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'West Virginia is often called the mother of rivers.  Here, through the green forests of the Blackwater Canyon, near Davis, runs the clear waters of the upper Monongahela River on its downstream course.'  This print may be reproduced only with the credit line: U. S. Forest Service.

201. View of Blackwater Canyon, Tucker County, W. Va.

202. Ice at the Locks on the Monongahela River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

203. Lock and Dam on the Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

204. Lock and Dam on the Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

"The rectangle in the center of the picture above marks the location of Fort Martin Power Station, the first unit of which is scheduled for completion in 1967.  The unit will cost $57.5 million, will have a generating capability of 500,000 kilowatts and will burn about 1,350,000 tons of coal per year, all of which will come from mines in the immediate area.  The plant will be about three-quarters of a mile upstream from the Pennsylvania state line."

205. Aerial View of Site of Fort Martin Power Plant, Monongalia County, W. Va.

206. Star City Bridge Under Construction, W. Va. 92, Monongalia County, W. Va.

207. Star City, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of railroad track along river.

208. Green Bag Cement Company Property, Monongalia County, W. Va.

209. View from Dorsey's Knob between Morgantown and Uffington, Monongalia County, W. Va.

210. C. I. McDonald Dredge on the Monongahela River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

211. Brewer Hill, Star City, W. Va.

Two cars are trapped in the flood waters while a crowd looks on from a railroad bridge.

212. Monongahela River Flood at Jimtown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

People are watching a car being towed because of high water on the Monongahela River at Jimtown (Randell), junction U.S. Route 19, state route 7-100.

213. High Water on Monongahela River, Jimtown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

214. Dragging the Monongahela River for Bodies, Morgantown, W. Va.

215. Monongahela River at Uffington, Monongalia County, W. Va.

View of a sign by the Monongahela River that reads 'Cross the Ferry Shortcut to Suncrest, Evansdale and Morgantown.'

216. Cross the Ferry Shortcut to Suncrest, Evansdale and Morgantown, W. Va.

Distant view of Jimtown across the river.

217. Jimtown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

218. Sunken Barge at Granville, Monongalia County, W. Va.

219. Pulling a Car From the River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

220. Construction of Opekiska Dam, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'The Jimtown Trolley, moving West along the Monongahela River near the town of Granville during the winter of 1918.'

221. Morgantown and Dunkard Railroad Car 52 Running West Between Granville and Jimtown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

View of people gathered on and around the Isaac M. Mason steamboat.

222. Steamboat Isaac M. Mason, Morgantown, W. Va.

223. Sunken Steamboat 'Valley Gem' in the Icy Monongahela River at Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The River Bridge can be seen in the background.

224. Sunken Steamboat 'Valley Gem' in the Icy Monongahela River at Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

225. Steamboat on the Monongahela River, W. Va.

226. Sunken Steamboat in Morgantown, W. Va.

Woodburn Hall is visible on the right-hand side.

227. Suspension Bridge Across the Monongahela at Morgantown, W. Va.

View of two four-man boats.

228. WVU Crew on the Monongahela River

229. WVU Crew on the Monongahela River

Monongahela river in the background.

230. Mountaineer Field End Zone, and Scoreboard Viewed from the Press Box

View of the Heating Plant,looking down Monongahela River from the back of West Virginia University campus.

231. Heating Plant, West Virginia University

Exterior view of the Heating Plant, West Virginia University.

232. Heating Plant, West Virginia University

Mechanical Hall I was located on present day Beechurst where Stansbury Hall is now (or close by).

233. Mechanical Hall I, West Virginia University

'Mechanical Hall by the river, (built 1892-4, destroyed by fire, 1899).  Note the small powder house in the foreground.  The U. heating plant now occupies the site John L. Johnston was professor of Engineering during this period.  The negative was made by Johnston about 1895, is now the department of physics. (1940)'

234. Mechanical Hall I, West Virginia University

235. Mountaineer Field Viewed from Westover, West Virginia University

236. Mountaineer Field Viewed from Westover, West Virginia University

Now called Stansbury Hall.

237. View of Field House and Other West Virginia University Buildings from across the Monongahela River

238. Stansbury Hall with River Bridge in the Background, West Virginia University

'West Virginia University and Morgantown (1891-1892) as taken from a point some distance north of the U. The Catalogue for one of those subsequent years states that Science Hall was finished in 1893, but no sign of it is to be seen in this picture, but the roof was on Commencement Hall, and the Court House was built (1892), which fixes the date about as given above.' 'View of Morgantown & Sunnyside taken from North Morgantown Hill. Note the orchard along Overhill St. also showing the house owned by the Whites nearby.'

