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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4th Ave. & 8th St., Huntington, WVa
4th Ave. & 8th St., Huntington, WVa, January 28,1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va. #107
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4th Ave. & 8th St., looking west, Huntington, WVa
4th Ave. & 8th St., looking west, Huntington, WVa, January 28,1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va. #106
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4th Ave. & 9th St., Huntington, WVa
4th Ave. & 9th St., Huntington, WVa, January 28,1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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4th Ave. & 9th St., looking east, Huntington, WVa
4th Ave. & 9th St., looking east, Huntington, WVa, January 24,1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va. #135
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4th Ave. & 9th St., looking west, Huntington, WVa
4th Ave. & 9th St., looking west , Huntington, WVa, January 25,1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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4th Ave. & 9th St., looking west, Huntington, WVa
4th Ave. & 9th St., looking west, Huntington, WVa, January 24,1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va. #138
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4th Ave and 11th St., Guyandotte Club, Huntington, W.Va.
4th Ave and 11th St., Guyandotte Club, Huntington, W.Va., Jan. 26 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va. F-H37-7
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4th Ave. between 3rd & 4th St., looking west, Huntington, WVa
4th Ave. between 3rd & 4th St., looking west, Huntington, W. Va., Jan. 28, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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4th Ave. between 9th & 10th Sts., Huntington, WVa
4th Ave. between 9th and 10th Sts., Keith Albee Theatre on south side of 4th Ave., Huntington, WVa, January 23,1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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4th Ave. between Eighth and Nineth Streets during the 1937 Flood, Huntington, WVa
4th Ave. between Eighth and Nineth Streets during the 1937 Flood, Huntington, WVa, U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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4th Ave. near 16th St., Huntington, WVa
north side of 4th Ave. near 16th St., Huntington, W.Va., Jan. 24, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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4th Ave. near 16th St., Huntington, WVa
4th Ave. near 16th St., Huntington, W.Va., Jan. 29, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va. #9
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4th Ave. near 6th St., Huntington, WVa
4th Ave. neat 6th St., between 5th and 6th Sts., looking west, Huntington, W. Va., Jan. 25, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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5th Ave. & 7th St., Huntington, WVa
5th Ave. & 7th St., Huntington, W.Va., Feb. 1, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va. #90
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5th St. & 4th Ave., Huntington, WVa
5th St. & 4th Ave., Huntington, W.Va., Jan. 28, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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5th St.& 4th Ave., Huntington, WVa
5th St. & 4th Ave., Huntington, W.Va., Jan. 28, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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5th St. near 4th Ave., looking south, Huntington, WVa
5th St. near 4th Ave., looking south, Huntington, W.Va., Jan. 28, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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5th St. W., looking south, Huntington, WVa
5th St. W., looking south, Huntington, W.Va., Jan. 28, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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6th St. & 4th Ave., Huntington, WVa
6th St. & 4th Ave., Huntington, W.Va., Jan. 24, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va. #76
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6th St. between 3rd and 4th Aves, Huntington, WVa
6th St. between 3rd and 4th Aves., Huntington, W. Va., Jan.1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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6th St. between 3rd and 4th Aves, looking south, Huntington, WVa
6th St. between 3rd and 4th Aves., looking south, Huntington, W. Va., Jan. 24,1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va.
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7th St. & 2nd Ave., Huntington, WVa
7th St. & 2nd Ave., Huntington, W.Va., Jan. 24, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va. #79
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7th St. & 3L, looking north, Huntington, WVa
7th St. & 3L, looking north, Huntington, W.Va., Jan. 24, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va. #80
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7th St. & 3rd Ave., City Market, Huntington, WVa
7th St. & 3rd Ave., City Market, Huntington, W.Va., Jan. 24, 1937 U.S.E.O. office, Huntington,W.Va. #78
