The Anderson-Newcomb Collection contains material dealing with the company store such as financial reports, meeting logs, and silverware. It also includes material on the Anderson-Newcomb family and history on Huntington like the diary of Margaret Emily Cox Newcomb, William Newcomb's great-grandmother, newspaper articles, and magazines.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Anderson-Newcomb Company and Family Collection, 1884-1980. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Anderson-Newcomb Company and Family Collection, 1884-1980.
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Construction on Anderson-Newcomb Co. Building, Huntington, W.Va.
Construction on Anderson-Newcomb Co. Building, b&w Back reads, :12-1-20
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Decorated Third Ave. in Huntington, WV, night view
Decorated Third Ave. in Huntington, WV, night view, b&w copy print The Anderson-Newcomb Bldg. is on the right, in middle of block.
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"Third Avenue on a Busy Day" Huntington, W.Va., 1914
"Third Avenue on a Busy Day" Huntington, W.Va., col. Postmarked 1914, addressed to Carolyn newcomb, Louisville, Ky Horse drawn vehicles along the street.
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3rd Avenue, Huntington, W.Va., during 1913 flood
3rd Avenue, Huntington, W.Va., during 1913 flood, b&w back reads: 3rd Avenue, bet 9 & 10th Streets, 1913 flood.
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Oley School and Huntington High School, Huntington, W.Va., 1911
Oley School and Huntington High School, Huntington, W.Va., col. Postmarked Aug. 1911, addressed to Wm. Newcomb, Hotel sicily, New York.
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Center aisle main floor of Anderson-Newcomb Dept. Store
Center aisle main floor of Anderson-Newcomb, b&w copy print Caption reads: center aisle main floor, photo by thomas.
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Interior view of Valentine & Newcomb store, Huntington, W.Va.
Interior view of Valentine & Newcomb store, Huntington, W.Va., b&w. Back reads: Stone & Thomas. (Valentine & Newcomb was forerunner to Anderson-Newcomb. Stone & Thomas occupied the Anderson-Newcomb building after it went out of business.)
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"Welcome to Huntington,W.Va. Oct. 10, 1910"
William D. Goebel
"Welcome to Huntington,W.Va. Oct. 10, 1910" etched print, b&w Signed and numbered 65 of 75 print by William D. Goebel for Anderson-Newcomb. Caption states: looking down 3rd Avenue from Ninth Street.
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Anderson-Newcomb Co. employee picnic at Camden Park, Huntington, W.Va.
Anderson-Newcomb Co. employee picnic at Camden Park, Huntington, W.Va., b&w mounted on cardboard Note attached reads: Anderson newcomb Co. employee picnic at Camden Park. Image mount is consistant with those of 1900 to 1910.
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Anderson-Newcomb Co. employee picnic at Camden Park, Huntington, W.Va.
Anderson-Newcomb Co. employee picnic at Camden Park, Huntington, W.Va., b&w mounted on cardboard Note attached reads: Anderson newcomb Co. employee picnic at Camden Park. Image mount is consistant with those of 1900 to 1910. The group is in front of the original Camden park big dipper roller coaster.
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Artist's drawing of first Anderson-Newcomb elevator
Artist's drawing of first Anderson-Newcomb elevator, b&w copy print. This is a copy of the drawing. Elevator was made by the Warner Elevator Co., of Cincinnati, Oh.
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Valentine, Newcomb, & Carder Store
Valentine, Newcomb, & Carder Store, Huntington, W.Va.b&w back reads: ca. 1902 This store was a fore-runner to Anderson-Newcomb.
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Northcott & Buffington Clothiers, Huntington, W.Va.
Northcott & Buffington Clothiers, Huntington, W.Va., b&w
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Political rally in front of Cabell County Courthouse, ca. 1900
Political rally in front of Cabell County Courthouse, ca. 1900, b&w mounted on cardboard This may have been the dedication of the new courthouse in 1906? May have been William J. Bryan's speech in 1900.
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Valentine & Newcomb Store on 9th Street
Valentine & Newcomb Store on 9th Street, Huntington, W.Va.,b&w Back reads, "Valentine & Newcomb Store on 9th Street" and "personal property of W. B. Newcomb" Valentine & Newcomb was forerunner to Anderson-Newcomb.
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Last legal execution in Cabell County,W.Va., Nov. 22, 1892
Last legal execution in Cabell County,W.Va., Nov. 22, 1892, b&w mounted on cardboard Execution by hanging of 25 year old Allen Harrison for murder of his girlfriend. This was the last legal execution in Cabell County, W.Va. This photo is numbered #1, before the hanging.
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Last legal execution in Cabell County,W.Va., Nov. 22, 1892
Last legal execution in Cabell County,W.Va., Nov. 22, 1892, b&w mounted on cardboard Execution by hanging of 25 year old Allen Harrison for murder of his girlfriend. This was the last legal execution in Cabell County, W.Va. This photo is numbered #2, after the hanging. (Legs of prisoner can be seen below the platform.)
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R.A. Jack's(?) Dry Goods and carpet store, Huntington, W.Va.
R.A. Jack's(?) Dry Goods and carpet store, Huntington, W.Va., b&w No backprint. Back reads: 1892 (The full name of this store is impossible to make out on their hanging sign.)