239. Turn of the Century Morgantown and West Virginia University

240. Woodburn Circle and Surrounding Area Viewed from Across the Monongahela River, West Virginia University

View of Basketball Hall, 'The Ark', West Virginia University, completed on November 4, 1916 and other downtown campus buildings and the Monongahela River in the background.  Steel bridge over the Monongahela river in the background.

241. Basketball Hall, West Virginia University

242. Elevated View of the Monongahela River from the Campus of West Virginia University

243. West Virginia University Campus Viewed from Westover

244. View of Sunnyside from Westover, West Virginia University

Written on the back of photograph: 'Town and Campus in 1895 and 1945; two communities and one city looking forward to another two hundred years.'

245. View of Morgantown and West Virginia University Campus, Morgantown, W. Va.

246. Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

247. Bird's Eye View of West Virginia University and Morgantown, W. Va.

248. View of West Virginia University from Westover, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of WVU from west side.  Main building at left is Woodburn Hall.

249. View of Morgantown from Westover, W. Va.

250. View of Morgantown and WVU from Wiles Hill, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of WVU from Observatory Hill.

251. Bird's Eye View of West Virginia University and Morgantown, W. Va.

252. View of Downtown Campus from Westover, West Virginia University

253. View of Downtown Campus from Westover, WVU

254. View of Downtown Campus from Westover, WVU

255. View of Downtown Campus from Westover, WVU

256. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

257. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

258. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

259. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

260. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

261. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

262. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

263. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

264. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

265. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

266. View of Downtown Campus from Westover, WVU

'Stadium under construction.'

267. View of Downtown Campus from Westover, WVU

The photograph includes the first Mechanical Hall along the river. It was destroyed by fire in 1899.

268. View of West Virginia University from Westover, Morgantown, W. Va.

269. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

270. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

271. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

272. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

273. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

274. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

275. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

276. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

277. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

278. Aerial View of Mountaineer Field and Surrounding Buildings, West Virginia University

279. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

280. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

281. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

282. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

283. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

284. View of Downtown Campus from Westover, WVU

'Notice both old and new Mountaineer fields are in this photograph.'

285. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

286. Lock and Dam on the Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

287. Lock and Dam on the Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

Also shows WVU Baseball Diamond and Monongahela River.

288. Aerial View of Coliseum, Natatorium, and Shell Building, West Virginia University

From left to right you can see the Agricultural Engineering Building, Agricultural Sciences Building, and the Engineering Building. Downtown Campus in the Background

289. Aerial View of Evansdale Campus, West Virginia University

Coal Mine facility visible in the foreground.

290. View of Evansdale Campus from Across the Monongahela River, West Virginia University

291. Aerial View of Morgantown and West Virginia University

Includes West Virginia University campus, and Mountaineer Field (on left).

292. Bird's Eye View of Morgantown, W. Va.

293. Night Scene of Downtown from Westover, Morgantown, W. Va.

294. Bird's Eye View of West Virginia University and Morgantown, W. Va.

A view of campus, from left to right Library (present Stewart Hall), Commencement Hall, Agricultural Experiment Station, Martin Hall, Woodburn Hall and Science Hall (present Chitwood Hall) and hills of Westover spread beyond the Monongahela River in the distance.

295. West Virginia University and Westover, Morgantown, W. Va.

296. Railroad Trestle over Monongahela River near Morgantown, W. Va.

'Many boats docked along the Monongahela were crushed by heavy ice flows during the Winter of 1917 - 1918. This view shows the conditions that existed near the Walnut Street Wharf.'

297. Ice Flows on the Monongahela River Damages River Boats, Morgantown, W.Va.

The Monongahela River frozen at Morgantown, W.Va., crushing the boat, the Valley Gem.

298. Ice Damaged Steamboat in the Monongahela River, W. Va.

299. Wrecked Steamboat in Ice Flow on the Monongahela River at Morgantown, W.Va.

Ice gorge on the Monongahela River in Morgantown. W.Va.

300. Steamboat Stopped in Ice on the Monongahela River at Morgantown, W.Va.