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'This house, constructed in 1786 by Nicholas Carpenter, was located on West Milford Road where Madison Mines Greenhouse was and the present Solo Gas Station is, in Stealey Heights. The marker with date is on chimney. After Carpenter's death at the hands of Indians near Salem in 1792, successive owners were Nicholas Carpenter, Jr., Adam Hickman, Benjamin Wilson, Jr., Henry Flesher, Jacob Stealey, and the latter's son, Edmund Kerns Stealey. Edmund K., with his wife, Mary Steel, lived here 1841-43. John E. was one son of Edmund K. The house was demolished in 1896. Pictured: Pointing at marker on chimney, McCulloch Temple (brother of Mary Temple Stealey, native of Danville, Kentucky and wife of John E.); Joseph T. Hall, (cousin of Mary T.S.); Lyda Stealey (brother of John E.); Helen Hall (wife of Joseph Hall) (foregoing in two upper story windows from left to right); Lum and Ellen Brown (Granny), former Stealey slaves; Ellen, granddaughter of 'Granny'; Ethel, daughter of John E.; Pearl, daughter of Lydia; Pearl's mother, Emma Baltzley Stealey who is holding her son, Harry Edmund Stealey; Leila; in front of her, Elizabeth, Joseph Edmund, Ray (children of John E. and Mary T.); Mary Temple Stealey, holding daughter, Eunice; Aleck Rebrucks; John Edmund Stealey (holding hat); Joseph Thompson (holding cow); Bob, brother of Ellen, on horse called Ben Butler; Charles Stealey, son of John E. and Mary T. (holding horse); and sitting on ground are Stell and Julie, Ellen's sister. Date of Photograph: ca. 1885. This year is an estimate, based on the years of birth of Mary T. and John E. Stealey's 13 children and their appearance in the photograph and their construction of a new house two blocks up Milford Road in the late 1880's. John Edmund Stealey, III May 1984.'

5653. Stealey Home in Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
005655
Title:
Stealey Home in Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1885
Description:
'This house, constructed in 1786 by Nicholas Carpenter, was located on West Milford Road where Madison Mines Greenhouse was and the present Solo Gas Station is, in Stealey Heights. The marker with date is on chimney. After Carpenter's death at the hands of Indians near Salem in 1792, successive owners were Nicholas Carpenter, Jr., Adam Hickman, Benjamin Wilson, Jr., Henry Flesher, Jacob Stealey, and the latter's son, Edmund Kerns Stealey. Edmund K., with his wife, Mary Steel, lived here 1841-43. John E. was one son of Edmund K. The house was demolished in 1896. Pictured: Pointing at marker on chimney, McCulloch Temple (brother of Mary Temple Stealey, native of Danville, Kentucky and wife of John E.); Joseph T. Hall, (cousin of Mary T.S.); Lyda Stealey (brother of John E.); Helen Hall (wife of Joseph Hall) (foregoing in two upper story windows from left to right); Lum and Ellen Brown (Granny), former Stealey slaves; Ellen, granddaughter of 'Granny'; Ethel, daughter of John E.; Pearl, daughter of Lydia; Pearl's mother, Emma Baltzley Stealey who is holding her son, Harry Edmund Stealey; Leila; in front of her, Elizabeth, Joseph Edmund, Ray (children of John E. and Mary T.); Mary Temple Stealey, holding daughter, Eunice; Aleck Rebrucks; John Edmund Stealey (holding hat); Joseph Thompson (holding cow); Bob, brother of Ellen, on horse called Ben Butler; Charles Stealey, son of John E. and Mary T. (holding horse); and sitting on ground are Stell and Julie, Ellen's sister. Date of Photograph: ca. 1885. This year is an estimate, based on the years of birth of Mary T. and John E. Stealey's 13 children and their appearance in the photograph and their construction of a new house two blocks up Milford Road in the late 1880's. John Edmund Stealey, III May 1984.'
Sheriff Residence: 1896-1900 Facing Back Street now Washington Avenue. Three women standing in front of the house: Elizabeth Bond Lang (Wife John G. Lang) Etta Lang (Wife of F. Shuttleworth) Susan Hornor Lang (Wife of Sheriff Lq.L. Lang).

