"The little log house in the center was the house of Leonard and Phebe Hinkle Harper for about 9 years."The house was still standing in 2017 in Circleville, W. Va. owned by the Warner family.
Mary Jo Mathews was cast for the most beautiful girl student at West Virginia University."Gentlemen do not prefer blondes at the West Virginia University." "Gentlemen attending West Virginia University do not prefer blondes. When they cast ballots for the most beautiful girl student, their selection ... upon a decided brunette, Miss Mary Jo Matthews, of ... W. Va., a sophomore in the college of arts and ..."
"Rodney "Hot Rod" Hundley, West Virginia University's high scoring sensation, shows off his bag of ball-handling tricks during the final home game of the season at Morgantown, W. Va."
"A group of West Virginians, crowded around a Bourbon Street lamp post as the city observed 'West Virginia Day.' State Sen. Carl Gainer, top left hands a sign changing Bourbon Street to 'West Va. Country Road.'"
Gilbert House. Point Marion Road, Morgantown, W. Va. Home is log construction, pre-Civil War.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Hughart House, Stewartstown Road, Morgantown, W. Va. Home is log construction, pre-Civil War.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Boggs House, Route 73, South, Morgantown, W. Va. Log construction, antebellum.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Davis-Christopher-Mason House, Mileground Road. Federal style, c. 1850.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Alpha Phi Sorority house on Willey Street in Morgantown, W. Va. Federal style, built in 1855.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Anderson-Price-Sanders house, Federal style, 1878. Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, W. Va.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Tennant House. Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va. Federal style, ca. 1888. Professor W. T. Willey, original owner.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
West Virginia University Dairy Farmhouse, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1965
Description:
West Virginia University dairy farmhouse on Mileground Road, Morgantown, W. Va. Built in the Federal style, ca. 1840.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
McVicker Farmhouse, Stewartstown Road, Morgantown, W. Va. Built in the Federal style in the late 1870s.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Lazier-Dorsey-Greer House, corner of Court and Spruce Streets, Morgantown, W. Va. Built in the Greek Revival style in the early 1830s.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Stewart-Armistead house on Park Street, Morgantown, W. Va. Built in 1902 in the Greek Revival style.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Sowers-Parriott-Lazelle house on Grand Street, Morgantown, W. Va. Greek Revival style, 1935.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Baker-Ford house, Dorsey Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va. American Gothic style home built in 1876.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Coleman-Jeffries house on the corner of University Avenue and First Street, Morgantown, W. Va. Built in the American Gothic style, ca. 1885.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Sheets-Cox house on Kingwood Street, Morgantown, W. Va. American Gothic style, built in the early 1850s when Kingwood Street was part of the Kingwood Pike.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Rumsey-Ney House, Park Street, Morgantown, W. Va. Eclectic Gothic Revival home built in 1902.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Frazer-Price-Dorsey house, Grand Street, Morgantown, W. Va. Eclectic Greek Revival, built in 1902.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Bunker-Wade House, Prairie Avenue and Wagner Road. Built in several styles in 1860.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Rogers-Dillie-Cox House, now known as Dering's Funeral Home, Foundry Street, Morgantown, W. Va. Built in the Italianate style in 1840.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Fordice-Pierce House, University Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va., built in 1885.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Hayes House, High Street, Morgantown, W. Va., built in 1841.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Trotter-Davis House, Demain Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va., built in the early 1900s.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Parsons House, Wilson Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va., ca. 1900.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Cox House, Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va. Built in 1898, the home was used as Mancinelli Funeral Home in 1965.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
McDermott-Donley House, Kirk Street, Morgantown, W. Va., built ca. 1900.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Wiles Castle, Grand Street, Morgantown, W. Va., built 1901-1902.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Chenoweth-Christopher House, Wilson Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va., built in 1926.From the thesis of "The Influences of Nineteenth Century Architectural Styles on Morgantown Homes," call number NA7125.P481965.
Roosevelt Inspects Armor Plant, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1940/09/03
Description:
"President Roosevelt as he inspected the armor plant, Sept. 3rd. Left to right:- J. W. Kinnear, Ass't Mgr., of operations of the plant, Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp.; Pres. Roosevelt, Gov. Homer A. Holt, of West Virginia and Senator Matthew Neely, of West Virginia."
Photo of a miniature painted portrait of James Wilson, 1783-1831. The portrait was painted in Scotland prior to 1799 and in 2018 was owned by the Blennerhassett Historical Foundation, Inc. See A&M 880 for the diary of James Wilson.
Portrait of Elizabeth Irwin Moore. Moore, who was married to James Robertson Moore, was the principal of Woodburn Female Seminary before the building and land were incorporated into the campus of West Virginia University. She later opened Morgantown Female Seminary on High Street.Elizabeth Moore Hall on the Morgantown campus of West Virginia University was named in her honor shortly before her death in 1930.
West Virgnia University Cadet Band Members, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1915-1916
Description:
Photograph of four Cadet Band members on the steps of Purinton House, which was then home to the university president. Pictured are, left to right, Herbert Lynn McLaughlin, Edgar Frank Heiskell, O. D. Gill, and M. H. Thorn.
A view of the Beverly Avenue Viaduct, also known as the Falling Run Bridge, looking toward the WVU campus. Beverly Avenue is now known as University Avenue.
Boy pictured in center inside heart with quotes surrounding: "All Happiness to you," "Far from thee be every care," "Hope sustain thee ever," and "Have kindly thoughts of me."
Impersonator Russell L. Long, High Street, Morgantown, W.Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
"Charlie Chaplin's double on 4 hour stiltwalking ... period. The sidewalks, also indoors and outside stilting." Long poses outside Oppenheimer's Kuppenheimer Good Cloth store on High Street.
Men sit and talk in front of the courthouse on High Street. J. G. McCrory Co. can be seen in the background, now the site of Reeder and Shuman Attorneys at Law.
