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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Unidentified woman and baby, ca. 1880's
Unidentified woman and baby ca. 1880's, col. Backprint has emblem that is part of the Maryland state seal. The loose translation of the latin words under the emblem on the seal is "Manly Deeds Womanly words" but a more correct translantion is "strong deeds, gentle words."
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young boy, William Moore(?)
young boy, William Moore(?), ca. 1880's, col. Corrugated ruffled edges. Name in pencil on back is very hard to decipher.
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Congregational church, Huntington, W. Va. ca. 1880.
George W. Kirk
Congregational church, Huntington, W. Va. ca. 1880. 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 9 cm. Located at southeast corner, 5th ave. & 9th st. Scanned 01/2008.
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Matilda Scales, wife of Dr. Benjamin Brown
Matilda Scales, wife of Benjamin Brown, b&w. , copy print Back reads: Matilda Scales, born in NC, 1797, died Oct. 28, 1878, wife of Dr. Benjamin Brown.
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Unidentified male, 1875
Unidentified male, 1875, col. Handwritten on back: 1875 Backprint reads Richard Wall's Palace of Artistic Photography
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Rev J. D. McClintock
Rev. J. D. McClintock, b&w. Rev. McClkintock was pastor of 1st Presbyterian Church 1863-1873, Huntington back reads: Rev. J. D. McClintock, Presbyt. Minister 1863-1873 Herald-Adv. 11 Aug. 1929 Long Family papers, Acc 348, June 1982
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City of Huntington City ordinance, 1872
photo of pages from Huntington City ordinance book regarding duties of mayor, b&w. Back reads: old ordinance book at City Hall in John Hunt Oley's hand (Oley was Union General in Civil War, formed Huntington school board, and was city recorder.) Long Family papers, Acc 348, June 1982
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Archibald Tait, Bishop of London & Archibishop of Canterbury
Archibald Tait, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury, col. Archibald Campbell Tait (21 December 1811 – 3 December 1882) was a priest in the Church of England and an Archbishop of Canterbury. He never sympathized with the principles of the Oxford Movement
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Hon. & Rev. Baptist W. Noel, London, ca. 1870
Hon. & Rev. Baptist W. Noel, Church of England, London, b&w. the Hon. and Rev. Baptist W. Noel was a well-known minister in the Church of England in London. He died in 1873.
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James Newton Potts
James Newton Potts, b&w. back reads: J. N. Potts, middle 30's Long family papers, acc 348, June 1982 Potts was born 1838 in Pocahontas County, Va now W.Va. Potts was a Lt. in 18th Virginia Cavalry, CSA during CW and was commander of United Confederate Veterans camp in Huntington early 1900's.
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Miss Charlotte Bullins, Newton, Mass., ca. 1870's
Miss. Charlotte Bullins, Newton, Mass., col. No backprint. Back reads: Miss Charlotte Bullins, Newton, massachusetts
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mrs. Switcher of Brownsville, Pa.
Mrs. Switcher, Brownsville, Pa. , col. Back reads: Mrs(?) Switcher of Brownsville, Pa.
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"Pere Hyacinthe", Hyacinthe Loyson, Roman Catholic Priest
Edward Wilson and W. Irving Adams
"Pere Hyacinthe", Hyacinthe Loyson, Roman Catholic Priest, ca. 1870's, col. Hyacinthe Loyson (known as "Père Hyacinthe") (10 March 1827 in Orléans – 1912 in Paris), was a controversial Roman Catholic priest, religious figure and author. In 1869/70 he broke with the Catholic Church - largely over the Vatican Council of 1870, with its doctrine of papal infallibility - and in 1872 married an American heiress, Emilie Jane Butterfield Meriman. Identified as one of the Old Catholics, Loyson continued to write and preach and ultimately established as a separate church the L'Eglise Gallicane, which drew up on the long French tradition of Gallicanism.
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Unidentified Canadian male
Unidentified Canadian male, ca. 1868, col. printed in France. ornate backprint
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Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, known as Dean Stanley, of Westminister
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, "Dean Stanley", Dean of Westminister, England, col. Backprint reads: Photographers to the Queen & Royal Family, Oxford and Eton Known as Dean Stanley, he was a board churchman and wrote on church History (Church of England) He was a constant preacher, and gave a great impulse to Trench's practice of inviting distinguished preachers to the abbey pulpit, especially to the evening services in the nave. (see 1978.0227.07.25)
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Rev. Dr. William Whewell, master of Trinity College, Cambridge, England
Rev. Dr. William Whewell, late master of Trinity College, Cambridge, ca. 1867, col. Backprint reads: Photographers & frame makers, St. Mary's Passage, Cambridge Whewell was a scientist, philosopher and Anglican priest
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George Peabody, London-based banker and philanthropist
George Peabody, London-based banker and philanthropist., col. George Peabody was a London-based banker and philanthropist. Disderi was the inventor of the cdv, and brought it to America, late 1850's. On 27 November 1854 he patented the cdv.
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Karl von Wurttemberg, King Charles of Wurttemberg, 1866
King Charles of Württemberg, Karl von Württemberg, 3rd king of Wurttemberg, a member of the Russian imperial family, 1866, col. Back reads: Charles, King of Wurttemberg, Stuttgart, Aug, 24, 1866? On 25 June 1864, after the death of his father, Charles acceded the throne and became the third king of Württemberg, making Olga the fourth queen of Württemberg. The new king was enthroned on 12 July 1864.
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Louis Adolphe Thiers, French politician, prime minister
Marie Joseph Louise Adolphe Thiers, French politician and prime minister, col. Disderi was the inventor of the cdv, and brought it to America, late 1850's. On 27 November 1854 he patented the cdv.