Unidentified Group in Front of Webster Springs Hotel, Webster Springs, W. Va.
Date:
1900
Description:
Group in front of Webster Springs Hotel: 300 rooms, built by Senator Johnson A. Camden. burned in 1926. Salt Springs made Webster Springs a popular resort.
Activities in the oil field near Shinnston, Adamsville area. Horses, wagons, and man-power moved all the equipment to the drilling site. Sistersville and Shinnston came into the oil boom about the same time. E.K. Towles of Shinnston, W. Va.
'The baseball team of the West Virginia University of 1900 was the best nine that has has ever represented this institution. W.V.U. claims the college championship of Ohio, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. The team lost but two games to college teams, and one to professionals. It was composed of the following men: Peck-Catcher, Bowman-Pitcher, Miller-First Base, Crossland-Second Base, McWhorter-Third Base, Deming-Short Stop and Left Field, Prints-Center Field, Hodges-Right Field, Yeager, Brown, Neale, McGregor-Substitutes.'
Class Photo Buffalo Hills School, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1900
Description:
Group portrait of Buffalo Hills School students. 2nd Row: 5th from left; Ott Ruddle. Back Row: 4th from left; Ona Ruddle, 7th from right; Lura Ruddle, 2nd from right; Clara Ruddle.
Back Row: Thomas Carskadon Johnson, B.S. Agr., Fellow in Mathematics; Robert Morris, A.B., Fellow in Economics; William Henry Whitman, B.S., Fellow in Physics. Front Row: Bernard Camillus Bondurant, A.M., Fellow in Latin; Charles Clear Ballard, A.B., Fellow in Roman Languages; Allen Wilson Porterfield, A.B., Fellow in German; Willian Frazier Naret, B. Agr, Fellow in Agriculture; Simeon Conant Smith, A.B. Assistant in Rhetoric and Elocution.
Bird's Eye View of Core, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1900
Description:
'Dear Mr. Shelter: Would it be possible to have this photograph cleaned somewhat and reproduced in say, half a dozen copies? It shows the village of Core in 1900. The Church is the Dolls Run Christian Church. The plant just to the left of it is the Eureka Pipe Line Company pumping station (for oil). The small house to the right is my birthplace (January 20, 1902) Next comes the original Core Post Office and Core Brothers General Store. The road is now West Virginia Route 7. For you archives, sincerely, Earl L. Core.'
Teacher's Institute, Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1900
Description:
A group portrait outside a building. 'The beginning of teacher's institute meetings. Copyrighted 1955 All Rights Reserved by Harlow Warren 320 North Kanawha St. Beckley, WV.'
Testament to the Brick Laying Prowess of Thoney Pietro
Date:
1900
Description:
'1900 - The life of Thoney Pietro has not always been that of a retired country gentleman; he has earned the right to retire by his own labors. He commenced his career as a common laborer, but he was never content with doing anything less than his best. A typical example of his physical strength and skill, as well as his desire to be the best at any job, occurred during September, 1900, when he was working as a bricklayer for the James McAfee and Company, of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, who were engaged in a street paving project in Homestead, Pennsylvania. The speed and skill with which young Pietro handled the paving bricks attracted the attention of his superintendent, a Mr.Ross, supt.of the work,who became so enthused over the young Italian's prowess that he offered to bet $300.00 that Pietro could better the existing record for the number of bricks laid in a given time, The record was then held by an Irishman who had laid 806 square yards of brick in ten hours. Admirers of the Irishman quickly took the bet. So on a bright September morning in 1900, 0n 12th Avenue in Homestead, Pennsylvania, the contest was held. Eight hours and fifteen minuets later measurements disclosed that Pietro had established a new record and one which stands tot his day - he had laid single handed a section of street 30 feet in width and 350 feet long- an amazing total of 1166 square yards of brick, 58 bricks per sq.yd., totaling 67,628 bricks or an average of more than 136 bricks per minute all day.The fact that he did his work well is borne out by the attached photograph taken 46 years later of the same site, looking up 12th Avenue from Louise Street toward Andrew Street in the city of Homestead, Pennsylvania. The same bricks as he laid then are still in use.'
Residence of Colonel Evans, where the land commissioners met, one mile from Morgantown. From a drawing by Miss Addie Ireland in 1900. General Washington spent a night in this house in 1784.
