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President Taft appears to be a painting that Mr. Kelley is standing in front of. Back of postcard reads: "Mr N. Stealey. Dear Sir, I come through All O.K. I want to have a big time with Bill for a day or two. You can keep that quiet. Yours truly, I. M. Kelley."

1. Isaac M. Kelley and President Taft Painting

IDNO:
053858
Title:
Isaac M. Kelley and President Taft Painting
Date:
04-25-1911
Description:
President Taft appears to be a painting that Mr. Kelley is standing in front of. Back of postcard reads: "Mr N. Stealey. Dear Sir, I come through All O.K. I want to have a big time with Bill for a day or two. You can keep that quiet. Yours truly, I. M. Kelley."
View of Harman, W. Va.

2. Harman, W. Va.

IDNO:
052768
Title:
Harman, W. Va.
Date:
1868
Description:
View of Harman, W. Va.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

3. Blackwater Falls, Davis, W. Va

IDNO:
050809
Title:
Blackwater Falls, Davis, W. Va
Date:
1880
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

4. Postcard Showing Transformation of Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050658
Title:
Postcard Showing Transformation of Davis, W. Va.
Date:
1885-1911
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
Many of the pictured Hatfields are armed with various guns.

5. The Hatfield Clan

IDNO:
054889
Title:
The Hatfield Clan
Date:
1897
Description:
Many of the pictured Hatfields are armed with various guns.
Student who received souvenir was Margie Dillow. Image of her teacher Allan A. Moats on the front. Classmate listing can be found on the back. See original for further correspondence. Published by H.G. Phillips. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

6. Souvenir From Mount Morris School, Cove District; Barbour Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
041759
Title:
Souvenir From Mount Morris School, Cove District; Barbour Co., W. Va.
Date:
1898
Description:
Student who received souvenir was Margie Dillow. Image of her teacher Allan A. Moats on the front. Classmate listing can be found on the back. See original for further correspondence. Published by H.G. Phillips. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
A group of men containing J.R. Caldwell, Bob Hunter, Johnson ("Johnse") & Willis Hatfield.

7. J.R. Caldwell, Bob Hunter, Jonse Hatfield & Willis Hatfield

IDNO:
054738
Title:
J.R. Caldwell, Bob Hunter, Jonse Hatfield & Willis Hatfield
Date:
1900-1920
Description:
A group of men containing J.R. Caldwell, Bob Hunter, Johnson ("Johnse") & Willis Hatfield.
A crowd fills the station center as they wait for the train.

8. Union Station, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045301
Title:
Union Station, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
A crowd fills the station center as they wait for the train.
People await the train on the station platform.

9. Union Station, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045302
Title:
Union Station, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
People await the train on the station platform.
Boat filled with passengers idles by the bank of the river.

10. Steamboat Columbia on the Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045315
Title:
Steamboat Columbia on the Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Boat filled with passengers idles by the bank of the river.
Bennett driving his car through Morgantown, W. Va.

11. Robert Bennett, Grocer

IDNO:
045321
Title:
Robert Bennett, Grocer
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Bennett driving his car through Morgantown, W. Va.
Group of men gather to do work on the ice.

12. Cutting Ice Near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045323
Title:
Cutting Ice Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Group of men gather to do work on the ice.
View from over the rooftops of the city.

13. Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045324
Title:
Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
View from over the rooftops of the city.

14. View of South Park in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045325
Title:
View of South Park in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Shops line the sides of the fairly empty street.

15. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045367
Title:
High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Shops line the sides of the fairly empty street.

16. Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045369
Title:
Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
A look at the residential side of the frequently visited street.

17. View on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045371
Title:
View on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
A look at the residential side of the frequently visited street.
The fire department occupied an old stable on Spruce Street before it was torn down to make room for the City Hall in 1924.

18. Morgantown Fire Department, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045373
Title:
Morgantown Fire Department, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
The fire department occupied an old stable on Spruce Street before it was torn down to make room for the City Hall in 1924.
A horse-drawn carriage leads the men through the city street.

