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Two players wearing uniforms with the letters "A" and "B", possibly from Preston County.

1. A-B Baseball Players

2. Family in Automobile, Albright, W. Va.

Portrait of J.E. Casteel, "The Horse Jockey," Valley Pt., West Virginia.

3. Casteel, J.E., Horse Jockey, Valley Point, W. Va.

'This entire outfit was once the property of the Fairfaxes.  The buggy was made at Morgantown in 1858.  The mule is sweet sixteen, and Samuel has the distinction of having honorably served his country during the late unpleasantness.'

4. Rig with a History, Preston County, W. Va.

5. Darus Bolyard Farm House, Preston County, W. Va.

A lady is standing on the front steps of the J.W. Watson, Feetwell, Wilhelm House in Kingwood, West Virginia. 'J.W. Watson house, now owned by Feetwell, corner of Tunnelton Street in Kingwood. Home also of Judge Wilhelm in his later years.'

6. J. W. Watson, Feetwell, Wilhelm House, Kingwood, W. Va.

View of the Walls hotel with two women and one man out front.

7. Walls Hotel, Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va.

8. Indoor Riding Arena, Ruby Sterling Farms, Reedsville, W. Va.

9. Horse Drawn Wagons Entering Hazelton, Preston County, W. Va.

A group portrait of graduates of Old Kingwood Academy. Sixth from left is Isa Davis, mother of Dr. D. R. Davis, Kingwood.

10. Graduates of Old Kingwood Academy, Preston County, W. Va.

11. Brown, J. Slidell of Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

A view of Frank Huffman's farm and house, near Marquess, Preston County, West Virginia.

12. Frank Huffman's Farm near Marquess, Preston County, W. Va.

'Irene Burchineal Manear last on third row right.'

13. Class Photo Kingwood Elementary Grade School, Preston County, W. Va.

First on left is Ephraim M. Manear.

14. Brass Band, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

15. Kingwood Depot, W. Va. Northern Railroad; Preston Co., W. Va.

16. Shopping Center, Kingwood; Preston Co., W. Va.

'Where 'Mother' was widow.'

17. Hotel in Newburg, W. Va.

18. Howser Family Picnic, Terra Alta, Preston County, W. Va.

Post card sent August 16, 1910.

19. Boathouse and Section of Lake Terra Alta, Terra Alta, W. Va.

"This picture was taken at Masontown Pennsylvania near my cousin Ruth Stalukee."  a caption on picture indicated the location as W. Va. but a handwritten note identified this place as Pennsylvania.

20. Buildings, Masontown, W. Va.

Decoration day parade in Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va..

21. Decoration Day, Pisgah, W. Va.

22. Man and Children at Local General Store, Albright, W. Va.

Store attendants at the 201st Infantry canteen in Camp Dawson, Preston County, W. Va..

23. 201st. Infantry Canteen, Camp Dawson, Preston County, W. Va.

Members of baseball team of Pisgah, Preston County, W. Va..

24. Pisgah Baseball Team, Pisgah, W. Va.

Albright mail man delivers mail by a horse drawn carriage.

25. Albright Mail Man, Preston County, W. Va.

26. Main Street, Brandonville, W. Va.

A bird's eye view of Brandonville, Preston County, W. Va..

27. Brandonville, W. Va.

Terra Alta, W. Va. is 3300 feet above sea level.

28. Terra Alta, W. Va.

Aftermath of June 29, 1911 fire at Woolen Mill in Terra Alta, W. Va..

29. Interior of Woolen Mill After Fire, Terra Alta, W. Va.

30. Soldiers Monument, Kingwood, W. Va.

31. Main Street, Looking West, Kingwood, W. Va.

32. Catholic Church Newburg, W. Va.

Built in 1835

33. Covered Bridge, Cheat River, Erwin, W. Va.

34. Painting Crew, Masontown, W. Va.

35. Painting Crew, Masontown, W. Va.

36. Group Photo at an Event in Preston County, W. Va.

37. Mud Covered Roadster - Possibly a 1908-10 Cadillac, Preston County, W. Va.

38. Shop Boy Behind the Counter in Preston County, W. Va.

39. Man, Wife and Child in their Brush Runabout Automobile in Preston County, W. Va.

40. Young Women's Group

41. Portrait of Family

42. Class Portrait, Pisgah, W. Va.

43. Portrait of a Family, Preston County, W. Va.

44. Portrait of a Man, Preston County, W. Va.

45. Portrait of Two Girls and One Boy

E. S. Bell is identified as teacher.

46. Class Portrait, Mt. Nebo School, Preston County, W. Va.

Town's people stand around a grocery store in Kingwood, W. Va.

