Menu Expand Menu Close
Back to Top
Filter Search Expand Close Filter
Search Expand Search Close
Possibly part of the Vestal or Shenandoah Bloomery, the first ironworks west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. William Vestal operate the ironworks built on his land, from 1742 to 1760.

41221. Vestal House Out Building, Near Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
041225
Title:
Vestal House Out Building, Near Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
1936
Description:
Possibly part of the Vestal or Shenandoah Bloomery, the first ironworks west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. William Vestal operate the ironworks built on his land, from 1742 to 1760.
Located in southeast West Virginia.

41222. Part Of Roger Farm in Southern West Virginia

IDNO:
041226
Title:
Part Of Roger Farm in Southern West Virginia
Description:
Located in southeast West Virginia.

41223. View From Pines Near White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041227
Title:
View From Pines Near White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
The town is located eight miles through the gap.

41224. Distance View of Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
041228
Title:
Distance View of Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Description:
The town is located eight miles through the gap.
Southeast West Virginia.

41225. View of Freight Train Three Miles Away, W. Va.

IDNO:
041229
Title:
View of Freight Train Three Miles Away, W. Va.
Description:
Southeast West Virginia.
Unidentified women view fish swimming below.

41226. Fish Hatchery at White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
041230
Title:
Fish Hatchery at White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., W. Va.
Description:
Unidentified women view fish swimming below.
Originally was opened as a health resort in 1833, its origins date back to 1764 when Sweet Springs was discovered. William Lewis constructed several log cabins to promote the area's healthy attributed east of Peters Mountain. His son, John B. Lewis took ownership in 1805. The elongated 110,000 square foot hotel, reportedly designed by Thomas Jefferson, was not constructed until 1839. In 1852 the resort was sold to the Beirne and Caperton families of Union, West Virginia who managed the resort until 1860.

41227. Old Sweet Springs Resort, Sweet Springs, Va.

IDNO:
041231
Title:
Old Sweet Springs Resort, Sweet Springs, Va.
Description:
Originally was opened as a health resort in 1833, its origins date back to 1764 when Sweet Springs was discovered. William Lewis constructed several log cabins to promote the area's healthy attributed east of Peters Mountain. His son, John B. Lewis took ownership in 1805. The elongated 110,000 square foot hotel, reportedly designed by Thomas Jefferson, was not constructed until 1839. In 1852 the resort was sold to the Beirne and Caperton families of Union, West Virginia who managed the resort until 1860.

41228. Jim Comstock Editor of "West Virginia Hillbilly" Publication, Richwood, W. Va.

IDNO:
041232
Title:
Jim Comstock Editor of "West Virginia Hillbilly" Publication, Richwood, W. Va.
Left to right:n Great Britain's Prince Edward; U. S. Army General John J. Pershing; Unidentified; Winston Churchill; and John W. Davis. Davis was from Clarksburg, W. Va. and ran for United States President in 1924.

41229. John W. Davis, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain

IDNO:
041233
Title:
John W. Davis, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Left to right:n Great Britain's Prince Edward; U. S. Army General John J. Pershing; Unidentified; Winston Churchill; and John W. Davis. Davis was from Clarksburg, W. Va. and ran for United States President in 1924.

41230. President Truman Visits Welch, W. Va.

IDNO:
041234
Title:
President Truman Visits Welch, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Caption with the photograph reads, "The Island and the Suspension Bridge from the top of the hill. The row of buildings in the lower foreground were almost all stables ot feed stores."

41231. Suspension Bridge Over Ohio River to Wheeling Island, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041235
Title:
Suspension Bridge Over Ohio River to Wheeling Island, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1885
Description:
Caption with the photograph reads, "The Island and the Suspension Bridge from the top of the hill. The row of buildings in the lower foreground were almost all stables ot feed stores."
Caption with the photograph reads, "Baseball game in progress in the old ballpark on Wheeling Island. Lima, Ohio 7, Wheeling 1, at the end of the seventh inning in the days when the umpire still wore a derby."

41232. Wheeling Baseball Club vs Lima, Ohio Team, Wheeling Island, W. Va.

IDNO:
041236
Title:
Wheeling Baseball Club vs Lima, Ohio Team, Wheeling Island, W. Va.
Date:
1887/05/19
Description:
Caption with the photograph reads, "Baseball game in progress in the old ballpark on Wheeling Island. Lima, Ohio 7, Wheeling 1, at the end of the seventh inning in the days when the umpire still wore a derby."