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1. Picnic Trip at Shingle Mill in the Woods, William, W. Va.

Five men sit on a fallen tree.  John Swisher is seated in the middle.  The man seated on the far right, on the lower end of the fallen tree, is possibly William Vernon Riley.  The man seated second from the far right, and second from the end of the lower part of the fallen tree, is possibly William Vernon Riley's brother, Harry Vincent Riley.

2. Logging Crew at Glady, W. Va.

Group portrait of loggers standing on railroad tracks.

3. Section Crew at William, W. Va.

Logging crew poses in front of building.

4. Logging Crew at William, W. Va.

"This is an excellent view of the principal business district of the Town of Alderson at the turn of this century. Note prominence of two large railroad stations 'passanger and freight' and the long freight yard on down the tracks from the passanger station. On the west side of Monroe Street 'foreground' we see from left to right these stores: #1-J.M. Alderson, Gen Merch. '1888-1930', #2- Shanklin [and] Co., Gen Merch. 1900-1904, #3- E.D. Jeffries 'later W.J. Hancock', #5 Corner- First National Bank '1901--'==turning corner from bank: #2 T. M. Reynolds- Gen Merch. '1890's-1906', #3 'brick bldg'- J. Orr Nickell Drug store, #3b. 'same bldg' Greenbrier Valley Bank '1884-1909', Post Office and 2 small confectionaries. #7 Annex to Monroe Hotel with Hardware of G.W. Graves in bottom floor 'Hotel:1872-1935', Hardware '1879-1925', #8 Monroe Hotel, main bldg.-J.M. Trice barber shop, Lobban Bros.,Furniture '1901-1909,1909--', other small stores, residences; far right: Alderson Hotel."

5. Railroad Avenue and Monroe Street, South Alderson, Monroe County, W. Va.

Birds eye view of town of Alderson, W. Va.

6. Town of Alderson, Greenbrier and Monroe Counties, W. Va.

Firemen seated on horse drawn fire engines. 'Fairmont Fire Department in 1903. Picture taken in front of the Methodist Temple Church.'

7. Fairmont Fire Department, Fairmont, W. Va.

The man smokes a pipe while the women crochets.

8. Katherine and Johannes Hofer, Sr. at Helvetia, W. Va.

Two men in a horse and carriage are outside of the Cabell Country Club.

9. Cabell Country Club, Huntington, W. Va.

Horse drawn carriages going past the Valley Hotel 'presently Washington Hotel' on North Queen Street, Martinsburg, W. Va.

10. Valley Hotel on North Queen Street, Martinsburg, W. Va.

Fences line the lane to J. H. Smith's residence in Berkeley County.  Coped from an Agricultural Experiment Station glass plate negative number 1562.

11. Home of J. H. Smith, Berkeley County, W. Va.

Group portrait of Teacher's Institute participants.

12. Teacher's Institute, Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.

13. Coke Ovens, Tucker County, W. Va.

14. Western Maryland Railroad Depot, Thomas, W. Va.

15. Blackwater Canyon Near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

16. Picnic Trip in William, Tucker County, W. Va.

Fairfax Stone, Tucker County, West Virginia. Gulley leading from the stone is head spring of the Potomac. The stone is located at the corner of the West Virginia/Maryland boundary 3 miles off U. S. Route 219 between Thomas, West Virginia and Red House, Maryland.

17. Group Poses with Fairfax Stone, Tucker County, W. Va.

Tom and his wife are standing on the front porch while Dent Summers, right and Russell Summers are standing on the ground of Tom Summers' home in Marquess, Preston County, West Virginia.

18. Family and Home of Tom Summers, Marqess, Preston County, W. Va.

19. J.H. Smith Residence, West Virginia University

20. Three Farm Girls on their Porch, Morgantown, W. Va.

21. Load of Empty Apple Barrels, West Virginia University, Agricultural Experiment Station

22. WVU Cadets Basketball Team

23. Stewart Hall, West Virginia University

24. Agricultural Experiment Station and Chitwood (Science) Hall, West Virginia University

A view of campus, from left to right Library (present Stewart Hall), Commencement Hall, Agricultural Experiment Station, Martin Hall, Woodburn Hall and Science Hall (present Chitwood Hall) and hills of Westover spread beyond the Monongahela River in the distance.

25. West Virginia University and Westover, Morgantown, W. Va.

26. Dam in Mountains for Water Supply in Morgantown, W. Va.

Possibly a spring along the Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad.

27. Drainage Pipe

28. Stream that Supplies Water for Morgantown, W. Va.

Teacher is Allie Ash. School is located outside of Salem, W. Va.

29. Class Portrait, Williams School, Harrison County, W. Va.

30. Frank Collins with Paradise Dairy Horse-Drawn Buggy, Monongalia County, W. Va.

31. West Virginia Reform School, Taylor County, W. Va.

Caroline Brooks Ward born in 1897 at the age six.

32. Caroline Brooks Ward at Age Six

33. Company H, First Regiment, West Virginia National Guard from Parkersburg, W. Va.

This portrait was taken before he came to West Virginia.

34. D. D. Brown at Wyalusing, Pa

The Spinster Club in Gym Suits, 1903. From left: Ruth Wood, Sallie Bennett, Willa Brand, Stella Hall, Lucy Wood, Minnie Core, Josie Kunkle. Lucy Wood left a letter which mentioned wearing her gym suit as one of six layers to keep warm in western China.

35. Spinster Club, West Virginia University

Standing in front of shop, left to right: John Hoffman, Max Mathers, William Hoffman, Cal Young, and Gilbert Miller. Standing outside a second story door is Mr. Helmick. The little girls are not identified.

36. Morgantown Post Printing Office, Walnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

"Fell from a folder stack and broke his neck. Born Nov 2, 1847 and dies Nov 28, 1907 on Thanksgiving day."

37. Caleb Summers

A water wheel is pictured beside a building.

38. Charlton's Mill, Madam's Creek, W. Va.

Crowd gathered for the stone laying ceremony on Camp Hill at Storer College

39. Laying Corner Stone of Lewis W. Anthony Industrial Building, Storer College, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Side view of Stewart Hall when it was the WVU Library and Administration building

40. Library (Administration Building) View of Back-left Side, West Virginia University

Front view of Stewart Hall as the "Administration Building (Probably when still library)"

41. Administration Building When It Was Still the Library, West Virginia University

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 Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

42. Buggy Riding in Canaan Valley, W. Va.

Interior of a general store, most likely in Morgantown, W. Va.  Items on the shelves include oatmeal crackers, candy, tobacco, and a variety of other canned, boxed, and bagged items.

43. Interior of Store, Likely Morgantown, W. Va.

Two unidentified men stand at the entrance of the tunnel.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

44. Surveyors at Allegheny Mountain Tunnel, East Portal, near Somerset, Pa.

45. Morgantown High School Graduating Class, Morgantown, W. Va.