47. Grocery Store, Kingwood, W. Va.

This is written on the front of the photo:Quaint old print of Tray Run Viaduct on the Baltimore and Ohio, originally published in The Illustrated London News of May 1861, nine years before any road installed an interlocking system.

48. Tray Run Viaduct on the Baltimore and Ohio near Rowlesburg, Preston County, W. Va.

A train arriving to the Reedsville depot in Preston County, W. Va.  The depot is located near the Sterling Faucet Plant.

49. Train Arriving at Reedsville, W. Va. Train Depot

A view of people await trains on the platform.

50. Group at Reedsville, W. Va. Train Depot,

'From left to right: Nellie Frankart, Mary Kidwell, Mary Frankart, Gladys Wilson, Edna Humphrey, and Freddy Frankart. This group for a women's "semi-pro" basketball team. All were teachers except Mary Frankart.'

51. Newburgh's Independent Basketball Team, W. Va.

'2nd from left back row is Vanzula(?)Gull, daughter of Phillip. 2nd from right 3rd(#19) Evelyn Menear, daughter of Alice Gull. Mary Kidwell is 4th from Right-front row.

52. Students in Newburgh High School, Preston County, W. Va.

'Bottom row from left to right: Neil, Bernice Shaffer, Evelyn Menear, Mary Kidwell, Otis Sinclair, Rapheal Turnley. Top row from left to right: Florence Campbell, Joseph Kelley, Nellie Frankart, Vanzula Gull, Harry Ellis, and Della Cook.'

53. 8th Grade Class of Newburgh School, Preston County, W. Va.

'1. Forest Fleming, 3. John Hoffman, 6. Russell Shahau, 8. Robert Jackson, 10. Gerald Lewelleu, 11.___ Jackson, 13. Harold Watson, 14. Angelo Di Pietro, 15. Dr. C.A. Moser, 17. Robert Dauthat, 18. Eldou(?) Wright, 21. L.S. McIntire, 22. Edward Sauto, 23. Walter Corey, 25. P.R. Watson, 28. Wilson Shortridge, 29. William Jackson, 32. West Mauley, 32. ____ Brown, 34. Don Di Vincent, and 35. James Di Vincent'

54. 201st Infantry Band at Camp Dawson in Preston County, W. Va.

55. Cheat River Covered Bridge - Built 1835, Preston, W. Va.

56. Bird's Eye View of Aurora, W. Va.

57. Ross's Garage and Filling Stations, Kingwood, W. Va.

58. Bruceton Mills, W. Va.

59. Covered Bridge Over Cheat River, W. Va

This small,one story house was typical of the first group to be built in the Home Project, Preston County, West Virginia. An unidentified man, wearing a hat and overcoat, is standing in front of the house.

60. Typical House of Home Project in Reedsville, Preston County, W. Va.

Post card print of a wide angle view of Tunnelton. Inscription on the back, "Sat Aug 14/1908 Going home, Calvin Smith"

61. Tunnelton, Preston County, W. Va.

Post card print, addressed to Mrs. M. L. Haldeman, Morgantown, W. Va. See original for context of note on the back.

62. Hotel Noel, Tunnelton, W. Va.

Post card print, addressed to Mrs. Calvin Smith, Morgantown, West Virginia.

63. Hotel Preston, Masontown, Preston County, W.Va.

Post card print addressed to Mrs. M. L. Haldeman in Morgantown, West Virginia from her daughter, May.

64. Residence Of S. B. Montgomery, Tunnelton, W. Va.

Curve located on Route 50 three miles west of Macomber in Preston County, West Virginia. The image is a post card photograph print.

