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Three men work prepare cans of Elk Motor Oil. The man on the left puts cans onto a conveyor belt, while the man in the middle holds a can under a machines, perhaps to be sealed, and the man on the right begins to package the cans in a box.

685. Preparing Cans of Elk Motor Oil for Shipment

IDNO:
052392
Title:
Preparing Cans of Elk Motor Oil for Shipment
Date:
undated
Description:
Three men work prepare cans of Elk Motor Oil. The man on the left puts cans onto a conveyor belt, while the man in the middle holds a can under a machines, perhaps to be sealed, and the man on the right begins to package the cans in a box.
"The Weston State Hospital, also known as the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, was constructed in the late 1800s and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990. It is the largest hand-cut stone masonry building in North America, and is purportedly the second largest in the world, next to the Kremlin. The original hospital, designed to house 250 souls, was open to patients in 1864 and reached its peak in the 1950s with 2,400 patients in overcrowded and generally poor conditions. Changes in the treatment of mental illness and the physical deterioration of the facility forced its closure in 1994 inflicting a devastating effect on the local economy, from which it has yet to recover. Today, the hospital is open to historical tours and ghost tours."

686. Weston State Hospital, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052395
Title:
Weston State Hospital, Weston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
"The Weston State Hospital, also known as the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, was constructed in the late 1800s and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990. It is the largest hand-cut stone masonry building in North America, and is purportedly the second largest in the world, next to the Kremlin. The original hospital, designed to house 250 souls, was open to patients in 1864 and reached its peak in the 1950s with 2,400 patients in overcrowded and generally poor conditions. Changes in the treatment of mental illness and the physical deterioration of the facility forced its closure in 1994 inflicting a devastating effect on the local economy, from which it has yet to recover. Today, the hospital is open to historical tours and ghost tours."
Envelope containing film negative reads, "Triple State Electric Company; Bartlett's Undertaking Est."

687. Triple State Electric Company Employee Beside "Bartlett" Cars

IDNO:
052396
Title:
Triple State Electric Company Employee Beside "Bartlett" Cars
Date:
undated
Description:
Envelope containing film negative reads, "Triple State Electric Company; Bartlett's Undertaking Est."
Photograph of the fort's exterior. It was built in 1848 as a guard and fire engine house for the federal Harpers Ferry Armory in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, then a part of Virginia. Storer College was a historically black college. The fort was on the campus of Storer College from 1909 to 1968.

688. John Brown's Fort on Storer College Campus, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
052397
Title:
John Brown's Fort on Storer College Campus, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Photograph of the fort's exterior. It was built in 1848 as a guard and fire engine house for the federal Harpers Ferry Armory in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, then a part of Virginia. Storer College was a historically black college. The fort was on the campus of Storer College from 1909 to 1968.
The church was constructed in 1914 at the intersection of Birch Street and Bigley Avenue. The building was torn down from 2012-2013 and replaced by a Family Dollar store.

689. Central United Methodist Church, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052398
Title:
Central United Methodist Church, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was constructed in 1914 at the intersection of Birch Street and Bigley Avenue. The building was torn down from 2012-2013 and replaced by a Family Dollar store.
Conlon Bakery, home of Butter-Krust Bread, is an example of Art Deco design and was, at one point, the "world's most modern bakery."

690. Conlon Bakery, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052399
Title:
Conlon Bakery, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Conlon Bakery, home of Butter-Krust Bread, is an example of Art Deco design and was, at one point, the "world's most modern bakery."
A large crowd is gathered outside of the state building, likely for an inauguration of some sort.

691. Crowd Gathered Outside Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052400
Title:
Crowd Gathered Outside Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A large crowd is gathered outside of the state building, likely for an inauguration of some sort.
Street view of the ivy covered building. "The capitol annex sat at the corner of Lee and Hale Streets and housed the offices of the auditor, treasurer, the Supreme Court, the state law library, the adjutant general, and the Department of Archives and History until the new capitol was completed in 1932. The building later housed the Kanawha County Public Library from 1926 to 1966 and Morris Harvey College from 1935 to 1947. The building was demolished in 1967."

692. Capitol Annex Building, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052401
Title:
Capitol Annex Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Street view of the ivy covered building. "The capitol annex sat at the corner of Lee and Hale Streets and housed the offices of the auditor, treasurer, the Supreme Court, the state law library, the adjutant general, and the Department of Archives and History until the new capitol was completed in 1932. The building later housed the Kanawha County Public Library from 1926 to 1966 and Morris Harvey College from 1935 to 1947. The building was demolished in 1967."
A variety of women's shoes are displayed in the windows by the entrance to the shop.

693. Lincoln Boot Shop, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052402
Title:
Lincoln Boot Shop, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A variety of women's shoes are displayed in the windows by the entrance to the shop.
Employees of the Kroger stand behind a stand of fruits and vegetables.

694. Produce in Window of Kroger, likely Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052403
Title:
Produce in Window of Kroger, likely Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Employees of the Kroger stand behind a stand of fruits and vegetables.
Dresses and winter coats, among other clothing articles, are displayed in the window by the entrance.

695. Diamond Brothers Clothing Store, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052404
Title:
Diamond Brothers Clothing Store, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Dresses and winter coats, among other clothing articles, are displayed in the window by the entrance.
Scene at Hawks Nest State Park.

696. Hawks Nest Overlook, Fayette County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052405
Title:
Hawks Nest Overlook, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Scene at Hawks Nest State Park.