'Powhatan Cigar Company, Factory no. 129 District, W. Va. Huntington's first sky-scraper built in 1895, located at N.E. Corner of 3rd Avenue at 11th Street. Destroyed by fire.'
'Mineral Wells Hotel Parkersburg 1895. Destroyed by fire in 1897; See Roy Bird Cook Papers, 1937/10/24 a letter concerning the Mineral Wells Hotel in Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1895.'
Members of the West Virginia University Football Team, 1895: Top Row: Ralph Caldwell, Harry Cole, W. J. Brunner, W. B. Cutright (manager), Henry Nelly and George M. Ford. Middle Row: Henry M. White, John Nethken, William Standiford, George R. Krebs, F. H. Yost. Bottom Row: Lew Robb, Joe Keely, Henry M. Lepps, Walter South, Chip Rane.
Group portrait of West Virginia University Freshman Football Team. 'Standing: Sally Rowan and Pat Orr. Resting: Ed Anderson and Fred Mitchell. Backfield of Freshmen Team, 1895.'
'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)'
State Institute Building on Main Street, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1895
Description:
Shown here is the south side of Main Street near former Empire National Bank. W. Harrison Hardware, Dentist's Office, Job Printing, and Pianos/Organs/Sewing Machines.
Group Portrait of Storer College Class of 1895, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1895
Description:
Graduates in front of building on Storer Campus. First Row: John Willson, R.H. Parker, W.A. Saunders, S.B. Ellis. Second Row: Daisy Nickens, A.L. Tollierer, Harriet Brown. Third Row: Charles Bell, N. Wiley, Pela Penick.
Twins Anna and Stella White were the first women to earn Bachelor of Science degrees at WVU. Science degrees were especially attractive to women, who often had less secondary-level Latin and Greek languages needed for B.A.s--than their male peers. B.S. students took French or German. The White family moved to Morgantown from Ohio in 1886 They came, as did others, to give children access to higher education. In the 1890's all 6 White siblings (4 sons and the twins) attended WVU.
Twins, Anna and Stella White, were the first women to earn Bachelor of Science degrees from WVU. In 1886, the family sold their Ohio farm and moved to Morgantown so their children - 4 sons and two daughters, could attend WVU. Family or one parent relocation with students was not uncommon in and era when mid-western state universities did not routinely erect dormitories.
West Virginia University Football Team, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1895
Description:
Members of the team included: W. Bernard Cutright, Manager; Rane, Nethken, Krebbs, Robb, Keely, Leps, White, Standiford, Yost, Brunner-Captain, South. Sunstitutes: Arnold, Caldwell, Cole, Ford, Nelly. [No. 19]
Five West Virginia University Students in Front of Science Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1895
Description:
Five male students, possibly medical students, are likely standing in front of what is likely Science Hall for a class picture at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Portrait of Mrs. James Johnson Likely from Keyser, W. Va.
Date:
1895
Description:
The photo of Mrs. Johnson taken in Cumberland, Md. is from a photograph album of late nineteenth century images featuring residents from Keyser, W. Va.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community."Pulp job in Stark, New Hampshire, 1895. Near state road above Abbott House."