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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Photo of portrait of Anthony Wayne
Photo of portrait of Anthony Wayne, 17.5x13.5cm Wayne Co named after Anthony Wayne
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Virginia Burks and Sallie Lewis Marrow, July 6, 1910
Virginia Burks and Sallie Lewis Marrow, July 6, 1910, 12.5x8.5cm
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W. Archibald (Arch) Wallace, one of first photographers here with Bill Kinnaird
W. Archibald (Arch) Wallace, one of first photographers here with Bill Kinnaird, 25.5x20.5cm C.B. Enslow photo Thomas Studio Bill Kinnaird
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Mary Emily Holton (Mrs. Ted MacDonald)
Young and Carl
Mary Emily Holton (Mrs. Ted MacDonald), 12.7x7.6cm Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dan Holton (insurance agent)
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Capt. Hursten Spurlock, Wayne Co, W.Va
Barta Studios
Capt. Hursten Spurlock, Wayne Co, W.Va., 25.5x20.5cm
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J.K. Oney, 1879
Barta Studios
J.K. Oney, 1879, 25.3x18cm 1879-Mr. Layne (J.M.) elected judge of newly established municipal court w/J.K. Oney as Clerk
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W. Archibald Wallace, photographer, with Bill Kinnaird
Barta Studios
W. Archibald Wallace, photgrapher, with Bill Kinnaird,25.5x20.5cm W. Archiibald Wallce, one of first photgraphers
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Tight rope walker, 3rd Ave at 9th Street, Huntington, WVa, 1878
Barta Studios
Tight rope walker, 3rd Ave at 9th Street, Huntington, WVa, 1878, b&w Caption on front: 1878 3rd Ave at Ninth Street. Small building in center of picture is location of Huntington Dry Goods Co., today. Barta Studios stamp on back. They may have copied this from the original. This is one of the oldest known photos of Huntington. Wallace said the original was 1875. (See "Relations")
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Scene on Third Avenue of tight-rope walker above street, 1873
Scene on Third Avenue of tight-rope walker above street, 1873,25x16.5cm scene on Third Avenue - 1873 Notice tight-rope walker above street - probably from a circus act.
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Scene on Third Avenue of tight-rope walker above street, 1873
Scene on Third Avenue of tight-rope walker above street, 1873,25x16.5cm scene on Third Avenue - 1873 Notice tight-rope walker above street - probably from a circus act.
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First Presbyterian church, 1872.
First Presbyterian church, 1872. 1 photograph : sepia; 12 x 10 cm. on 14 x 11 cm. Copy photograph, 26 x 21 cm., b&w; by Barta studios Verso of copy photograph: ...on back of present lot.
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Group with General Robert E. Lee at White Sulphur Spring, Greenbrier County
Group with General Robert E. Lee at White Sulphur Spring, Greenbrier County, 25x20cm
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Fort Sumter, 1865, elevation of northeastern front
Fort Sumter, 1865, elevation of northeastern front, 18.5x12.5cm Fort Sumter as it was during the War, showing the effects of the bombardment by Maj. John Johnson, Engineer at Fort Sumter Publisher: Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co.,Charleston, S.C. Compliments of J. F. Weruer, Sullivans Island, S.C. Sergent Charles E. Walker, Battery M. 1 artillery, Sullevans Island, South Carlina This elevation, taken soon after the evacuation, shows the "right face" of the Fort, oppostie to Sullivan's Island. The crib-work protects the "three-gun-battery" within the only casemates left in this region of the Fort. The exterior slope of the sea-front, on the left, is of debris, less practicable for assault than it appears to be. The height of the angle on the left is nearly the original height of the parapet, but the average of the sea-front is scarcely twenty feet, or one-half of what it once was.
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Fort Sumter, 1865, elevation of northern front
Fort Sumter, 1865, elevation of northern front, 18.5x12.5cm Fort Sumter as it was during the War, showing the effects of the bombardment by Maj. John Johnson, Engineer at Fort Sumter Publisher: Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co.,Charleston, S.C. Compliments of J. F. Weruer, Sullivans Island, S.C. Sergent Charles E. Walker, Battery M. 1 artillery, Sullevans Island, South Carlina This elevation, taken soon after the evacuation, shows the exterior of the "left face" of the Fort, toward Mount Pleasant. The jagged crest of its ruined brick wall has been filled in with gabions, and made to present some lines of restored order. Two of the embrasures of the lower tier have been destroyed, and all the casemates of the upper tier.
