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Buildings shown: Top: Field House, Middle: Administration Building, Bottom: Whitescarver Hall. Published by the Teacraft Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

1. Three Campus Buildings at Alderson Broaddus College; Philippi, W. Va.

The battle at Philippi was the first land engagement of the Civil War and took place on June 3, 1861. In foreground, Federal artillery firing brass six pounders from Talbott Hill, now the site of Alderson Broaddus College. Center, left, Kelley on horseback leading his men into the town. Center, cavalry tents: Confederate cavalry leaving for Beverly. Hill in distance, Milroy's troops firing on retreating Confederates who are returning fire from the Beverly-Fairmont Pike. Center, right, Covered Bridge crossing Tygart's Valley River. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

2. The Battle at Philippi; Philippi, W. Va.

Whitescarver Hall is a dormitory at Alderson Broaddus College which was built in 1911-1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Published by C.C. Day in Philippi, West Virginia. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

3. Whitescarver Hall; Philippi, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Kraemer Art Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

4. Birdseye View of Alderson, W. Va.

A handful of trees shade the entrance of Hotel Alderson. See original for correspondence. Published by Alderson Book Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

5. Hotel Alderson; Alderson, W. Va.

Founded in 1901 by Miss Emma Alderson as Alderson Academy. Initial enrollment was 40 students in its first year, although 107 were enrolled by the end of the year. In 1911 the school's name was changed to Alderson Baptist Academy and in 1919, Junior College was added onto the name. In 1932, the academy merged with Broaddus College and moved to Philippi, where the name Alderson Broaddus College still exists. See original for correspondence. Published by Alderson Book Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

6. A.B.A. Junior College; Alderson, W. Va.

View of the Greenbrier from the river. See original for correspondence. Published by J.W. McClung. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

7. Shadows on the Greenbrier; Alderson, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by S. Spencer Moore and Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

8. Kanawha River from Alderson Stephenson Building; Charleston, W. Va.

Home of Captain and Mrs. Borge Rohde (Hon. Ruth Bryan Rohde). Published by The Albertype Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

9. The Cedars; Alderson, W. Va.

Published by The Albertype Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

10. Canoe Landing at Camp Greenbrier; Alderson, W. Va.

Published by The Albertype Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

11. Greenbrier Baptist Church; Alderson, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Alderson Book Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

12. The Cliffs, Old Davis Home; Near Fort Springs, W. Va.