19. Morgantown Firemen

IDNO:
045372
Title:
Morgantown Firemen
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
A horse-drawn carriage leads the men through the city street.
Inside the shop await two barbers who pose by their chairs.

20. Interior of a Barber Shop in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045376
Title:
Interior of a Barber Shop in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Inside the shop await two barbers who pose by their chairs.
Photo showing the exterior of the shop with a woman, her children, and pet pose outside the store front.

21. Morgantown Bakery, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045377
Title:
Morgantown Bakery, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Photo showing the exterior of the shop with a woman, her children, and pet pose outside the store front.
John Hunt's shop located on Spruce Street. To the bottom left is Sam Possener's shoe repair "while u wait".

22. Hunt's Oyster & Ice Cream Parlors, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045378
Title:
Hunt's Oyster & Ice Cream Parlors, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
John Hunt's shop located on Spruce Street. To the bottom left is Sam Possener's shoe repair "while u wait".

23. 157 Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045379
Title:
157 Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s

24. 157 Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045380
Title:
157 Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
A billow of heavy, black smoke rises from the scene.

25. Oil Field Burning, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045384
Title:
Oil Field Burning, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
A billow of heavy, black smoke rises from the scene.
Man performing in the air under a blimp as spectators gather around tents from below.

26. Tight Rope Act in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
045387
Title:
Tight Rope Act in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Man performing in the air under a blimp as spectators gather around tents from below.
Unidentified children stand in front of the mill facilities.

27. Tin Mill, Sabraton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045388
Title:
Tin Mill, Sabraton, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Unidentified children stand in front of the mill facilities.
Postcard reads, "Buy it-Try it. You can't buy better flour than this. We have some on hand now and would like you to try a sack."

28. Advertisement for Ben-Hur Flour

IDNO:
045389
Title:
Advertisement for Ben-Hur Flour
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Postcard reads, "Buy it-Try it. You can't buy better flour than this. We have some on hand now and would like you to try a sack."

29. Ridgedale, W. Va.

IDNO:
045395
Title:
Ridgedale, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
The rocks are estimated to be 130 feet high.

30. Raven Rocks Near Uffington, W. Va.

IDNO:
045396
Title:
Raven Rocks Near Uffington, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
The rocks are estimated to be 130 feet high.
Men pose proudgly by a large fallen tree to which it appears they have sawed themselves.

31. Little Falls, Monongalia County, w. Va.

IDNO:
045403
Title:
Little Falls, Monongalia County, w. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Men pose proudgly by a large fallen tree to which it appears they have sawed themselves.
Old home of William B. and Martha M. Holt in the Clinton District of the county.

32. Holt's Old Homestead, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
045404
Title:
Holt's Old Homestead, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Old home of William B. and Martha M. Holt in the Clinton District of the county.
Photo of the school building located on Kennedy Run in Monongalia county.

33. Kennedy School, McCurdsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
045409
Title:
Kennedy School, McCurdsville, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Photo of the school building located on Kennedy Run in Monongalia county.

34. Work Crew at Cheat River Bridge

IDNO:
045410
Title:
Work Crew at Cheat River Bridge
Date:
1900s-1920s
Gentleman on the left is Hugh Blosser and the woman to his right is Eleanor Robisore.+

35. Couple Drawn by Decorated Horse for Fourth of July by Cheat Lake, W. Va.

IDNO:
045412
Title:
Couple Drawn by Decorated Horse for Fourth of July by Cheat Lake, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
Gentleman on the left is Hugh Blosser and the woman to his right is Eleanor Robisore.+

36. Maidsville Grade School

IDNO:
045411
Title:
Maidsville Grade School
Date:
1900s-1920s
The town shown was flooded by Cheat Lake and no longer exists.