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Fort Sumter, 1865, elevation of western front
Fort Sumter, 1865, elevation of western front, 18.5x12.5cm Fort Sumter as it was during the War, showing the effects of the bombardment by Maj. John Johnson, Engineer at Fort Sumter Publisher: Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co.,Charleston, S.C. Compliments of J. F. Weruer, Sullivans Island, S.C. Sergent Charles E. Walker, Battery M. 1 artillery, Sullevans Island, South Carlina This view is an "elevation" of the western or city-front, the left flank of the Fort. On the right, it shows the remainder of the parapet, forty feet above high water. On the left is seen the new sally-port opened for the new landing. Indications of a second tier of casemates are seen in loop-holes at that level, but they open only into bomb-proof chambers of timber, built in place of the ruined casemates. This elevation was a drawing soon after the evacuation.
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Fort Sumter, 1865, plan and horizontal section-six feet about high water
Fort Sumter, 1865, plan and horizontal section-six feet about high water, 18.5x12.5cm Fort Sumter as it was during the War, showing the effects of the bombardment by Maj. John Johnson, Engineer at Fort Sumter Publisher: Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co.,Charleston, S.C. Compliments of J. F. Weruer, Sullivans Island, S.C. Sergent Charles E. Walker, Battery M. 1 artillery, Sullevans Island, South Carlina This ground-plan of the Fort, as it was arranged before evacuation, shows changes as great as they were necessary, from its original plan. The only regions unchanged are the three lower casemates, opposite Fort Moultrie, near the eastern angle, and the entire line of casemates on the western or city-front. The greatest ruin and repair are seen in the two faces adjoining the main salient, and in the eastern or sea-front, and in the gorge. All these parts, being ruined, were covered over securely with earth. The greatest ruin was all along the sea-front, where the outer wall had been battered down to within three or four feet of the water's edge. A part of the original stone wharf is seen on the gorge. The new landing, required to be built under cover from the fire of the enemy, is seen on the western or city-front of the Fort. All the upper tier of casemates had been destroyed.
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Fort Sumter, February,1865, elevations and sections
Fort Sumter, February,1865, elevations and sections, 18.5x12.5cm Fort Sumter as it was during the War, showing the effects of the bombardment by Maj. John Johnson, Engineer at Fort Sumter Publisher: Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co.,Charleston, S.C. Compliments of J. F. Weruer, Sullivans Island, S.C. Sergent Charles E. Walker, Battery M. 1 artillery, Sullevans Island, South Carlina The dotted lines show original structure of the Fort, the other drawing showing how it was battered down and earth works built up to protect the Fort. These two sections are introduced the upper one to show the greatest, the lower one to show the least destruction of the original brick Fort Sumter. The dotted lines indicate where the upper half of the east or sea-face once stood; and the earth-work below indicates the covering necessary to protect the new quarter, drawn far back within the lines of the old casemates and barracks. The lower sectional view shows the greater part of the western wall and casemates, the south-western stair-tower, and a small chamber used for a magazine. The massive covering of earth rose above eight feet above the brick wrok. Thos illustrion, from which these views have been copied and reduced, are from the work entitled: "THE DEFENSE OF CHARLESTON HARBOR, 1863-1865, "by JOHN JOHNSON, formerly Major of Confederate Engineers, published by Walker, Evans & Cogswell, Charleston, S.C. 1890.
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Fort Sumter, February, 1865, Interior of the gorge-central bombproof
Fort Sumter, February, 1865, Interior of the gorge-central bombproof, 18.5x12.5cm Fort Sumter as it was during the War, showing the effects of the bombardment by Maj. John Johnson, Engineer at Fort Sumter Publisher: Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co.,Charleston, S.C. Compliments of J. F. Weruer, Sullivans Island, S.C. Sergent Charles E. Walker, Battery M. 1 artillery, Sullevans Island, South Carlina Towards the end of 1865, the interior of the Fort began to present a more orderly appearance. Repairs and improvements were resumed, after the third great bombardment, lasting sixty consecutive days and nights. The locality is over "central bomb-prood," but without flag staff, that having been placed elsewhere in the Fort. The "central bomb-proof," and other quarters, completely sheltered by the indestructible gorge, have been finished with trim ranks of gabions sustaining steep slopes of earthwork and sand. As no very heavy bombardments occured after this time, the appearance of the Fort, in this region, continued unchanged on to the date of its evacuation, in February, 1968.
