Search Results
- IDNO:
- 040151
- Title:
- Interior of Homestead House, Arthurdale, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1934
- Description:
- Unidentified woman relaxes in a home built during the Homestead Project in Preston County.
- IDNO:
- 040152
- Title:
- Group Portrait of Homesteaders, Arthurdale, W. Va.
- Date:
- Undated
- Description:
- Bottom Row, L to R: Leslie Bucklew, Charles Price, James Larence, Ross Hawkins, J. C. Knight, George Lowe, Otis Pugh, Ira Bates, Jacob Swick, W. D. Tennant, Creed Maxwell. Middle Row: M. L. Perkins, Edgar Corley, W. R. Perkins, Grover Moats, J. R. Constable, G. W. Roy, Thelbert Titchnor, Charles Titchner, William Bosley, Thomas Pritchard, A. R. Forman, H. W. Eby, Frank Anderson, Smith Tanner, John Rosco, B. B. Luzier, H. L. Shultz, David Wilkins. Top Row: Harry Miller, Ambrose Brotherton, Jennings Barnes, B. F. McMahon, A. R. Wolf, Nick Luzier, Russell Whipkey, Thomas Lay, Bushrod Grimes (In charge of the project), A. O. Goldstrom, Leroy Work, M. R. Sisler, Francis Kerns, Chester Carlin, Arthur Rowan, Earl Whytsell.
- IDNO:
- 040153
- Title:
- County Bridge Construction, Cadell (Caddell), W. Va.
- Date:
- Undated
- Description:
- Unidentified workers building a bridge of iron and stone piers over the Cheat River in Preston County.
- IDNO:
- 040154
- Title:
- County Bridge Contruction, Cadell (Caddell), Preston County, W. Va.
- Date:
- Undated
- Description:
- Unidentified workers take a break on the stone piers anchored in the Cheat River.
- IDNO:
- 040155
- Title:
- Dedication of Corricks Ford Battle Marker, Parsons, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1938/05/30
- Description:
- Large crowd gathers at the Tucker County Courthouse for the dedication of a marker documenting the events during the Civil War battle in July 1861 where Confederate General Robert Garnett was killed, the first of many officers with the rank of general to die in the war.
- IDNO:
- 040156
- Title:
- West Virginia Governor Homer Holt Addresses Crowd at Tucker County Courthouse Parsons, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1938/05/30
- Description:
- Holt delivers a speech at the dedication ceremony for the marker documenting the Civil War battle at Corricks Ford. Inscription on the marker: "Engagement between Federal troops under Gen. T. A Morris and Confederate troops under Gen. R. S. Garnett, one mile south, July 13, 1861. Garnett, mortally wounded in this action, was the first general to fall during this war . . ."
- IDNO:
- 040157
- Title:
- Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Ga.
- Date:
- ca. 1935
- Description:
- Andersonville was a Confederate military prison, notorious for the cruel treatment of Union prisoners. Over 200 West Virginia soldiers died here and are buried in this cemetery.
- IDNO:
- 040158
- Title:
- Providence Spring, Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Ga.
- Date:
- 1937
- Description:
- Approximately 46,000 Union prisoners were held here including hundreds of West Virginians. All suffered and thousands died from disease, exposure, starvation and dehydration. During an August 1864 heavy thunderstorm, a spring appeared on the surface near the line of stockade, relieving the agonizing thirst of prisoners. The spring was named "Providence Spring".
- IDNO:
- 040159
- Title:
- Maxwell-Chalmers Dealers Convention, Hall Garage, Clarksburg, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1920
- Description:
- Group portrait of unidentified automobile dealers posed on a early model pick-up truck. Maxwell-Chalmers were the roots of the Chrysler Corporation.
- IDNO:
- 040160
- Title:
- Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, Marshall College (University), Huntington, Cabell County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1910
- IDNO:
- 040161
- Title:
- Laying Cornerstone of Harrison County Courthouse, Clarksburg, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1931
- Description:
- Unidentified officials and freemasons among the people involved in the ceremony.
- IDNO:
- 040162
- Title:
- Portrait of Church Group, West Pike Street, Clarksburg, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1890-1910
- Description:
- Unidentified subjects include several musicians holding instruments and a baby sitting in a carriage.
