Portrait of Reverend John Corbly, Baptist Minister
Date:
ca. 1790
Description:
'From a portrait painted about 1790, hanging in a gallery at Yale University. Print furnished through courtesy of William Corbly Lemley and Joseph C. Gluck)
A member and administrator of the Freewill Baptist congregation in New England, Curtis was one the founders of several mission schools established in the Shenandoah Valley to educated freed slaves and their children after the Civil War. Curtis was also instrumental in the founding of Storer College in Harpers Ferry.
'Copied from p. 162 of Thwaites, Reuben G., editor, and Kellogg, Louise Phelps, assistant ed. Draper Series, Volume 2. The Revolution of the Upper Ohio, 1775-1777. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, 1908. Madison Democrat Printing Co.'
United States Navy Rear Admiral French Ensor Chadwick from Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Chadwick was born and raised in Morgantown. After graduating from the Monongalia Academy, Chadwick entered the U. S. Naval Academy at the outbreak of the Civil War. A decorated hero during the Spanish-American War, Chadwick was prominent in the naval reform movement of the post-Civil War era.
A portrait of French Ensor Chadwick about the time he graduated from the United States Naval Academy. Chadwick was subsequently promoted to Rear Admiral in 1904.
Lemuel Chenoweth of Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.
Description:
Chenoweth was a architect, builder and well known for his covered bridge designs.He constructed many during the 1840's and 50's, including the Philippi (Barbour County) and Barrackville (Marion County) covered bridges.
Painting of the Virginia Constitutional Convention
Date:
1829-39
Description:
'Alexander Campbell in the Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1829-1830: Photograph of George Catlin's painting of the Virginia Constitutional Convention. Campbell is the seventh person from the right in the back row. Though Campbell had strong reservations about entering politics, he was prevailed upon to do so to speak out regarding slavery, democratizing the government, and public school education for all children.'
Gideon Draper Camden born in Montgomery County, Md., August 31, 1805 was son of Rev. Henry Camden who moved to Harrison County W. Va. early in the 19th century. Camden was an uncle of U. S. Senator Johnson N. Camden. He was Pros. Attorney of Randolph County in 1837 and Judge of Circuit Court of Randolph County in 1851.
Portrait of Mary Davenport Chenoweth of Charles Town, W. Va., Age 95
Description:
This photograph was taken from a daguerreotype of Mary Davenport Chenoweth, daughter of John Davenport and niece of Major Abraham Davenport. Mary Chenoweth was also the great aunt of Frances Williams Davenport (Frances Packette Todd's grandmother). Frances W. Davenport married John Thomas Gibson at Mary Chenoweth's ancestral home, Altona, in Jefferson County, in 1855. Refer to back of the photograph for more information.
Clifford Kain Condon, Pharmacist, United States Navy from Morgantown, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1938
Description:
Clifford Kain Condon, dressed in naval uniform. the photograph was taken before World War II. Condon was captured near Manila by the Japanese in December, 1941 and later died in a POW Camp.