37. Torn Down Town of Cheat Haven, W. Va.

IDNO:
045413
Title:
Torn Down Town of Cheat Haven, W. Va.
Date:
1900s-1920s
Description:
The town shown was flooded by Cheat Lake and no longer exists.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

38. Buggy Riding in Canaan Valley, W. Va.

IDNO:
050671
Title:
Buggy Riding in Canaan Valley, W. Va.
Date:
1903
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

39. Western Maryland Railway in Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050668
Title:
Western Maryland Railway in Davis, W. Va.
Date:
1904
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

40. C. J. Dealh's Blacksmith Shop in Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050669
Title:
C. J. Dealh's Blacksmith Shop in Davis, W. Va.
Date:
1904
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

41. Scene of the Capture of John Brown in Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
044462
Title:
Scene of the Capture of John Brown in Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1905
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
See original for correspondence.

42. The Sulpho Alkaline Spring, Pence Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
049010
Title:
The Sulpho Alkaline Spring, Pence Springs, W. Va.
Date:
1905/08/11
Description:
See original for correspondence.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.This image is part of a post card sent to the Thompson family.

43. Rinehart Family in a Canoe, Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050698
Title:
Rinehart Family in a Canoe, Davis, W. Va.
Date:
1906-08-16
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.This image is part of a post card sent to the Thompson family.
Postcard print of East Covington, Allegheny County, Virginia, bordering Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

44. East Covington, Virginia, Looking South

IDNO:
038279
Title:
East Covington, Virginia, Looking South
Date:
1907
Description:
Postcard print of East Covington, Allegheny County, Virginia, bordering Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
Postcard print of large homes with several turrets, window dormers and chimneys.

45. Residence Section East of John Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038281
Title:
Residence Section East of John Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
Postcard print of large homes with several turrets, window dormers and chimneys.
Postcard print.

46. Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
038282
Title:
Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, W. Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
Postcard print.

47. McLure House, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041389
Title:
McLure House, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1907

48. Woodsdale Mansion, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041390
Title:
Woodsdale Mansion, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1907
Group of boys gather to form a human pyramid.

49. Camp Hoosier on Cheat River

IDNO:
045047
Title:
Camp Hoosier on Cheat River
Date:
1907
Description:
Group of boys gather to form a human pyramid.
Front: "Fan after the Explosion Monongah, W.Va" Back: "See if you can find grandpa on this card. To Fred from Aunt Lessie."

50. Remains of Monongah Mine No.18 after Disaster

IDNO:
054374
Title:
Remains of Monongah Mine No.18 after Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
Front: "Fan after the Explosion Monongah, W.Va" Back: "See if you can find grandpa on this card. To Fred from Aunt Lessie."
People gathering to look at where the only living man was found from the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster.

51. Onlookers looking at a Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054375
Title:
Onlookers looking at a Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
People gathering to look at where the only living man was found from the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster.
Fan house at Monongah Mine No.8 after the explosion. Back: "This is the most terrible explosion of its kind that ever happened in the U.S. We were up yesterday. Will write in a few days. It shook here considerably. [illegible]" To Mr. Okey May in Terra Haute, Indiana.

52. Monongah Mine No.8 Fan House after Explosion

IDNO:
054379
Title:
Monongah Mine No.8 Fan House after Explosion
Date:
1907
Description:
Fan house at Monongah Mine No.8 after the explosion. Back: "This is the most terrible explosion of its kind that ever happened in the U.S. We were up yesterday. Will write in a few days. It shook here considerably. [illegible]" To Mr. Okey May in Terra Haute, Indiana.
People look upon the remains of Monongah Mine collapse.

53. The Ruins of Monongah Mine No.10

IDNO:
054380
Title:
The Ruins of Monongah Mine No.10
Date:
1907
Description:
People look upon the remains of Monongah Mine collapse.
Remains of a decimated coal cart recovered from the No. 8 Monongah Mine.

54. Destroyed Coal Carts from Monongah Mine No.8

IDNO:
054381
Title:
Destroyed Coal Carts from Monongah Mine No.8
Date:
1907
Description:
Remains of a decimated coal cart recovered from the No. 8 Monongah Mine.
Postcard of Monongah Mine No.8.

55. Monongah Mine No.8

IDNO:
054382
Title:
Monongah Mine No.8
Date:
1907
Description:
Postcard of Monongah Mine No.8.
A picture of Main Street in Monongah, West Virginia.

