0227: Marshall University Regional Photograph Collection

This collection is an artificially created collection of photographs of individuals, groups, buildings, locations, and activities of the Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia tri-state region that the Marshall University Archives and Special Collections Department has accumulated over time. Items are foldered by subject or provenance where known. Topics of interest include the 1913 and 1937 floods, river and railroad scenes, and local businesses among many other subjects.

The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Marshall University Regional Photograph Collection. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Marshall University Regional Photograph Collection.

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Guthrie hospital, Huntington, W. Va./Kessler hospital, Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1910.

Guthrie hospital, Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1910. 1 postcard : col. ; 14x9 cm. Two pictures on one card. Copy photographic print of the Kessler hospital in Box 5, fd 24, #8, Feb. 1988.
Guyandotte river, Guyandotte, W. Va., ca. 1910.

Guyandotte river, Guyandotte, W. Va., ca. 1910. 1 postcard : b&w. ; 9x14 cm. View of logging.
Hatfield, Anderson "Devil Anse," ca. 1910.

Hatfield, Anderson "Devil Anse," ca. 1910. 1 photograph : b&w. ; 26 x 21 cm. Copy photograph. Jim Vance is second from right, he was murdered in 1888.
Huntington and the Ohio River

Huntington & the Ohio River, Huntington, W.Va., col. No postmark, no addressee
Interior of the First Methodist Episcopal church, Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1910.

Interior of the First Methodist Episcopal church, Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1910. 1 postcard : col. ; 9x14 cm.
Looking east on 5th ave. from 9th st., Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1910.

Looking east on 5th ave. from 9th st., Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1910. 1 postcard : col. ; 9x14 cm.
Looking west from 10th st. on 5th ave., Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1910.

Looking west from 10th st. on 5th ave., Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1910. 1 postcard : col. ; 9x14 cm.
President William H. Taft in parade in Marietta, Oh., 1910

President William H. Taft in parade in Marietta, Oh., 1910,b&w. Postmark Huntington,W.Va. June 30, 1910 Addressee: Misws Lelia Stoffel, Stoffel, W.Va.
Residence of Carlton D. Emmons, Huntington,W.Va.

Residence of Carlton D. Emmons, Huntington,W.Va. , b&w. from newspaper or magazine In 1910, Carlton D. Emmons was president of Emmons-Hawkins Hardware in Huntington.
S. S. institute, Paytona Baptist church, Paytona, W. Va., ca. 1910.

S. S. institute, Paytona Baptist church, Paytona, W. Va., ca. 1910. 1 postcard : b&w. ; 9x14 cm. Grass family photographs. Message on verso.
U.S. Post Office, Huntington, W.Va.

U. S. Post Office, Huntington, W.Va., col. No postmark, no addressee Note on back reads: Between 1906 & 1918, See Ms26 Bx 5, Fd 6 for other views.
2nd hospital for insane, Spencer, W. Va., 1909.

Spencer State Hospital, Spencer, W. Va. 1909. 1 postcard : b&w. ; 9x14 cm.
Steam tow boat on the Ohio River, ca. 1909

Steam tow boat Harvester on Ohio River, ca. 1909, b&w. The Harvester was built in 1896. Owned by Budd Coal Co. of Pittsburgh. Went down in a storm 1909. (One postcard found in a folder in Lisle Brown's office, 9/2013)
Cabell County Courthouse, Huntington, W.Va.

Cabell County Courthouse, Huntington, W.Va., b&w. mounted on wooden board
U.S. government building & post office, Huntington, W. Va., 1908.

U.S. government building & post office, Huntington, W. Va., 1908. 1 postcard : col. ; 9x14 cm. Message on verso postmarked 1908.
Main street, St. Marys, W. Va., 1907.

Main street, St. Marys, W. Va., 1907. 1 postcard : b&w. ; 9 x 14 cm. Message on verso to Mrs. P. A. Collins, postmarked July 30, 1907.
New post office and government building, Huntington, W. Va., 1907.

New post office and government building, Huntington, W. Va., 1907. 1 postcard : b&w. ; 9x14 cm.
Watts-Ritter company

Watts-Ritter company, ca. 1907. 2 photographs : part mounted, sepia ; 20 x 25 cm.
Oley School fourth grade, 1906.

Oley school fourth grade, 1906; 1 photograph : b&w. ; 12 x 17 cm.
ME Church, South, and Morris Harvey College, Barboursville, W.Va.

ME Church, South, and Morris Harvey College, Barboursville, W.Va., b&w.. Digital image only, original loaned by Jack Dickinson for scanning. Morris Harvey is the large brick building on the right, the church the smaller brick building with steeple on left. Church was used as the town library in the 1950's. Razed in the 1960's or 70's.
Gray Goose automobile & J. Walter Hambrick, Huntington, W.Va.

Gray Goose automobile & J. Walter Hambrick, Huntington, W.Va., b&w. mounted on cardboard Back stamped: Barta Studios, Huntington, W.Va. and: gift of Beth Hager 27 July 1989 Note attached to front reads: Gray Goose built in Huntington by J. Walter hambrick-1904
Burlington 37 group

Burlington 37 group -- ca. 1900. 1 photograph : b&w. ; 16 x 21 cm. Original in the Briggs-Lawrence Co. public library, Ironton, Ohio.
[Twentieth street, Huntington, W. Va.]

[Twentieth street, Huntington, W. Va.] -- 1903. 1 photograph : b&w. ; 16 x 21 cm. Originally part of the Collis P. Huntington Historical Society colllection in Kenova, W. Va.; now the ACF archive collection at the Highland museum in Ashland, Ky. Received 5 February 2006.
12th & 14th Street West, Huntington, W.Va., ca. 1900

12th & 14th Street West, Huntington, W.Va., ca. 1900 Note on folder states Huntington,W.Va., 12th-14th St west, torn
A. G. Jenkins Camp, Sons of Confed. Veterans, Huntington, W.Va.

Unidentified members, A. G. Jenkins Camp, Sons of Confed. Veterans, Huntington, W.Va., b&w. mounted on cardboard Badges read: A. G. Jenkins Camp, SCV