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.

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428 West 6th Ave., Huntington, W.Va.

J. W. Sweeney

428 West 6th Ave., Huntington, W.Va.: b&w. Back has statement saying photo was taken at 428 W 6th Ave on Nov. 9, 1928 by J. W. Sweeney.
Eunice Callaway Hall collection, ca. 1926.

Eunice Callaway Hall collection, ca. 1926. 28 photographs : b&w. ; various sz.
Famous Carter cave, eastern Ky. , ca. 1925.

Famous Carter cave, eastern Ky. , ca. 1925. 1 postcard : col. ; 9x14 cm. "Down in eastern Ky., 6 miles from Olive Hill, 9 miles from Grayson on U.S. Road no. 60, you can journey 3 1/2 miles thru the Tygart Canyon to Carter Caves, which have been famous for over 100 years."
Huntington, W.Va. Police Dept.

Huntington Police Dept., Huntington, W.Va., b&w. List of officers in folder with photo. In center of picture: center: Dr. Will E. Neal, Mayor Left: A. V. Porter, Chief Right: B. L. Priddie, Police Judge
Post office and Robson-Prichard building, Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1925.

Post office and Robson-Prichard building, Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1925. 1 postcard : col. ; 9x14 cm. Message on verso; postmarked Aug. 1928 (?).
Front walk & driveway, Weston State Hospital, Weston, W.Va.

Front walk & driveway at entrance to Weston State Hospital, Weston, W.Va., b&w. Notes on back reads: Front walk & driveway entrance to main building Weston State Hospital 1924
City hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1923.

City hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1923. 1 postcard : col. ; 14x9 cm. Grass family photographs. Message on verso postmarked 1923. Addressed to Mrs. J. F. Grass, Milton, W.Va.
[Enslow] junior high school, Huntington, W. Va., 1922.

Junior high school, Huntington, W. Va., 1922. 1 postcard : col. ; 9x14 cm. Message on verso; postmarked 1922.
Johnson school group, Huntington, W. Va., 1922.

Johnson school group, Huntington, W. Va., 1922. 1 photograph : mounted, b&w. ; 11x16 cm.
Billie Thompson, age 1 year, June 1921

Billie Thompson, age 1 year, JUne 1921, b&w. mounted in cardboard folder Note on inside of cardboard folder: Billie Thompson, born June 24, 1920, age 1 year Stamp on cardboard folder of Wheeling
Huntington, W. Va. U. S. post office [e]ighth av[enue sta]tion.

Huntington, W. Va. U. S. post office [e]ighth av[enue sta]tion. 1 photograph : b&w. ; 21 x 26 cm. Identification of persons on verso of photograph. Cardboard insert in frame identifies the post office as the station at 8th Avenue and 20th st.
State capitol building on fire, Charleston, W.Va.

W.Va. state capitol building on fire, Jan. 3, 1921, Charleston, W.Va., b&w. The state capitol burned on Jan. 3, 1921. A nearly similiar view is at 1994.0596.04.24.
State capitol building on fire, Charleston, W.Va.

W.Va. state capitol building on fire, Jan. 3, 1921, Charleston, W.Va., b&w. The state capitol burned on Jan. 3, 1921.
4th Avenue, looking east, Huntington, W.Va.

4th Ave, looking East, Huntington, W.Va.: col. Addressed to Wilson Chem Co. Inc, Dept. MG-2, Tyrone, Pa. No stamp, no cancellation
Aerial view of Veterans' Hospital, Huntington, W.Va.

Aerial view of Veterans' Hospital, Huntington, W.Va.: col. No addressee, no stamp
Alma Meadows Pine and friend

Alma Meadows Pine (standing) who drowned in Ohio River, b&w. Note on back reads: Possibly Odd Fellows Lodge (IOOF) of Lesage, WV, at intersection of Little 7 Mile Road & Union Ridge. (Note by Ken Reffeitt)
Fifth Avenue Hotel, Huntington, W.Va.

Fifth Avenue Hotel, Huntington, W.Va.: col. No addressee, no stamp
Hawk's nest rock near Ansted, W.Va.

Hawk's Nest Rock on Midland Train near Ansted, W.Va., b&w. Panoramic post card
Johnson memorial M.E. church, south, Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1920.

Johnson memorial M.E. church, south, Huntington, W. Va., ca. 1920. 1 postcard : col. ; 9x14 cm.
Mrs. Virginia Everett Ricketts

Mrs. Virginia Everett Ricketts, mother of Cooney Ricketts, b&w. photo appears in book "Cooney Ricketts, Child of the Regiment," p.20, by Jack Dickinson She died Apr. 29, 1923 at age of 97, said to have been the oldest Cabell County resident at the time. Daughter of John Everett, Jr. Long Family papers, Acc 348, June 1982
New River hotel, Mt. Hope, W. Va., ca. 1920.

New River hotel, Mt. Hope, W. Va., ca. 1920. 1 postcard : b&w. ; 9x14 cm. Grass family photographs.
Old Hecla Smokestack, Lawrence Co., Ohio

Old hecla smokestack, Lawrence Co., Ohio, b&w. Back reads: Old Hecla Stack, lawrence Co.-Iron Industry Herald Adv. July 21, 1929 Long Family papers, Acc 348, June 1982
Panoramic view of Omar, Logan Co., W.Va.

Panoramic view of Island Creek Coal Co. at Omar, Logan Co., W.Va., b&w. From a panoramic postcard. Note on back reads: date on back of postcard-mailed 1922. Gift of Carrie Eldridge 14 July 1993
State capitol and grounds, Charleston, W.Va.

State Capitol and grounds, Charleston, W.Va., col. No postmark, no addressee
Steamboat Oronoco, later the Ben Franklin

Steamer "Oronoco", later the "Ben Franklin" at Red Wing, Minn., b&w. Back reads: Red Wing, Minn. Str Ornoco, later str Ben Franklin Received from Gary Gitlitz, owner of old Library restaurant, ca. 1980-1984 "Way's Packet Directory", p. 358, states originally built 1892 as a sternwheel wooden hull packet, named the "E. Rutledge" and then owned by the Dr. Mayo brothers and renamed "Oronoco" and converted to a personal pleasure boat in 1913. Sold 1921 to Ben Franklin Coal Co., in Moundsville, W.Va. and renamed "Ben Franklin"