56. Main Street in Monongah, West Virginia

IDNO:
054384
Title:
Main Street in Monongah, West Virginia
Date:
1907
Description:
A picture of Main Street in Monongah, West Virginia.
Postcard of homes in Monongah, WV.

57. Monongah Mining Station

IDNO:
054383
Title:
Monongah Mining Station
Date:
1907
Description:
Postcard of homes in Monongah, WV.
Citizens of towns neighboring towns come to see the scene of the Monongah Mine Disaster.

58. Crowds visiting the site of the Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054386
Title:
Crowds visiting the site of the Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
Citizens of towns neighboring towns come to see the scene of the Monongah Mine Disaster.
Postcard of the entrance to Monongah Mine No.6

59. Entrance to Monongah Mine No.6

IDNO:
054385
Title:
Entrance to Monongah Mine No.6
Date:
1907
Description:
Postcard of the entrance to Monongah Mine No.6
Crowds at Fairmont were mailing their way to Monongah to see the remains of the recent mine explosions.

60. Crowd leaving Fairmont for the Mine Explosions at Monongah

IDNO:
054387
Title:
Crowd leaving Fairmont for the Mine Explosions at Monongah
Date:
1907
Description:
Crowds at Fairmont were mailing their way to Monongah to see the remains of the recent mine explosions.
A postcard of Monongah Mine No.8 after the recent explosion.

61. Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

IDNO:
054388
Title:
Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion
Date:
1907
Description:
A postcard of Monongah Mine No.8 after the recent explosion.
A postcard of the fan at Monongah Mine No.8 after the recent explosion.

62. The Fan at Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

IDNO:
054389
Title:
The Fan at Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion
Date:
1907
Description:
A postcard of the fan at Monongah Mine No.8 after the recent explosion.
A postcard of workers at the remains of Monongah Mine No.8 after the explosion.

63. Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

IDNO:
054390
Title:
Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion
Date:
1907
Description:
A postcard of workers at the remains of Monongah Mine No.8 after the explosion.
A postcard showing the extent of the destruction inflicted by the explosion of Monongah Mine No.8. Back reads: "The worst damage was done at this mine, over 225 bodies have been taken out to date and about twice that amount in there yet, exact number [illegible] never be known [illegible] reach near 700."

64. Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

IDNO:
054391
Title:
Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion
Date:
1907
Description:
A postcard showing the extent of the destruction inflicted by the explosion of Monongah Mine No.8. Back reads: "The worst damage was done at this mine, over 225 bodies have been taken out to date and about twice that amount in there yet, exact number [illegible] never be known [illegible] reach near 700."
A postcard showing the scene at Monongah after the mine explosion.

65. A view of Monongah after the Mine Explosion

IDNO:
054392
Title:
A view of Monongah after the Mine Explosion
Date:
1907
Description:
A postcard showing the scene at Monongah after the mine explosion.
People trying to identify the dead of the disaster at Monongah Mine No.6.

66. Identifying the Dead at the Monongah Mine No.6 Disaster

IDNO:
054394
Title:
Identifying the Dead at the Monongah Mine No.6 Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
People trying to identify the dead of the disaster at Monongah Mine No.6.
A postcard showing mine inspectors at Mine No.8 at Monongah.

67. Mine Inspectors at Monongah Mine No.8

IDNO:
054393
Title:
Mine Inspectors at Monongah Mine No.8
Date:
1907
Description:
A postcard showing mine inspectors at Mine No.8 at Monongah.
Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster being taken to the cemetery by W. S. Thomas. An excerpt of text from the front states, "Between 400 and 600 killed."Back reads: "Where is that post card picture of your school you were going to send me? How are you? One of my cousins (Becca Clinton) was buried yesterday. 3 of her sisters and her brother Luke are not expected to live. You remember him. You had his knife. They have Spinal Meningitis. I am not teaching this week. [Maurie?] Alice. To Ada Ballentine, Waverly, West Virginia."

