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Cityscape of Pittburgh, looking from Mt. Washington.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

1. View of Pittsburgh from Mt. Washington, Pa.

This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

2. Wabash Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pa.

A man walks down the sidewalk alone on the left.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

3. Wood Street, Pittsburgh, Pa.

A steamboat travels down the river. The railroad bridge is pictured in the background.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

4. B and O Bridge Over the Monongahela River at Glenwood, Pittsburgh, Pa.

A group of unidentified men listen to another explain the Searles Spiral during the surveying for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

5. Surveying Lecture on Searles Spiral in Unidentified Location

A group of unidentified men travel together on a horse-drawn vehicle.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

6. Surveyors Commuting to Work on Horse-Drawn Wagon

A man uses his ax to tip over a tall tree on the highest point of the South Pennsylvania line, just above the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

7. Logger on Top of the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel near Somerset, Pa.

A man stands knee deep in snow just outside of the tunnel entrance while surveying for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

8. East Portal of Allegheny Mountain Tunnel near Somerset, Pa.

A group of men survey the land for the B. & O. Railroad. Subjects unidentified.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

9. Surveying for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Downey, Pa.

A group of Baltimore and Ohio surveyors huddle by a fire to toast bread in the snow covered woods.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

10. Men Toasting Bread for Lunch in Woods, Likely in Somerset County, Pa.

Winter scene at a Somerset County sugar camp, where sugar and syrups are produced.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

11. A Snow-Covered Sugar Camp, Somerset County, Pa.

Members of the Glessner family stand on the home porch.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

12. Glessner Family on Front Porch, Shanksville, Pa.

Members of the Crookshink family pose for a group photo.

13. Crookshink Family in an Unidentified Location

Group portrait of the faculty for the 1905-1906 school year.Pictured is Kate Whitman, Lila Loring, Fred Lilly, Johnnie riffe, Miss Elana Carler, Alic Corker, Miss Alice Burke, superintendent Jeb Bush, Mame Noel, Jenie Miller, Anne Gose, Ann Humphron (?), Ethel Curry, Mattie McCartney, Mrs. May Walker, Mr. Curri, Mr. Ball, Mr. Mattics, Jeannie Lind Hobbes, and Florence Smith.

14. Hinton High School Faculty, Summers County, W. Va.

15. WVU Buildings, town, and river, from Site of Women's Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.

Robert Neely is likely the young man to the far left holding the whiskey bottle. R. P. Neely is the baby sitting in the center of the photograph.

16. Neely Brothers Posing with Bottles of Liquor and Baby Brother, Pipestem Creek, Summers County, W. Va.

Doctors, patients and nurses stand on the balcony. On the ground level are John Frances and Mary Ellen "Mattie" Bigony. Dr. John Charleton Bignoy is pictured on the horse as a child.

17. Bigony Hospital, Summers County, W. Va.

Legendary C. & O. engineer Richardson sits with his wife and children.

18. Billy Richardson and Family, Hinton, W. Va.

Stoddard family pictured beside the turntable, which was 900 feet in circumference.

19. Locomotive No. 175 on Hinton Round House Turntable, Hinton, W. Va.

Semans Millinery and pool hall on the right side of street. Optical shop, Kanawha Valley Bank, and drug store on the left, as well as sign that reads "Open Mail Pouch".

20. View Down Wet and Snowy High St., Morgantown, W. Va.

Rose with the advertisement on the south-side of Hinton near mouth of Madam's Creek.

21. "Shannon" Rose with Rose's Drug Store Advertisement, Hinton, W. Va.

The family is pictured in their yard. Two of the children are identified as John and Tom Faulkner.

22. Faulkner Family In Front of Their Home, Hinton, W. Va.

23. Bird's Eye View of St. Mary's, W. Va.

Samuel Irwin leaning on front of the engine. Charles Boley on the running board.

24. Coal Dock Sandhouse, Hinton, W. Va.

Print number 431.

25. Student Riding in Horse and Buggy, Morgantown, W. Va.

Published by Union Stationery Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)

26. Group of People Stand on The White Rocks, Chestnut Ridge Mountains, Fayette County, Pa.

Published by Moore and Gibson Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

27. View From Railroad of Greenbrier River, Near Ronceverte, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Illustrated Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

28. Baptist Temple, Charleston, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system--oversize.)

29. Bedford Presbyterian Bible School, Bedford, W. Va.

Originally Tom McDermott's Barber Shop in 1900. Later Meyer Meter Sales and Gas Pumps in 1960. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

30. Tom McDermott's Barber Shop, Davis, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

31. Main St. at 12th St.; Wheeling, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

32. Scene Near Piedmont, W. Va.

Published by Sam B. Harrison. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

33. View of Piedmont, W. Va.

Published by A.C. Kinkead. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

34. Fairmont Sky Line; Fairmont, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Illustrated Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

35. State Capitol; Charleston, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

36. Looking Eastward From Magazine Hill, Near the Hill Top House; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

37. Jefferson's Rock, Looking Up the Shenandoah; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

38. Looking Up the Shenandoah From the Heights of Camp Hill; Jefferson Co., W. Va.

View from Maryland Heights above the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tunnel. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

39. Harpers Ferry Looking Westward; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

View from the Camp Hill area in Harpers Ferry includes the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, Maryland Heights and "Virginia Heights" (Loudoun Heights). (From postcard collection legacy system.)

