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

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

IDNO:
037934
Title:
Packet 'Ben Hur' at Water Street, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1891
Description:
The "Ben Hur" tied up on Water Street during the flood of 1891. The steamboat packet sank in 1916 on the Mississippi river.
A barge and packet rest along the Ohio River shore with downtown Wheeling in the background.

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

IDNO:
037935
Title:
Old Water Front at Foot of 12th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1886
Description:
A barge and packet rest along the Ohio River shore with downtown Wheeling in the background.
Three people drowned in the accident that drew onlookers along the shore and on the suspension bridge.

3. Yacht Capsized on Ohio River, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
037937
Title:
Yacht Capsized on Ohio River, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1889
Description:
Three people drowned in the accident that drew onlookers along the shore and on the suspension bridge.
Keystone is being placed in this Main Street bridge. The span is 159 feet.

4. New Stone Bridge Spanning Wheeling Creek, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041290
Title:
New Stone Bridge Spanning Wheeling Creek, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1891/12/17
Description:
Keystone is being placed in this Main Street bridge. The span is 159 feet.
Caption under the photograph reads, "One of the first signs of Spring in Wheeling was the Organ Grinder with a monkey. There were German bands that played on the street and passed the hat. Then there were performing bears, gypsies telling fortunes, and fakirs selling trinkets."

5. Organ Grinder and Pet Monkey, Wheeling , W. Va.

IDNO:
041291
Title:
Organ Grinder and Pet Monkey, Wheeling , W. Va.
Date:
1896
Description:
Caption under the photograph reads, "One of the first signs of Spring in Wheeling was the Organ Grinder with a monkey. There were German bands that played on the street and passed the hat. Then there were performing bears, gypsies telling fortunes, and fakirs selling trinkets."
View from Chapline Street hill behind the Ohio Valley General Hospital.

6. Elevated View of Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041547
Title:
Elevated View of Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1890
Description:
View from Chapline Street hill behind the Ohio Valley General Hospital.
View from Chapline Street hill behind the Ohio Valley General Hospital.

7. Elevated View of Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041548
Title:
Elevated View of Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1890
Description:
View from Chapline Street hill behind the Ohio Valley General Hospital.
The caption describes the scene as "Market Street on a typical Saturday morning. The present Market House stands on the same site. Note the man coming down the street carrying two barrels also the beer wagon in the center."

8. Market Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041550
Title:
Market Street, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1901/10/05
Description:
The caption describes the scene as "Market Street on a typical Saturday morning. The present Market House stands on the same site. Note the man coming down the street carrying two barrels also the beer wagon in the center."