68. Caskets from Monongah Mine Disaster being taken to the Cemetery

IDNO:
054396
Title:
Caskets from Monongah Mine Disaster being taken to the Cemetery
Date:
1907
Description:
Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster being taken to the cemetery by W. S. Thomas. An excerpt of text from the front states, "Between 400 and 600 killed."Back reads: "Where is that post card picture of your school you were going to send me? How are you? One of my cousins (Becca Clinton) was buried yesterday. 3 of her sisters and her brother Luke are not expected to live. You remember him. You had his knife. They have Spinal Meningitis. I am not teaching this week. [Maurie?] Alice. To Ada Ballentine, Waverly, West Virginia."
Victims of the disaster at Monongah Mine in their caskets.

69. The Dead of the Disaster at Monongah Mine No.6.

IDNO:
054395
Title:
The Dead of the Disaster at Monongah Mine No.6.
Date:
1907
Description:
Victims of the disaster at Monongah Mine in their caskets.
Crowds gathering on train tracks to view the remains of the Monongah Mines after the explosion.

70. Crowds around remains of the Monongah Mines

IDNO:
054398
Title:
Crowds around remains of the Monongah Mines
Date:
1907
Description:
Crowds gathering on train tracks to view the remains of the Monongah Mines after the explosion.
A view of a mine at Monongah.

71. A Mine at Monongah

IDNO:
054397
Title:
A Mine at Monongah
Date:
1907
Description:
A view of a mine at Monongah.
A survivor looking toward the remains of the Monongah Mines.

72. A Survivor of the Monongah Mine Horrors

IDNO:
054399
Title:
A Survivor of the Monongah Mine Horrors
Date:
1907
Description:
A survivor looking toward the remains of the Monongah Mines.
Hearses taking caskets from the streets of Monongah to Monongah Mine No.6.

73. Caskets of Monongah Mine No.6

IDNO:
054400
Title:
Caskets of Monongah Mine No.6
Date:
1907
Description:
Hearses taking caskets from the streets of Monongah to Monongah Mine No.6.
Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster being carried off to the cemetery. Back of postcard reads: "Mine explosion at Monongah, W.Va. A Merry Christ and Happy New Year."

74. Caskets from Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054401
Title:
Caskets from Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster being carried off to the cemetery. Back of postcard reads: "Mine explosion at Monongah, W.Va. A Merry Christ and Happy New Year."

75. Coal Miner posing for a picture

IDNO:
054402
Title:
Coal Miner posing for a picture
Date:
1907
Young orphans awaiting news at the Monongah Mine No. 8.

76. Orphans at the Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054403
Title:
Orphans at the Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
Young orphans awaiting news at the Monongah Mine No. 8.
Wives waiting for their husbands at Monongah Mine No.8.

77. Wives waiting at Monongah Mine No.8

IDNO:
054404
Title:
Wives waiting at Monongah Mine No.8
Date:
1907
Description:
Wives waiting for their husbands at Monongah Mine No.8.
The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster.

78. The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054406
Title:
The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster.
Mourners view rows of caskets from the mine disaster.

79. Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054405
Title:
Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
Mourners view rows of caskets from the mine disaster.

80. Viewing the Dead from the Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054407
Title:
Viewing the Dead from the Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
A coal miner stands with his pickaxe, shovel, and canister.

81. Coal Miner

IDNO:
054408
Title:
Coal Miner
Date:
1907
Description:
A coal miner stands with his pickaxe, shovel, and canister.
A crowd stands outside one of the Monongah mines.

82. The Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054409
Title:
The Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
A crowd stands outside one of the Monongah mines.
Men in coats stand outside a mine entrance.

83. The Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054410
Title:
The Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
Men in coats stand outside a mine entrance.
The caskets are pulled in a cart with the name "W. S. Thomas" on it, drawn by several horses. Many onlookers stand outside a church in the background.

84. Hauling Victims of the Monongah Mine Disaster to Burial

IDNO:
054412
Title:
Hauling Victims of the Monongah Mine Disaster to Burial
Date:
1907
Description:
The caskets are pulled in a cart with the name "W. S. Thomas" on it, drawn by several horses. Many onlookers stand outside a church in the background.

