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"The Charleston skyline as it appeared at the time the Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company began business-in 1901. Note the old capitol in the center background and the ferry landing before the C [and] O bridge was built"; In the bottom picture, "modern Charleston as it appears today. Front street has become Kanawha Boulevard and towering skyscrapers fill the landscape. The Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company building appears at the left beyond the Union building."

1. Charleston Skyline in 1901 (Top) and 1951 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005474
Title:: Charleston Skyline in 1901 (Top) and 1951 (Bottom,) Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1901, 1951
Description:: "The Charleston skyline as it appeared at the time the Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company began business-in 1901. Note the old capitol in the center background and the ferry landing before the C [and] O bridge was built"; In the bottom picture, "modern Charleston as it appears today. Front street has become Kanawha Boulevard and towering skyscrapers fill the landscape. The Kanawha Banking [and] Trust Company building appears at the left beyond the Union building."

2. Charleston, W. Va. From the Chesapeake and Ohio Depot, Lock Seven

IDNO:: 005442
Title:: Charleston, W. Va. From the Chesapeake and Ohio Depot, Lock Seven
Date:: 1908

3. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 005453
Title:: Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1910/03/01

"Aeroplane View of Proposed Kanawha State Park and Four-H Fair. Charleston, W. Va. Tell W. Nicolet- Landscape Architect from Pittsburgh, P.A.

4. Proposed Kanawha State Park

IDNO:: 053265
Title:: Proposed Kanawha State Park
Date:: 1924/03/10
Description:: "Aeroplane View of Proposed Kanawha State Park and Four-H Fair. Charleston, W. Va. Tell W. Nicolet- Landscape Architect from Pittsburgh, P.A.

The Silling-Ziler wedding party gathers for a group portrait in the Gravely and Moore Photography Studio.

5. Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Ziler at Silling-Ziler Wedding Party, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052370
Title:: Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Ziler at Silling-Ziler Wedding Party, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1926/10/19
Description:: The Silling-Ziler wedding party gathers for a group portrait in the Gravely and Moore Photography Studio.

"The Improved Order of Red Men is one of the nation's oldest patriotic fraternal organizations, established in 1834. Their rituals are modeled after those assumed to be used by Native Americans. The organization claimed a membership of about half a million in 1935, but has declined to a little more than 15,000. The Order's female auxiliary is the Degree of Pocahontas, which dates back to the 1880s."

6. 63rd Annual Session Improved Order of Red Men; 32nd Annual Session Degree of Pocohontas, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052408
Title:: 63rd Annual Session Improved Order of Red Men; 32nd Annual Session Degree of Pocohontas, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1934/05/22-1934/05/23
Description:: "The Improved Order of Red Men is one of the nation's oldest patriotic fraternal organizations, established in 1834. Their rituals are modeled after those assumed to be used by Native Americans. The organization claimed a membership of about half a million in 1935, but has declined to a little more than 15,000. The Order's female auxiliary is the Degree of Pocahontas, which dates back to the 1880s."

Billy Joe Lilly pictured running with the ball. The Bobcats, a semi-pro football team, won this game with the final score at Hinton-9, Charleston-6.

7. Hinton Bobcats in First State Championship Game, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 047640
Title:: Hinton Bobcats in First State Championship Game, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1937
Description:: Billy Joe Lilly pictured running with the ball. The Bobcats, a semi-pro football team, won this game with the final score at Hinton-9, Charleston-6.

Executives of the Chevrolet Company gather around a table. In the background are Chevrolet advertisements.

8. Chevrolet Executive Dinner, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052383
Title:: Chevrolet Executive Dinner, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1938
Description:: Executives of the Chevrolet Company gather around a table. In the background are Chevrolet advertisements.

9. Red Cross Parade Vehicle, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052409
Title:: Red Cross Parade Vehicle, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1941/04/10
Description:: Men in military uniforms and women in nurses uniforms sit on the truck bed of a vehicle sporting the Red Cross logo.

Building collapsed after the local power company dug a trench to bury their lines too close to the building.

10. Collapsed Capitol Restaurant, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 041268
Title:: Collapsed Capitol Restaurant, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1954
Description:: Building collapsed after the local power company dug a trench to bury their lines too close to the building.

Street view of the Freemason building.

11. Masonic Lodge and Masonic Temple Shrine Mosque, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052385
Title:: Masonic Lodge and Masonic Temple Shrine Mosque, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1955/07/27
Description:: Street view of the Freemason building.

Interior of a store selling home goods such as decorative items, appliances, and tools.

12. S. & H. Greenstamps Store, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052389
Title:: S. & H. Greenstamps Store, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: 1956/05/26
Description:: Interior of a store selling home goods such as decorative items, appliances, and tools.