Pipe Laying Gang Posing at Camp Hope, Somewhere Between Farmington and Fairview, W. Va.
Date:
1903/09/09
Description:
Standing left to right Pearl Roby, Noah Moore, George Burriss, Lem South, Judge tennant, Mont Tucker, Burl Tennant, Bill Taylor, (Visitor name not known). Sitting Charley Myers, Herbert Lapoe, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Aultman.
Civil War Battle Flag of the 13th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
Date:
ca. 1864
Description:
13th West Virginia Regiment Battle Flag reading: (From top to bottom) Hurricane Bridge, Va. March 28th 1863; Lynchburg, Va. June 18th, 1864; Kearnstown, Va. July 24th 1864; Berryville, Va. Sep. 3rd.1864; Opequan, Va. Sep. 19th, 1864; Fishers Hill, Va. Sep. 22nd.1864; Cedar Creek, Va. Oct. 19th. 1864.
Group portrait of a family standing next to baskets of eggs. Left to right: Robert L. Kelly Robert William, 5 Richard 4, being held by Mrs. Kelly; and Charles 3, being held by State Director Manchin.
Ski Slopes Near Cabin Mountain, Tucker County. W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'West Virginia, with the highest average elevation of any state east of the Mississippi River, is making a strong bid to become one of the nations leading winter sports centers. Snow covered mountain slopes like Cabin Mountain, pictured here, overlooking the Canaan Valley, see an average annual snowfall of over five feet. The state now boasts five major winter sports centers located in widely-separated locations.'
Proper Positioning of the Turbine Rotor in Its Casing
Date:
1960-1970
Description:
J.P. McGee, Acting Research Director, and Jack Smith, in Charge of the Gas Turbine Development Project discuss proper positioning of the turbine rotor in its casing.
Safety Inspection Tour of Christopher Coal Company Mine No. 15 at Cassville, W. Va.
Date:
1967
Description:
Donald Ammons, Center, Safety Inspector, Christopher Coal Co., conducts Dr. Miles J. Martin, Left, Chief, Office of Mineral Information, Washington, D.C., and John D. Spencer, Morgantown Coal Research Center, on tour of Christopher Coal Co. Mine No. 15, at Cassville, W. Va. 'U.S. Bureau of Mines Photo Proof Print. Not for publication, permanent record, or other use outside of the Morgantown Research Center.
Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall at Cresaps, W. Va.
Date:
1967
Description:
Dedication by Sec. of Interior Stewart Udall of new plant at Cresaps, W. Va. Conversion of coal to gasoline. Seated 2nd from left is Arch A. Moore of the U.S. House of Representatives.
East Bound's train schedule from St. Louis and West Bound's train from Baltimore and Washington D.C. are listed on the Train Schedule Board in the train station at Grafton, W. Va.
'Scene of first land battle of Civil War. This bridge erected 1852. Serving both north and south in passage of troops and supplies across mountains into Virginia.'
Ravenswood Works Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, Ravenswood, W. Va.
Date:
1958
Description:
A man stands and operates a control panel. 'Its surface already gleaming from initial rolling in the breakdown mill, a slab of aluminum alloy moves into the 110 inch reversing mill, second of the big rolling mills in the hotline at Kaiser Aluminum's Ravenswood Works. The air conditioned aluminum pulpit is located at one side above the rolling table. Public Relations Dept. Ravenswood Works Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. Ravenswood, W. Va.'
Aerial View of Ravenswood Works, Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, Ravenswood, W. Va.
Date:
1958
Description:
'An overall aerial view of Kaiser Aluminum's Ravenswood Works located on the Great Bend of the Ohio River, six miles south of Ravenswood and midway between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Fabrication Plant is shown in the foreground, casting facility in the center and the Reduction Plant in the background near the 613 foot chimney. On the main line of the B and O Railroad and West Virginia State Route 2, the Works is two days' delivery time from 50 of the nation's 100 largest cities and 70 percent of the aluminum consuming market. Public Relations Dept. Ravenswood Works. Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. Ravenswood, W. Va.'
West Virginia Moon by Joe Moss, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
'First Prize, West Virginia Painting, West Virginia Moon by Joe Moss. Made for W. Va. Centennial. West Virginia Centennial Commission, 1608 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston 1, West Virginia.'
Deckers Creek and Elk Street. Morgantown and Kingwood railroad tracks. Two vehicles can be seen off of the railroad tracks. Creek at bottom near vehicles. Neighborhood on far side of the bridge.