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Cut No. 1, This is a photograph of the immense combination bridge across the Kanawha River in South Charleston, now in process of Construction. This bridge is made to accomodate both the steam and trolley traffic and also foot-passengers. The illustration here given, shows the Concrete Piers which are nearly 20 feet thick and 90 feet high. It also shows the wooden superstructure necessary in the process of erecting the middle span of the bridge.

1705. Bridge Under Construction in South Charleston

IDNO:
001707
Title:
Bridge Under Construction in South Charleston
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Cut No. 1, This is a photograph of the immense combination bridge across the Kanawha River in South Charleston, now in process of Construction. This bridge is made to accomodate both the steam and trolley traffic and also foot-passengers. The illustration here given, shows the Concrete Piers which are nearly 20 feet thick and 90 feet high. It also shows the wooden superstructure necessary in the process of erecting the middle span of the bridge.
Cut No. 2. Is a photograph, showing the county road just opposite the combination bridge, given in Cut No. 1. By careful examination one can see in this illustration that crooks and turns of the road and also the gullies and hills. There is not good reason why this road should not be as level as the surface of the water in the river. Cuts Nos. 1 and 2 show the difference between private and public enterprise with regard to road building. Such illustrations as these can be found in every part of the state. See photograph number 001707 for Cut. No. 1.

1706. Country Road Adjacent to Combination Bridge in South Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
001708
Title:
Country Road Adjacent to Combination Bridge in South Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Cut No. 2. Is a photograph, showing the county road just opposite the combination bridge, given in Cut No. 1. By careful examination one can see in this illustration that crooks and turns of the road and also the gullies and hills. There is not good reason why this road should not be as level as the surface of the water in the river. Cuts Nos. 1 and 2 show the difference between private and public enterprise with regard to road building. Such illustrations as these can be found in every part of the state. See photograph number 001707 for Cut. No. 1.
Caption reads, 'There are over 500 schools of this size and smaller in West Virginia. Consolidation would make better schools and save money.'

1707. Class Photo Unidentified School

IDNO:
001709
Title:
Class Photo Unidentified School
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'There are over 500 schools of this size and smaller in West Virginia. Consolidation would make better schools and save money.'
Going to school February 6, 1906. Mercury five degrees below zero.

1708. School Children on Their Way to School, Temperature Five Degrees Below Zero

IDNO:
001710
Title:
School Children on Their Way to School, Temperature Five Degrees Below Zero
Date:
1906/02/06
Description:
Going to school February 6, 1906. Mercury five degrees below zero.
Picture of a man with a baby and a small girl skinning an animal. Handwritten note on back reads, 'For Minnie and Leone Fron Silas and Oive Sycamore Cottage Sile Philips and Chlidren.'

1709. Father and Daughter Skinning an Animal

IDNO:
001711
Title:
Father and Daughter Skinning an Animal
Description:
Picture of a man with a baby and a small girl skinning an animal. Handwritten note on back reads, 'For Minnie and Leone Fron Silas and Oive Sycamore Cottage Sile Philips and Chlidren.'
Children being taken to school February 6, 1906. Five degrees below zero. A little quicker, but about as cold as if they had walked.

1710. Horse Drawn Sled Taking Children to School in Sub Zero Temperatures

IDNO:
001712
Title:
Horse Drawn Sled Taking Children to School in Sub Zero Temperatures
Date:
1906/02/06
Description:
Children being taken to school February 6, 1906. Five degrees below zero. A little quicker, but about as cold as if they had walked.
An entire school of nineteen has been taken to school in this wagon when the mercury was 20 degree below zero. Route, 7 miles. Carbon heater. Centralized Schools will also make good roads.

1711. Springfield Township District No. 1 Horse Drawn School Bus

IDNO:
001713
Title:
Springfield Township District No. 1 Horse Drawn School Bus
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
An entire school of nineteen has been taken to school in this wagon when the mercury was 20 degree below zero. Route, 7 miles. Carbon heater. Centralized Schools will also make good roads.
Schoolhouse in Marion County.

1712. First Consolidated School in West Virginia at Seven Pines, Marion County

IDNO:
001714
Title:
First Consolidated School in West Virginia at Seven Pines, Marion County
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Schoolhouse in Marion County.
Cut No. 5. National road Ohio Co., where macadam has been replaced with brick paving.

1713. National Road in Ohio County

IDNO:
001715
Title:
National Road in Ohio County
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Cut No. 5. National road Ohio Co., where macadam has been replaced with brick paving.
Cut No. 6. A bad road in Monongalia County, West Virginia prior to organization of Good Roads Movement. Courtesy of Director Jas H. Stewart.

1714. Horse Drawn Cart on a Bad Road in Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
001716
Title:
Horse Drawn Cart on a Bad Road in Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Cut No. 6. A bad road in Monongalia County, West Virginia prior to organization of Good Roads Movement. Courtesy of Director Jas H. Stewart.
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 7. Same road as that illustrated in cut No. 6 after improvement by Macadamizing. Courtesy of Director James H. Stewart.'

1715. Improvement on Road After Macadamizing

IDNO:
001717
Title:
Improvement on Road After Macadamizing
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 7. Same road as that illustrated in cut No. 6 after improvement by Macadamizing. Courtesy of Director James H. Stewart.'
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 8 is given here to illustrate the use of the Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader in preparing the road bed for macadam or other permanent improvement.'

1716. Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader Preparing the Road Bed for Macadam or Other Permanent Improvement

IDNO:
001718
Title:
Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader Preparing the Road Bed for Macadam or Other Permanent Improvement
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Caption reads, 'Cut No. 8 is given here to illustrate the use of the Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader in preparing the road bed for macadam or other permanent improvement.'