40. The Gap at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41. Christ Reformed Church; Martinsburg, W. Va.

Unidentified uniformed players pose for a team portrait.

42. Boys' Basketball Team, Harrison County, W. Va.

Elevated view of the snow covered farms and landscape in the Harrison County area.

43. Winter Scene in Harrison County, W. Va.

A saw cutting lumber can be seen under the roof. None of the men are identified.

44. Lumber Operation, Harrison County, W. Va.

Possible the town of Salem.

45. Several Teams of Oxen Lumber Through Town, Harrison County, W. Va.

Winter scene at a family home, several unidentified people pose outside.

46. Snow Framed Queen Anne Style Home, Harrison County. W. Va.

Farm with a house, barn and several outbuildings in the Harrison County.

47. Farm Nestled in Valley, Harrison County Region, W. Va.

48. Grist Mill on West Fork River, West Milford, Harrison County, W. Va.

Crowd gathers to watch as a derrick was shot with nitroglycerin.

49. Cleaning Out Oil Derrick, Harrison County, W. Va.

Several containers of oil are stored near an oil pumping derrick.

50. Oil Tanks Line Area Near Derrick, Harrison County, W. Va.

Several people gather to observe the workings of an oil pumping derrick. Note the dog mounted on the horse, center-right.

51. Oil Derrick and Pumping House, Harrison County, W. Va.

A crane is used to clear away the wreckage from a train accident.

52. Clean-Up of Train Wreckage, Harrison County Region, W. Va.

Several curious people inspect the damaged cars of a derailed train.

53. Wreckage of Train Accident in Harrison County Region, W. Va.

Two unidentified workers hitch a ride on cars running to and from a coal tipple

54. Coal Cars Run Tracks To Tipple, Harrison County, W. va.

A dapperly dressed man on horseback holds an umberella as others wade through waist high water.

55. Men and Horse in Flooded Street of Salem, Harrison County, W. Va.

Part of Salem was built over the bed of Jacob's Run near Tenmile Creek and was plagued with persistent flooding.

56. Flooded Salem, Harrison County, W. Va.

Debris floats through the street as a team of horses, hitched to a wagon, make their way in the water.

57. Flooded Street in Salem, Harrison County, W. Va.

Most likely the Old Mill in West Milford located on the West Fork River.

58. Old Mill, West Milford, W. Va.

Several oxen pull a load of pipe and men through deep mud on a main street in town.

59. Hauling Through Mud Covered Street, Salem, Harrison County, W. Va.

Probably in the town of Salem.

60. Oil Derricks with Pumping Houses, Harrison County, W. Va.

Winter scene with several oil derricks dominating the landscape.

61. Snow Covered Hills in Harrison County, W. Va.

Possibly the town of Salem.

62. Small Town in Harrison County, W. Va.

Derricks sprouted throughout Salem and other towns in the northern and central counties of West Virginia during the oil boom years.

63. Oil Derricks Crowd Town of Salem, Harrison County, W. V.a

Four nurses and one woman in street clothes, all unidentified, gathered on porch steps at the hospital.

64. Nurses Pose on Steps Outside Miners' Memorial Hospital in Fairmont, W. Va.

Unidentified nurses tend to a patient's bandaged arm.

65. Nurses Examine Patient at Miners' Memorial Hospital, Fairmont, W. Va.

Several unidentified nurses and patients casually pose for this photograph in one of the hospital wards.

66. Staff and Patients at Miners' Memorial Hospital, Fairmont, W. Va.

Unidentified staff treat patients in hospital.

67. Medical Staff Examines Patient at Miners' Memorial Hospital, Fairmont, W. Va.

Nurses at the Miners' Memorial Hospital prep a patient for a medical procedure.

68. Nurses Prep Patient, Fairmont, W. Va.

Unidentified medical staff pose in front of the hospital in Marion County.

69. Staff at Miners' Memorial Hospital, Fairmont, W. Va.

70. Court Theatre, Wheeling, W. Va.

Group portrait with camp tents in the background, none of the men are identified

71. West Virginia National Guard Unit

Scholarly portrait of C. F. Tucker Brooke, West Virginia University's first Rhodes Scholar.

