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

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

IDNO:
038645
Title:
U Curve on U.S. Route 50, East Foot of Laurel Mountain, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Curve located on Route 50 three miles west of Macomber in Preston County, West Virginia. The image is a post card photograph print.
The Carpenter family poses at the cave entrance. Inscription on the back of the photograph, "Where first white child (Solomon Carpenter) was born".

866. Duncan Carpenter and Family at Carpenter's Cave, Braxton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038714
Title:
Duncan Carpenter and Family at Carpenter's Cave, Braxton County, W. Va.
Date:
1932/07
Description:
The Carpenter family poses at the cave entrance. Inscription on the back of the photograph, "Where first white child (Solomon Carpenter) was born".
Postcard photograph of the South Park Bridge, also known as the Pleasant Street Bridge. Deckers Creek flows under the bridge. See the original for the correspondence written on the back.

867. South Park Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038863
Title:
South Park Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
Postcard photograph of the South Park Bridge, also known as the Pleasant Street Bridge. Deckers Creek flows under the bridge. See the original for the correspondence written on the back.
Inscribed on the front by Achilles Murat Long, : "The old log house that was where I was raised. This was torn down and another house built." Information on the back: "Stephen D. Trail Summers County Collection, W. V., Roy Long Collection 1998"

868. Home of William Preston Long, Monroe Draft Road, Caldwell, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038909
Title:
Home of William Preston Long, Monroe Draft Road, Caldwell, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Description:
Inscribed on the front by Achilles Murat Long, : "The old log house that was where I was raised. This was torn down and another house built." Information on the back: "Stephen D. Trail Summers County Collection, W. V., Roy Long Collection 1998"
Wife of West Virginia Governor William Gustavus Conley (1929-1933).

869. First Lady of West Virginia, Bertie Ison Martin Conley from Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038998
Title:
First Lady of West Virginia, Bertie Ison Martin Conley from Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1929
Description:
Wife of West Virginia Governor William Gustavus Conley (1929-1933).
Inscription at the bottom of the image, "Yours ... John Hinebough". The 6th West Virginia Cavalry served in the mountains and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia during the war.

870. Union Army Second Lieutenant John Hinebaugh, Company D, 6th West Virginia Cavalry, from Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039093
Title:
Union Army Second Lieutenant John Hinebaugh, Company D, 6th West Virginia Cavalry, from Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1862
Description:
Inscription at the bottom of the image, "Yours ... John Hinebough". The 6th West Virginia Cavalry served in the mountains and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia during the war.
Maddy Caves are saltpeter caves in Monroe County. During the Civil War, the caves were mined by the Confederates for nitrate, used to make gun powder. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.

871. Maddy Caves in Greenville, West Virginia

IDNO:
039367
Title:
Maddy Caves in Greenville, West Virginia
Description:
Maddy Caves are saltpeter caves in Monroe County. During the Civil War, the caves were mined by the Confederates for nitrate, used to make gun powder. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.
Promotional image for the 1st Annual Buckwheat Festival in Preston County, West Virginia.

872. Stack of Buckwheat Cakes, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039394
Title:
Stack of Buckwheat Cakes, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1938
Description:
Promotional image for the 1st Annual Buckwheat Festival in Preston County, West Virginia.
The Queen is 17 year old Louise Shaw of Kingwood. The King is not identified.

873. King and Queen of First Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039395
Title:
King and Queen of First Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1938
Description:
The Queen is 17 year old Louise Shaw of Kingwood. The King is not identified.
Resort owned by John Hunt, an African-American who owned and operated several resorts, restaurants, hotels and eateries in Preston and Monongalia Counties. Information on pages 33,40,100-101, in the book, "Our Monongalia..." by Connie Rice. Other information included with the photograph, "Reproduced from the John H. Hunt family photos, held by WVU Women's Centenary Project Center for Women's Studies Archives. Original loaned by Virginia Hunt Chandler.

874. Interior of Indian Rocks, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039486
Title:
Interior of Indian Rocks, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Resort owned by John Hunt, an African-American who owned and operated several resorts, restaurants, hotels and eateries in Preston and Monongalia Counties. Information on pages 33,40,100-101, in the book, "Our Monongalia..." by Connie Rice. Other information included with the photograph, "Reproduced from the John H. Hunt family photos, held by WVU Women's Centenary Project Center for Women's Studies Archives. Original loaned by Virginia Hunt Chandler.
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."

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

IDNO:
039493
Title:
John H. Hunt at Indian Rocks, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:
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."
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."

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

IDNO:
039495
Title:
Indian Rocks, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:
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."