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This 305 foot long iron bridge over the Monongahela River in Marion County was built in 1852 at the astronomical price of 1/2 million dollars and was, at that time, the longest iron bridge in the country. Confederate General "Grumble" Jones targeted this bridge during his infamous 1863 raid. After two failed attempts to blow the bridge, he succeeded on the third try.

38545. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge at Fairmont, Va. (later W. Va.) Destroyed During Civil War

IDNO:
039086
Title:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge at Fairmont, Va. (later W. Va.) Destroyed During Civil War
Date:
ca.1855
Description:
This 305 foot long iron bridge over the Monongahela River in Marion County was built in 1852 at the astronomical price of 1/2 million dollars and was, at that time, the longest iron bridge in the country. Confederate General "Grumble" Jones targeted this bridge during his infamous 1863 raid. After two failed attempts to blow the bridge, he succeeded on the third try.
A stage coach stopped at a ford in the river for the horses to drink and the passengers pose for a photograph.

38546. Merry Coaching Party at Ford on Greenbrier River, W. Va.

IDNO:
039087
Title:
Merry Coaching Party at Ford on Greenbrier River, W. Va.
Date:
1903/07/09
Description:
A stage coach stopped at a ford in the river for the horses to drink and the passengers pose for a photograph.
Group portrait of eight men and one boy at the telegraph office in Charleston. Identified left to right: Day, Rose, Selbe, Scholl, Williams, Crider, Williamson, Ragsdale, and O'Brien in the window, far right.

38547. Western Union Telegraph Company, Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039088
Title:
Western Union Telegraph Company, Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1895/01
Description:
Group portrait of eight men and one boy at the telegraph office in Charleston. Identified left to right: Day, Rose, Selbe, Scholl, Williams, Crider, Williamson, Ragsdale, and O'Brien in the window, far right.
Warden Brown is first on the left. Others, staff members at the state prison, are not identified.

38548. Staff and Warden Martin Luther Brown of Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
039094
Title:
Staff and Warden Martin Luther Brown of Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Warden Brown is first on the left. Others, staff members at the state prison, are not identified.
Inmates work clearing a field, while two men, probably staff at the state prison, watch from a buggy. None of the subjects are identified.

38549. Guards and Inmates of Moundsville Penitentiary at Work in Fields, Moundsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
039095
Title:
Guards and Inmates of Moundsville Penitentiary at Work in Fields, Moundsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
Inmates work clearing a field, while two men, probably staff at the state prison, watch from a buggy. None of the subjects are identified.
Group portrait of several unidentified inmates standing on a brick paved street on the state prison grounds. Two men standing at each end, wearing suits, are probably staff. None of the subjects are identified.

38550. Inmates and Staff at Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
039096
Title:
Inmates and Staff at Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1912
Description:
Group portrait of several unidentified inmates standing on a brick paved street on the state prison grounds. Two men standing at each end, wearing suits, are probably staff. None of the subjects are identified.
Unidentified guard stands on the second level of cells inside the state prison.

38551. Interior of Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
039097
Title:
Interior of Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1912
Description:
Unidentified guard stands on the second level of cells inside the state prison.
William Stewart, from Petersburg, Virginia was a slave during the Antebellum and Civil War Era. He moved to Morgantown after 1900 and worked for the Moreland family. He died in 1934.

38552. Former Slave William Stewart and Linnie May Slaughter, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039098
Title:
Former Slave William Stewart and Linnie May Slaughter, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1932
Description:
William Stewart, from Petersburg, Virginia was a slave during the Antebellum and Civil War Era. He moved to Morgantown after 1900 and worked for the Moreland family. He died in 1934.
Exterior of the state prison in Marshall County.

38553. Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
039099
Title:
Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1912
Description:
Exterior of the state prison in Marshall County.
Exterior of state prison, including the five foot thick prison walls.

38554. Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
039100
Title:
Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Exterior of state prison, including the five foot thick prison walls.
The Gothic style, stone structure main building of the state prison in Marshall County.

38555. Main Building of Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
039101
Title:
Main Building of Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
The Gothic style, stone structure main building of the state prison in Marshall County.
Fountain outside of the state prison's main building.

38556. Grounds of Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
039102
Title:
Grounds of Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
Fountain outside of the state prison's main building.