72. Portrait of Charles Frederick Tucker Brooke of Morgantown, W. Va.

Information with the photograph, "Uniformed women on the decorated wagon are members of the Degree Team of the Ladies of the Maccabees of the World, Morgantown Hive No. 8." The location is possibly Spruce Street.

73. Fourth of July Parade Float, Morgantown, W. Va.

Morgantown Central School can be seen in the background. From the Rumsey Collection

74. Wiles Block Looking Toward Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

Unidentified man and two women pose outside wearing styles of the early 1900's, including straw boater hats.

75. Man and Two Women Pose Attired in Fashion of Period, Summers County, W. Va..

Workers are not identified.

76. Sawmill at Swiss, W. Va.

Information included with photograph, "View of Old North Western Pike before it was surfaced, just beyond the 'short turn'". Pictured is Henry Wotney, a friend of Ada Haldeman, riding a wooden bicycle he made.

77. Famous 'Wooden Bicycle', Taylor County, W. Va.

Ada Enid Haldeman and Arthur C. Thomas.

78. 'Natural as Life', Taylor County, W. Va.

YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) sign on the left side, behind a man wearing large hat. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.

79. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

The man standing beside the steam boiler is J. A. Coulter, who later became an engineer for C&O, others in the photograph are not identified. The water tank is the original, it was replaced several years later by another. This photograph was taken before the double track was made through Sewell. Other information on the back of the photograph includes: " C to Ry Engineer deceased via Jim Henry Waverly - C. A. Coulter 209 First Street, West Logan, W. Va. 25601".

80. Building Bridge Across Manns Creek on Mainline of Chesapeake & Ohio at Sewell, W. Va.

Wife of West Virginia Governor William O. Dawson (1905-1909).

81. First Lady of West Virginia, Maude Brown Dawson from Kingwood, W. Va

Three young women and one young man, books in hand stroll the "circle" as several students gather on the steps of Woodburn Hall in the background.

82. West Virginia University Students On Woodburn Circle, Morgantown, W.Va.

Standing: Emma Stadler Burky, Walter Stadler, Lizzetta Stadler Duenzler, Arnold Stadler, Ida Stadler Betler. Seated: Babette and George Stadler. (Five other brothers and sisters not shown.)

83. George Stadler Family, Helvetia, W. Va.

From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 769, vol. 3. In book: "These were the Hinton teachers, both for the elementary and high school in 1905 when Mrs. Grace Lilly Smith and Mrs. J. Q. Hutchinson were two of them. She identified them as follows (front row, left to right): Harley Curry, Fort Springs; Tom Ball, who was later prosecuting attorney of Summers County and now deceased; A. M. Mattox, Jenny Hobbs; Florence Smith; (back row) Anna Doss; Leila Loving, now Mrs. J. Q. Hutchinson, Beckley; Grace Lilly Smith; Jonsie Riffe; Ella Carper; Alic Corker; I. B. Bush (principal), Irene Burke; Lula Noel; Jean Miller, daughter of late Judge Miller; a Miss Fredeking; Miss Richmond; Ann Miller; Miss Curry; Miss McCarthy; Mrs. Walker" (p. 769).

84. Group Portrait of Hinton School Teachers, Summers County, W. Va.

Hotel on the left.

85. Tioga Hotel

'Campers at their camp site "Dew Drop Inn", on the Cheat River opposite of Mont Chateau. From left to right: Charles W. Louchery-"Judge", James W. Burns-Dishes, N. Ott. Garrison- "Hog" Cook, Mal. Turner-"Wasn't Jim", Roy J. Jamison-"Ace", Charles Hodges- "Tar", French Yoke-"Lanky"- Roscoe P. Posten- "biggest eater" and Sid Treat- "Stawberrian"

86. Campers at Their Camp Site on the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

87. Mr and Mrs. George Wells in Front of Their Home on Dunkard Avenue in Riverside, Monongalia County.

Ella Stoneking Wells 1st on porch beside little girl with plaid dress. Musician to the far right is Taylor Martin. Third Musician right, from the open space is George Wells'.

88. Martin's Riverside Band in Monongalia County, W. Va.

"From studio of Scott Gibson."

89. Bird's Eye View of Waynesburg, Pa.

90. Sons of Revolution Convention

'The original house of Stonewall Jackson, taken about fifty years ago by my mother, Luther Vildebrand? July 9-1955.'

91. Home of Stonewall Jackson, Lexington, Va.

92. Aerial View of Grafton, W. Va.

93. Main Street, Looking West, Kingwood, W. Va.

A view of Auburn, West Virginia.

94. Auburn, Ritchie County, W. Va.

'H. B. Tharp, farmer on left, with his grandson-in-law, Ira D. Cox.'

95. H. B. Tharp and Ira D. Cox

96. View Looking up University Avenue in front of Stewart Hall (Library), West Virginia University