The Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Vertical Files consist of a variety of topics related to the Huntington, Ohio, and Kentucky regions of the United States. The collection covers the time period from the 1880s to the time of the Cabell-Wayne Historical Society's closure in 1974. The boxes were arranged in alphabetical order based on topic.
The bulk of the vertical file collection relates to activities, events, buildings, and personalities of the Cabell County, West Virginia tri-state area of southwestern West Virginia, southeastern Ohio, and eastern Kentucky. The collection includes material related to the Civil War, railroads and transportation in West Virginia, the first banks in the city of Huntington, bank robberies, church directories, court records of West Virginia and Kentucky, parks, hospitals, census records, genealogy records, obituaries, and many miscellaneous topics. These topics are presented as advertisements, stories, ads, newspaper clippings, journals, letters, pamphlets, and books. The bulk of the collection consists of newspaper clippings, many of which are in very fragile condition.
The collection of photographs relates to the people, places and events that surrounded Cabell and Wayne counties in West Virginia. The bulk of the collection relates to the families that have lived in the region, such as the Buffingtons. The rest of the collection includes significant events, including political campaigns, soldiers from various wars, parades, and different buildings at different times. Specific items of interest are a picture of General Robert E. Lee at White Sulfur Springs, WV in 1869, The American Red Cross Canteen at the C & O Railroad during WWI, Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 Bullmoose party campaign stop at the Cabell County Courthouse, and Wendell Wilke's 1940 presidential campaign stop in Huntington. Another portion of the collection is dedicated to the floods that have occurred over time, with the bulk of that dedicated to the 1937 flood.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Collection. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Collection.
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Bird's Eye View Looking North Showing Public Library, Huntington, W.Va.
Bird's Eye View Looking North Showing Public Library, Huntington, W.Va.,13.5x8.5cm Published by I. Robbins & Son, Pittsburg, PA Made in U.S.A.
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Bride and attendants
Bride and attendants, 29.5x23cm. Lois (McMahon) Mead, ?, Kitty (Burns) Sory, bride: Ethel Dean (Burns) Barnes, ?, B.J. (Nelson) Vinson, Peg Lovett, flowergirl: Frances Underwood & Underwood, Washington, D.C.
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Cabell County Court House
Cabell County Court House, 23x17.5cm built in 1901 Teddy Roosevelt 1912 Bull Moose Campaign
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Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, 26.5x21.5cm from Out of the Past, Early Huntinton Exhibition
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Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, church pew
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, church pew,23x17.5cm
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Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit,furniture
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit,furniture, 25x20cm four poster bed, steam trunk, wash stand, wash pitcher and bowl, mirror, dresser with marble top and mirror, jacket, quilts, picture
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Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, miscellaneous items
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, miscellaneous items, 23x17.5cm metal pitcher and cups, quilted pillow, wastebasket, rolling pin, crockery jar, Raggedy Ann, chairs
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Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, plate
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, plate,23x17.5cm
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Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibits, C&O Railrway Perpetual Pass
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibits, C&O Railrway Perpetual Pass,23x17.5cm C&O Railway Perpetual pass given by former C&O Chairman Robert R. Young to the late C&O Director Herbert Pitzpatrick Gift of M.I. Dunn
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Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibits, Furniture
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, Furniture ,23x17.5cm Dresser, couch, table with drawer, chair, picture
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Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibits, marble top dresser with mirror
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, marble top dresser with mirror ,23x17.5cm
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Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibits, organ with stool
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, organ with stool,23x17.5cm
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Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, Sparks' Perfect Health for Kidney and Liver Diseases advertising plate
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, Sparks' Perfect Health for Kidney and Liver Diseases advertising plate,23x17.5cm
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Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, wardrobe
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, wardrobe,23x17.5cm
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Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, wooden shovel and axe
Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Exhibit, wooden shovel and axe, 25x20cm from Out of the Past, Early Huntinton Exhibition
