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- IDNO:
- 001705
- Title:
- Old State Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1907
- Description:
- The majestic state capitol building in Charleston.
- IDNO:
- 001706
- Title:
- Stone Crusher and Storage Bins in Charleston, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1908
- Description:
- Picture of a stone crusher and storage bins in the city of Charleston, W. Va. The crusher is back in the shadow to the right. From the Report of the W. Va. State Board of Agriculture for the Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1908.
- IDNO:
- 001707
- Title:
- Bridge Under Construction in South Charleston
- Date:
- ca. 1908
- Description:
- Cut No. 1, This is a photograph of the immense combination bridge across the Kanawha River in South Charleston, now in process of Construction. This bridge is made to accomodate both the steam and trolley traffic and also foot-passengers. The illustration here given, shows the Concrete Piers which are nearly 20 feet thick and 90 feet high. It also shows the wooden superstructure necessary in the process of erecting the middle span of the bridge.
- IDNO:
- 001708
- Title:
- Country Road Adjacent to Combination Bridge in South Charleston, W. Va.
- Description:
- Cut No. 2. Is a photograph, showing the county road just opposite the combination bridge, given in Cut No. 1. By careful examination one can see in this illustration that crooks and turns of the road and also the gullies and hills. There is not good reason why this road should not be as level as the surface of the water in the river. Cuts Nos. 1 and 2 show the difference between private and public enterprise with regard to road building. Such illustrations as these can be found in every part of the state. See photograph number 001707 for Cut. No. 1.
- IDNO:
- 001709
- Title:
- Class Photo Unidentified School
- Date:
- ca. 1908
- Description:
- Caption reads, 'There are over 500 schools of this size and smaller in West Virginia. Consolidation would make better schools and save money.'
- IDNO:
- 001710
- Title:
- School Children on Their Way to School, Temperature Five Degrees Below Zero
- Date:
- 1906/02/06
- Description:
- Going to school February 6, 1906. Mercury five degrees below zero.
- IDNO:
- 001711
- Title:
- Father and Daughter Skinning an Animal
- Description:
- Picture of a man with a baby and a small girl skinning an animal. Handwritten note on back reads, 'For Minnie and Leone Fron Silas and Oive Sycamore Cottage Sile Philips and Chlidren.'
- IDNO:
- 001712
- Title:
- Horse Drawn Sled Taking Children to School in Sub Zero Temperatures
- Date:
- 1906/02/06
- Description:
- Children being taken to school February 6, 1906. Five degrees below zero. A little quicker, but about as cold as if they had walked.
- IDNO:
- 001713
- Title:
- Springfield Township District No. 1 Horse Drawn School Bus
- Date:
- ca. 1908
- Description:
- An entire school of nineteen has been taken to school in this wagon when the mercury was 20 degree below zero. Route, 7 miles. Carbon heater. Centralized Schools will also make good roads.
- IDNO:
- 001714
- Title:
- First Consolidated School in West Virginia at Seven Pines, Marion County
- Date:
- ca. 1908
- Description:
- Schoolhouse in Marion County.
- IDNO:
- 001715
- Title:
- National Road in Ohio County
- Date:
- ca. 1908
- Description:
- Cut No. 5. National road Ohio Co., where macadam has been replaced with brick paving.
- IDNO:
- 001716
- Title:
- Horse Drawn Cart on a Bad Road in Monongalia County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1908
- Description:
- Cut No. 6. A bad road in Monongalia County, West Virginia prior to organization of Good Roads Movement. Courtesy of Director Jas H. Stewart.