85. The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054411
Title:
The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Crowds of men and women, with horse-drawn carriages, stand in the streets of Monongah. A sign for Coliseum Restaurant is visible in the background. Front of the card reads: ""Sightseeing after the explosion in S Monongah, W.Va."

86. Sightseeing after the explosion in South Monongah, South W. Va.

IDNO:
054413
Title:
Sightseeing after the explosion in South Monongah, South W. Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
Crowds of men and women, with horse-drawn carriages, stand in the streets of Monongah. A sign for Coliseum Restaurant is visible in the background. Front of the card reads: ""Sightseeing after the explosion in S Monongah, W.Va."
The students of classroom no. 4 pose together for a class photo outside of the school building. C. Paul Miller is marked on the photo with an "x" above his head.

87. Tunnelton Public School Class, Tunnelton, W. Va.

IDNO:
051590
Title:
Tunnelton Public School Class, Tunnelton, W. Va.
Date:
1907-1908
Description:
The students of classroom no. 4 pose together for a class photo outside of the school building. C. Paul Miller is marked on the photo with an "x" above his head.

88. Wheeling Island Under Fourteen Feet of Water, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041371
Title:
Wheeling Island Under Fourteen Feet of Water, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1907/03/15
Drawing depicts a group riding past the hotel building in an old-fashioned automobile.

89. Hotel McCreery, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047339
Title:
Hotel McCreery, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1907/08/22
Description:
Drawing depicts a group riding past the hotel building in an old-fashioned automobile.
The postcard shows the old WVU Library which is now Stewart Hall. Stewart Hall houses administrative offices.

90. Library, W. Va. University, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
050956
Title:
Library, W. Va. University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1907/10/08
Description:
The postcard shows the old WVU Library which is now Stewart Hall. Stewart Hall houses administrative offices.
Drawn depiction of parade participants marching down the street while spectators stands on by the sidewalks. Note the bricks on the side of the street, meant for construction of new roads.Published by Laing, Humphries and Co. of Hinton, W. Va.

91. Elks Parade Proceeding Down Temple Street, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049186
Title:
Elks Parade Proceeding Down Temple Street, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1907/10/23
Description:
Drawn depiction of parade participants marching down the street while spectators stands on by the sidewalks. Note the bricks on the side of the street, meant for construction of new roads.Published by Laing, Humphries and Co. of Hinton, W. Va.
Published by W. L. Erwin. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

92. Street Scene in Charlestown, During Trial of John Brown, Showing Jail and Court House

IDNO:
044468
Title:
Street Scene in Charlestown, During Trial of John Brown, Showing Jail and Court House
Date:
1908
Description:
Published by W. L. Erwin. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Published by W. L. Erwin. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

93. Capture of John Brown by U. S. Marines at Harpers Ferry, October 18, 1859

IDNO:
044469
Title:
Capture of John Brown by U. S. Marines at Harpers Ferry, October 18, 1859
Date:
1908
Description:
Published by W. L. Erwin. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Published by W. L. Erwin. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

94. John Brown's Residence, Kennedy Farm in Maryland Heights, Just Before Raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859

IDNO:
044470
Title:
John Brown's Residence, Kennedy Farm in Maryland Heights, Just Before Raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859
Date:
1908
Description:
Published by W. L. Erwin. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Published by W. L. Erwin. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

95. Tomb and Old Homestead in Essex County, N.Y., Where 'John Brown's Body Lies a-Mouldering in the Grave'

IDNO:
044471
Title:
Tomb and Old Homestead in Essex County, N.Y., Where 'John Brown's Body Lies a-Mouldering in the Grave'
Date:
1908
Description:
Published by W. L. Erwin. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Ohio River between Newport, Ohio and St. Marys, West Virginia.

96. Ohio River Between Ohio and West Virginia

IDNO:
052804
Title:
Ohio River Between Ohio and West Virginia
Date:
1908
Description:
Ohio River between Newport, Ohio and St. Marys, West Virginia.