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The home, located on the corner of Fayette & Chestnut Streets, was built in 1833 as Monongalia Academy for Females. It was rebuilt in 1852 and 1858, then sold in 1869. The building was purchased in 1992 by Grandfather Henry S. Hayes, then sold again in 1924 to C & P Telephone Co. Pictures on the porch is Grandmother Ann Rebecca Hayes and Anna Johnson (Camisa).

1. Henry S. Hayes Home (Side Wing), 147 Chestnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045288
Title:
Henry S. Hayes Home (Side Wing), 147 Chestnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
The home, located on the corner of Fayette & Chestnut Streets, was built in 1833 as Monongalia Academy for Females. It was rebuilt in 1852 and 1858, then sold in 1869. The building was purchased in 1992 by Grandfather Henry S. Hayes, then sold again in 1924 to C & P Telephone Co. Pictures on the porch is Grandmother Ann Rebecca Hayes and Anna Johnson (Camisa).
The home, located on the corner of Fayette & Chestnut Streets, was built in 1833 as Monongalia Academy for Females. It was rebuilt in 1852 and 1858, then sold in 1869. The building was purchased in 1992 by Grandfather Henry S. Hayes, then sold again in 1924 to C & P Telephone Co. Pictures on the porch is Grandmother Ann Rebecca Hayes and Anna Johnson (Camisa).

2. Henry S. Hayes Home, 147 Chestnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045287
Title:
Henry S. Hayes Home, 147 Chestnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
The home, located on the corner of Fayette & Chestnut Streets, was built in 1833 as Monongalia Academy for Females. It was rebuilt in 1852 and 1858, then sold in 1869. The building was purchased in 1992 by Grandfather Henry S. Hayes, then sold again in 1924 to C & P Telephone Co. Pictures on the porch is Grandmother Ann Rebecca Hayes and Anna Johnson (Camisa).

3. Staunton Military Academy; Staunton, Va.

IDNO:
041053
Title:
Staunton Military Academy; Staunton, Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Most likely the couple is W. Benton and Edna Campbell, owners of the shoe store, posing in front of their business located at 318 Main Street in Fairmont.

4. Campbell's Shoe Store, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
040846
Title:
Campbell's Shoe Store, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Most likely the couple is W. Benton and Edna Campbell, owners of the shoe store, posing in front of their business located at 318 Main Street in Fairmont.
Wife of West Virginia Governor Henry Drury Hatfield (1913-1917).

5. First Lady of West Virginia, South Carolina 'Carrie' Bronson Hatfield

IDNO:
038996
Title:
First Lady of West Virginia, South Carolina 'Carrie' Bronson Hatfield
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Wife of West Virginia Governor Henry Drury Hatfield (1913-1917).
Max Mathers was a prominent businessman in the Morgantown community in the early 20th century.

6. Max Mathers of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038585
Title:
Max Mathers of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Max Mathers was a prominent businessman in the Morgantown community in the early 20th century.
Eugene Mathers was a printer in the Morgantown Post newspaper office and the father of Max Mathers.

7. Eugene L. Mathers of Morgantown, W. Va

IDNO:
038584
Title:
Eugene L. Mathers of Morgantown, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Eugene Mathers was a printer in the Morgantown Post newspaper office and the father of Max Mathers.
Post card print, addressed to Mrs. Calvin Smith, Morgantown, West Virginia.

8. Hotel Preston, Masontown, Preston County, W.Va.

IDNO:
038392
Title:
Hotel Preston, Masontown, Preston County, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Post card print, addressed to Mrs. Calvin Smith, Morgantown, West Virginia.

9. View of Auburn, Ritchie County, W. Va.

IDNO:
037489
Title:
View of Auburn, Ritchie County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Teacher E. Chase Bare is standing with female Allegheny Collegiate Institute students. Dorothy Gish is second from left from Mr. Bare.

10. Allegheny Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W.Va.

IDNO:
037192
Title:
Allegheny Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Teacher E. Chase Bare is standing with female Allegheny Collegiate Institute students. Dorothy Gish is second from left from Mr. Bare.
Left to right: Hulda Dubach, Verena Metzener, Della Vogel, Bertha Engler, Mary Metzener, Julia, Burky, Ruth Fahrner.

11. Group Photograph, Helvetia, W. Va.

IDNO:
036756
Title:
Group Photograph, Helvetia, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Left to right: Hulda Dubach, Verena Metzener, Della Vogel, Bertha Engler, Mary Metzener, Julia, Burky, Ruth Fahrner.
Although this image was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson as Fig. 11 as being located in Lead Mine, West Virginia, recent investigation has revealed that this image was originally taken in California. The original glass plate negative is located in the Palmquist and Ericson Collections at HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.The caption on the original and in Clarkson's book included, "White oak ... the log on the left is marked '13 ft. diameter, 16 ft from the base, John Vance ...', the log [to the right] is marked '10 ft diameter, 31 ft from the base.'See the article West Virginia’s Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.

12. Workers Posing on top of Two Sections of Redwood Logs in the Forest, Humboldt County, California

IDNO:
034484
Title:
Workers Posing on top of Two Sections of Redwood Logs in the Forest, Humboldt County, California
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Although this image was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson as Fig. 11 as being located in Lead Mine, West Virginia, recent investigation has revealed that this image was originally taken in California. The original glass plate negative is located in the Palmquist and Ericson Collections at HSU Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.The caption on the original and in Clarkson's book included, "White oak ... the log on the left is marked '13 ft. diameter, 16 ft from the base, John Vance ...', the log [to the right] is marked '10 ft diameter, 31 ft from the base.'See the article West Virginia’s Big Trees: Setting the Record Straight by Van Gundy and Whetsell in the Journal of Forestry 114(5):582–583http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-104.