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Elevated view of the lumber company town of Jenningston.

1. Jenningston, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
007863
Title:
Jenningston, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
Elevated view of the lumber company town of Jenningston.

2. Main Street, Jenningston, W. Va.

IDNO:
022291
Title:
Main Street, Jenningston, W. Va.
The photograph was taken while West was driven through the streets of Beckley by a very proud fan following West Virginia University's amazing run in the 1959 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The Mountaineers make it to the National Championship game, losing to California by one point. West was named the MVP of the tournament. The others in the photograph are not identified.

3. WVU Basketball Player Jerry West Receives Congratulations, Beckley, W. Va.

IDNO:
022318
Title:
WVU Basketball Player Jerry West Receives Congratulations, Beckley, W. Va.
Date:
1959
Description:
The photograph was taken while West was driven through the streets of Beckley by a very proud fan following West Virginia University's amazing run in the 1959 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The Mountaineers make it to the National Championship game, losing to California by one point. West was named the MVP of the tournament. The others in the photograph are not identified.
James Chapman sits with his dog in front of his demolished home three days after the Pittston Coal Company's coal slurry impoundment dam broke, killing 125 people and leaving thousands homeless. Four days before the disaster, the dam had been declared "satisfactory" by federal inspectors.

4. Buffalo Creek Flood Disaster Victims at Man, Logan County, W. Va.

IDNO:
024532
Title:
Buffalo Creek Flood Disaster Victims at Man, Logan County, W. Va.
Date:
1972/02/29
Description:
James Chapman sits with his dog in front of his demolished home three days after the Pittston Coal Company's coal slurry impoundment dam broke, killing 125 people and leaving thousands homeless. Four days before the disaster, the dam had been declared "satisfactory" by federal inspectors.
A store is located on the left at the railroad crossing.

5. Main Street Looking East, Inwood, Berkeley County, W. Va.

IDNO:
024542
Title:
Main Street Looking East, Inwood, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Description:
A store is located on the left at the railroad crossing.
Elevated view small town in Harrison County.

6. West End Bristal, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
037926
Title:
West End Bristal, Harrison County, W. Va.
Description:
Elevated view small town in Harrison County.
Unidentified teamster works hard at transferring or hauling a load.

7. Lynch's Transfer and Storage Company, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
037927
Title:
Lynch's Transfer and Storage Company, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1928
Description:
Unidentified teamster works hard at transferring or hauling a load.
Created for West Virginia's Fifty Year Celebration. Also printed on the image, " By Starkey at Rau's No. 25".

8. Ship of State Float, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
037928
Title:
Ship of State Float, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1913
Description:
Created for West Virginia's Fifty Year Celebration. Also printed on the image, " By Starkey at Rau's No. 25".
The "Ben Hur" tied up on Water Street during the flood of 1891. The steamboat packet sank in 1916 on the Mississippi river.

9. Packet 'Ben Hur' at Water Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
037934
Title:
Packet 'Ben Hur' at Water Street, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1891
Description:
The "Ben Hur" tied up on Water Street during the flood of 1891. The steamboat packet sank in 1916 on the Mississippi river.
A barge and packet rest along the Ohio River shore with downtown Wheeling in the background.

10. Old Water Front at Foot of 12th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
037935
Title:
Old Water Front at Foot of 12th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1886
Description:
A barge and packet rest along the Ohio River shore with downtown Wheeling in the background.
Three people drowned in the accident that drew onlookers along the shore and on the suspension bridge.

11. Yacht Capsized on Ohio River, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
037937
Title:
Yacht Capsized on Ohio River, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1889
Description:
Three people drowned in the accident that drew onlookers along the shore and on the suspension bridge.
Located in Jackson County, on the Ohio River.

12. Clark's Cabins, Main Street, Huntsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040177
Title:
Clark's Cabins, Main Street, Huntsville, W. Va.
Description:
Located in Jackson County, on the Ohio River.