65. U Curve on U.S. Route 50, East Foot of Laurel Mountain, Preston County, W. Va.

John Hunt owned and operated several resorts, hotels and eateries in the Morgantown area. Among the resorts was Indian Rocks. He bought the property in 1925. Information on p. 40,101, in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Reproduced from the John H. Hunt family photos, held by WVU Women's Centenary Project, Center for Women's Study Archive. Original Loaned by Virginia Hunt Chandler."

66. John H. Hunt at Indian Rocks, Preston County, W. Va.

John Hunt was an African American businessman who operated several resorts, hotels and eateries in the Morgantown area. He operated a resort in Preston County called Indian Rocks. He bought the property in 1925. Information on p. 40,101, in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Reproduced from the John H. Hunt family photos, held by WVU Women's Centenary Project, Center for Women's Study Archive. Original Loaned by Virginia Hunt Chandler."

67. Indian Rocks, Preston County, W. Va.

Information included with the photograph, "For Guy, His 'Country Cousins'" The people in the background of the photo are unidentified.

68. Ada and Gene Ford, Preston County, W. Va.

A hitched wagon is parked outside on a dirt paved road with several unidentified men and boys standing in front of the store. One man (left) sits on a bicycle.

69. Gibson Brothers Department Store, Tunnelton, Preston County, W. Va.

Possibly a Memorial Day Event.

70. Memorial Ceremony, Kingwood, W. Va.

71. View of Tunnelton, W. Va.

A Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad train rolls pass the station located near what is now Route 7.

72. Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad Station, Reedsville, W. Va.

73. Bark Cottage and Casino, Brookside, W. Va.

Part of the Brookside Inn on Rt 50.

74. Linden Cottage, Brookside W. Va

Part of the Brookside Inn and Cottages in Preston County.

75. Keystone and Sycamore Cottages, Brookside, W. Va.

76. Birds Eye View, Brookside, W. Va.

77. Car Driving Down Route 50; Macomber, W. Va.

78. Cemetery and Homes in Rowlesburg, W. Va.

Probably the Joe Harr family outside of their log house.

79. Reedsville Family, Preston County, W. Va.

A family poses in front of a house, some are perched on the porch roof.  Three in the front row hold the handle bars of bicycles. Only identified subjects are Samuel A. and Margaret Menear Dill, standing far right under the porch roof.

80. Reedsville Family, Preston County, W. Va.

Cultivated farm land in the foreground and mountains in the background.

81. Scenery Near Reedsville, W. Va.

82. Buckwheat Paten, Preston County, W. Va.

Unidentified man takes a break from shoveling snow near snow laden trees.

83. Snowy Scene in Reedsville, W. V.a

Team photograph of grade-school age boys in uniform.

84. Reedsville Basketball Team, Preston County, W. V.a

Post card photograph of a swimming hole possibled located on Deckers Creek.

85. Flat Rock Park, Reedsville, W. Va.

Post card photograph

86. Flat Rock Park, Reedsville, W. V.a

87. People Going About Their Day; Bruceton Mills, W. Va.

88. Oak Park on Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad East of Masontown, W. Va.

Several men pictured unloading logs from train and floating them down the river.

89. Unloading Logs, Erwin, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

90. Division No. 12 Uniform Rank K. of P., Kingwood, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

91. View of Street and Burger Shop, Bruceton Mills, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

92. Young Man and Woman Pose in Front of Fenced Off Field, Preston County, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

93. View From Behind Waterfall of Three Boys, Preston County, W. Va.

Unidentified group of men pose on the river bank. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

94. Cheat River at Mouth of Big Sandy, Preston County, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

95. Inn at Cranes Corners, Kingwood, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

96. Court House and Soldiers Monument, Kingwood, W. Va.

See the original for the correspondence. (From the postcard legacy system.)

97. Train Wreck, Near Tunnelton, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

98. T. G. Evans Place on Route 7, Near Terra Alta, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

99. Camping on Cheat River, Near Terra Alta, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

100. Main Street, Terra Alta, W. Va.