy, Delmos and Clyde, standing behind a microphone at radio station, WMMN in Fairmont, West Virginia.

37921. Franklin Brothers., Billy - Delmos - Clyde

Elevated view small town in Harrison County.

37922. West End Bristal, Harrison County, W. Va.

Unidentified teamster works hard at transferring or hauling a load.

37923. Lynch's Transfer and Storage Company, Shinnston, W. Va.

Created for West Virginia's Fifty Year Celebration. Also printed on the image, " By Starkey at Rau's No. 25".

37924. Ship of State Float, Wheeling, W. Va.

Unidentified students and staff pose in front of "The Hall" on the WVU campus.  Inscribed on the back.  "Whitesell" and "Marie Price".

37925. Group Portrait of Residents from Episcopal Hall at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Unidentified students spoon together on a unique sled complete with "headlights".

37926. Kappa Alpha Fraternity Sledding Team at WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.

Glass Plate Positive

37927. Portrait of Unidentified Young Woman

Now known as Independence Hall, delegates gathered here for the Second Wheeling Convention in the summer of 1861 and formed the Restored Government of Virginia. Subsequently a proposal was passed to create a new state. The caption reads, "Custom House at Wheeling, now the Seat of the New Government of Virginia".  This sketch was published in Frank Leslile's Illustrated.

37928. Custom House, Wheeling, Virginia (West Virginia)

Delegates, loyal to the United States, meet to establish the Restored Government of Virginia and subsequently propose a new state. The caption reads, "Constitutent Convention of Virginia Assembled in the Custom House at Wheeling Ohio County, June 1861."

37929. Second Wheeling Convention, Wheeling, Va. (West Virginia)

The "Ben Hur" tied up on Water Street during the flood of 1891. The steamboat packet sank in 1916 on the Mississippi river.

37930. Packet 'Ben Hur' at Water Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

A barge and packet rest along the Ohio River shore with downtown Wheeling in the background.

37931. Old Water Front at Foot of 12th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

Cased portrait of Mrs. Josephine Neal Robb, "Cousin Jodie", daughter of Daniel R. Neal.

37932. Portrait of Mrs. Josephine Neal Robb