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West Virginia Spaces Revisited
Houses scattered around a company building in a coal town in Itmann, West Virginia (ca. 1920).
Acquisition Method: Acquired
Medium: Print
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West Virginia History Revisited
The Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Parade in Morgantown, West Virginia (10/22/1926).
A parade float pushes through the crowd as it travels down High Street.
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West Virginia History Revisited
Leonard McVey Shelton and his oxen transporting goods in Summers County, West Virginia (1917).
"Oxen Buck and Berry could travel up to 5 miles an hour with a wagon load of tanbark, which was loaded at Alderson, WV."
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West Virginia History Remembered
Soldier newspapers printed in West Virginia during the Civil War (undated).
Description:
"At least eighteen soldier newspapers were published in WV during the Civil War."
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Hey Summit family. We’re ready for a great Good Friday service tonight 7pm. Bring a friend as we celebrate victory over sin, death, and judgement. Because He lives, we shall live also. Happy Easter
West Virginia Spaces Revisited
Bass Lake Park in Summers County, West Virginia (1955).
Like the view of so many spaces in WV, this one comes from across a railroad track.
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West Virginia Women Remembered
Bessie Poland and friend pose for a picture in a wooded area (ca. 1900 - 1930).
Acquisition Source: Harold Forbes
Acquisition Method: Gift
Medium: Print
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West Virginia Women Remembered
A portrait of 16-year-old Nellie Viola Fansler, dressed in finery from her head to her feet (1929).
Acquisition Source: Robert A. Maradei
Acquisition Method: Gift
Medium: Glass Plate Negative
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West Virginia History Remembered
Snapshots of County Histories
The Greenbrier County Historic Marker (1952), the Clay County Historic Marker (1951), and the Logan County Historic Marker (1951).