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View of North Alderson, West Virginia, looking northwest from Reservoir Hill. Bright Mill is in the foreground.

1. North Alderson, W. Va.

IDNO:
004933
Title:
North Alderson, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1899
Description:
View of North Alderson, West Virginia, looking northwest from Reservoir Hill. Bright Mill is in the foreground.
'The stable was more prevalent in 19th century Morgantown than the garage is today. In 1899, there were about 45 commerical or private stables in the downtown area. This is the luxurious stable of Senator McDermott's Kirk Street home. Now the parking lot for the Hotel Morgan.'

2. McDermott's Stables, Kirk Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
008034
Title:
McDermott's Stables, Kirk Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1899
Description:
'The stable was more prevalent in 19th century Morgantown than the garage is today. In 1899, there were about 45 commerical or private stables in the downtown area. This is the luxurious stable of Senator McDermott's Kirk Street home. Now the parking lot for the Hotel Morgan.'
'The famous rock at Harper's Ferry which was so often visited by President Thomas Jefferson, was named after him. It was from this point that Jefferson made his well-known remark that a view from this rock was 'worthy of a trip across the Atlantic'. It commands a view up and down the Shenandoah and across country for a distance of forty miles.' From West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 7514 'Picturesque Scenery among the Allegheny Mountains of NY, PA, MD, VA, and WV, etc.' Neely Educational Library, No. 6, 1899, F. Tennyson Neely, Publisher.

3. Jefferson Rock at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
013076
Title:
Jefferson Rock at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1899
Description:
'The famous rock at Harper's Ferry which was so often visited by President Thomas Jefferson, was named after him. It was from this point that Jefferson made his well-known remark that a view from this rock was 'worthy of a trip across the Atlantic'. It commands a view up and down the Shenandoah and across country for a distance of forty miles.' From West Virginia Collection Pamphlet 7514 'Picturesque Scenery among the Allegheny Mountains of NY, PA, MD, VA, and WV, etc.' Neely Educational Library, No. 6, 1899, F. Tennyson Neely, Publisher.
Faculty John J. Johnson, Russell Morris.

4. Chitwood or Science Hall Civil Engineering Room and Equipment, West Virginia University

IDNO:
018807
Title:
Chitwood or Science Hall Civil Engineering Room and Equipment, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1899
Description:
Faculty John J. Johnson, Russell Morris.
Mechanical Hall I was located on present day Beechurst where Stansbury Hall is now (or close by).

5. Mechanical Hall I Fire Damage, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019106
Title:
Mechanical Hall I Fire Damage, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1899
Description:
Mechanical Hall I was located on present day Beechurst where Stansbury Hall is now (or close by).
Town and campus from Sunnyside.

6. Woodburn Circle and Surrounding Area, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019871
Title:
Woodburn Circle and Surrounding Area, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1899
Description:
Town and campus from Sunnyside.
Class of 1899

7. W. Frank Stout, Class of 1899, West Virginia University

IDNO:
022198
Title:
W. Frank Stout, Class of 1899, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1899
Description:
Class of 1899

8. Collins, Jairus

IDNO:
027397
Title:
Collins, Jairus
Date:
ca. 1899
Bishop of West Virginia, Consecrated in Zion Church, Charles Town, November 10, 1899.

9. Reverend William Loyall Gravatt, D.D.

IDNO:
037282
Title:
Reverend William Loyall Gravatt, D.D.
Date:
ca. 1899
Description:
Bishop of West Virginia, Consecrated in Zion Church, Charles Town, November 10, 1899.
Possibly "Chadwick Day", celebrating the return of "distinguished native son", Rear Admiral French Ensor Chadwick.

10. Parade Through Streets of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039737
Title:
Parade Through Streets of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1899
Description:
Possibly "Chadwick Day", celebrating the return of "distinguished native son", Rear Admiral French Ensor Chadwick.
West Virginia University students stand outside the dormitory.

11. Episcopal Hall Decorated Possibly for 'Chadwick Day', Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039739
Title:
Episcopal Hall Decorated Possibly for 'Chadwick Day', Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1899
Description:
West Virginia University students stand outside the dormitory.
None of the soldiers and officers are identified.

12. First West Virginia Regiment

IDNO:
040503
Title:
First West Virginia Regiment
Date:
ca. 1899
Description:
None of the soldiers and officers are identified.