5654. Lang Family in front of the Sheriff's Residence in Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
005656
Title:
Lang Family in front of the Sheriff's Residence in Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Sheriff Residence: 1896-1900 Facing Back Street now Washington Avenue. Three women standing in front of the house: Elizabeth Bond Lang (Wife John G. Lang) Etta Lang (Wife of F. Shuttleworth) Susan Hornor Lang (Wife of Sheriff Lq.L. Lang).
Interior view of restaurant in Clarksburg. Tables on the right side and bar on the left.

5655. Restaurant in Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
005657
Title:
Restaurant in Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1918
Description:
Interior view of restaurant in Clarksburg. Tables on the right side and bar on the left.
Interior of Andersons Restaurant, tables and bar visible. 'Inscription on Mount: Andersons Restaurant Opened Apr. 2, 1918. June 1, 1918. From Elizabeth to Mother.'

5656. Andersons Restaurant, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
005658
Title:
Andersons Restaurant, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Description:
Interior of Andersons Restaurant, tables and bar visible. 'Inscription on Mount: Andersons Restaurant Opened Apr. 2, 1918. June 1, 1918. From Elizabeth to Mother.'
Front: The North Western Virginia Academy built in 1843. Replaced by the Towers Public School building in 1894. This picture was taken prior to the year 1886. Back: 'And don't you remember the School Ben Bolt. With the master so cruel and grim and the shanded nook in the running brook- Where the children went to swim- Grass grows on the masters grave Ben Bolt. The spring of the brook is dry. And of all the boys who were schoolmates then there are only you and I.'

5657. Northwestern Virginia Academy, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
005659
Title:
Northwestern Virginia Academy, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1886
Description:
Front: The North Western Virginia Academy built in 1843. Replaced by the Towers Public School building in 1894. This picture was taken prior to the year 1886. Back: 'And don't you remember the School Ben Bolt. With the master so cruel and grim and the shanded nook in the running brook- Where the children went to swim- Grass grows on the masters grave Ben Bolt. The spring of the brook is dry. And of all the boys who were schoolmates then there are only you and I.'
View of the city of Elkins, W.Va. looking from the North, Randolph County.

5658. Elkins, W.Va., Looking North

IDNO:
005660
Title:
Elkins, W.Va., Looking North
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
View of the city of Elkins, W.Va. looking from the North, Randolph County.
Prebysterian Church and Manse (ministers' residence) with trees in front of them, Elkins, W.Va., Randolph County.

5659. Presbyterian Church and Manse, Elkins, W.Va.

IDNO:
005661
Title:
Presbyterian Church and Manse, Elkins, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Prebysterian Church and Manse (ministers' residence) with trees in front of them, Elkins, W.Va., Randolph County.
First Ward School Building, Elkins, W.Va. in Randolph County.

5660. First Ward School Building, Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:
005662
Title:
First Ward School Building, Elkins, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
First Ward School Building, Elkins, W.Va. in Randolph County.

5661. Elkins High School, Elkins, W.Va.

IDNO:
005663
Title:
Elkins High School, Elkins, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Houses on Davis Aveunue, Elkins, W.Va. in Randolph County.

5662. Davis Avenue, Elkins, W.Va.

IDNO:
005664
Title:
Davis Avenue, Elkins, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Houses on Davis Aveunue, Elkins, W.Va. in Randolph County.
Forest Festival Court watching performance.

5663. Ceremony at the Forest Festival, Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:
005665
Title:
Ceremony at the Forest Festival, Elkins, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1928
Description:
Forest Festival Court watching performance.
View of the entrance to Graceland, in Elkins, West Virginia.

5664. Entrance to Graceland Mansion, Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:
005666
Title:
Entrance to Graceland Mansion, Elkins, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
View of the entrance to Graceland, in Elkins, West Virginia.