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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Charley Ferguson, known in Bat M. as CORN, Spanish American War
Charley Ferguson, known in Bat M. as CORN, Spanish American War, 15x12.5cm
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Soldiers in Barracks at Sullivan Island, S.C., Spanish-American War
Soldiers in Barracks at Sullivan Island, S.C., Spanish-American War, 29x22cm
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Spanish American War, soldier inside barricks, Sullivan Island, S.C
Spanish American War, soldier inside barricks, Sullivan Island, S.C., 15x12.5cm
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Spanish-American War soldiers
Spanish-American War soldiers, 29x21.5cm Fourth from left, top row, Charles Everett Walker
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Huntington High School's 1st football team, 1895
Huntington High School's 1st football team, 1895, copyprint, b&w Front caption reads: Huntington's First football team-1895 Lallance-RT Durkin-RE Simons-RG Grosverman-Coach Potts-Lt Perkins-LNB Palmer-Capt & RHB Myers-QB Collison-LE Peabody-RG Jones-CenteDavis-LG Verlander-FB
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J. Basil Elder house, Central City, W. Va., 1895.
J. Basil Elder house, Central City, W. Va., 1895. 1 photograph : sepia; 12 x 17 cm. on 20 x 26 cm. mount. Located on Memorial blvd., near later site of Olympic swimming pool; donated by Mrs. Ruth Burton to the Cabell-Wayne historical society, 1970.
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Maude Harvey, Mrs. William A. Egerton, 1895, at age 16
Maude Harvey, Mrs. William A. Egerton, 1895, at age 16,18.5x13cm
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Huntington & Big Sandy RR yard engine #284, ca. 1890
Barta Studios
C&O Railroad station grounds at Huntington, ca. 1895, copyprint, b&w back reads: 1895-FFV-C&O station, Hunt. (The FFV stands for the Fast Flying Virginian, the crack passenger train on the C&O)
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Consolidated light & railway co., ca. 1893.
Consolidated light & railway co., ca. 1893]. 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm. Title from photograph. Car no. 6.
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Ely Ensign home, 1330 3rd Avenue, Huntington,WVa, 1893
Ely Ensign home, 1330 3rd Avenue, Huntington,WVa, 1893, b&w Ely Ensign seated, Mrs. Mary C. Ensign seated on far left, their son, John Walton Ensign, standing on right. Note on back: 1330 3rd Ave, Ensign Home, 1893
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Engine no. 66, C&O railroad
[Engine no. 66, ca. 1893]. 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm. Title from photograph. "Arch Snedegar, engineer trains no 1 & 2, Cincinnati to Huntington, C&O" Engine is a 4-4-0 "American" class of steam engine, ca. 1880
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B&O and Ohio river Railroad station, Huntington, 1892
Barta Studios
B&O and Ohio River Railroad station, Huntington, copyprint, b&w 1892: B&O Ohio river Rr--#627 passenger station
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Cabell county jail, Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1890.
Cabell county jail, Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1890. 1 copy photograph : b&w; 20 x 26 cm.
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City jail, Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1890.
City jail, Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1890. 1 copy photograph : b&w; 25 x 18 cm.
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E. B. Enslow house, 13th st. and 3rd ave., Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1890.
E. B. Enslow house, 13th st. and 3rd ave., Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1890. 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 23 cm. View of "Coin" Harvey house on left. Enslow house was remodelled in the 1920s-1930s by Lewis Stettler and demolished in the 1970s.
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C&O-early Guyan Valley passenger train,c a. 1890's
Barta Studios
C&O-early Guyan Valley Passenger train, copyprint, b&w back reads: C&O-early Guyan Valley passenger train. (Engine is a type 4-4-0 "American" and may have been a wood burner.)
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Huntington & Big Sandy RR yard engine #284, ca. 1890
Barta Studios
Huntington & Big Sandy Railroad yard engine #284, copyprint, b&w back reads: yard engine #284 (2) Hunt. & big Sandy RR-1890 This is an 0-4-0 type switch engine.
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Northwest corner of 9th st. and 4th ave., Huntington, W. Va., 1905.
Barta Studios
Northwest corner of 9th st. and 4th ave., Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1890. 1 copy photograph: b&w ; 20 x 25 cm. On verso: ". . . now site of the Smart Shop (1975). Barta studios of photography was located upstairs from 1949 to 1975. Entry was at the 4th ave. doorway (under the words 'real estate' in this picture). [annotated by Cora P. Teel, 1975]
