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Matron of Honor, Dena Williams, and other wedding guests eating weddin...

Event: Crystal Pettry and Bruce Ramsey's Wedding. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The execution of John Brown, in a stubble field, near Charleston, [W.]...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 9, no. 210 (1859 Dec. 10), pp. 24-25. Caption card tracings: P&P Case; US Hist.; BI; Shelf.

Rough sketch of a paddlewheel steamboat on a wall of what was the libr...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Drawn in the early 1860s by a recuperating Civil War soldier, whether Union or Confederate is not certain, since several buildings in ... More

Honorable Frank Hereford of West Virginia. - Public domain portrait ph...

A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Coal river. Pauline Bailey, of Bailey Mountain. Southern West Virginia...

Event: Historic photo. Pauline Bailey was the mother of Jim Bailey, Sarah Boggess's grandfather. They lived on Bailey Mountain around the turn of the last century.

[Charles Whittington, Sergeant Major, 7th West Virginia Cavalry, half-...

Stamped on verso: Partridge's Gallery, Wheeling, W. Va. Inscribed on verso: Charles Whitington, Sergt. Maj. 7th Regt. Sc - Kelleys Mills Ohio.

The battle of Rich mountain, Virginia, July 13, 1861 / Hennessy del.

Men charging into battle. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 239 (1861 July 27), p. 468.

Company A, 22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 18...

Picryl description: Public domain image of war, military conflict, infantry, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...

No. B797. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

[Map of the lower Shenandoah Valley, Virginia] /

Shows the Shenandoah Valley from the Potomac to the north to Front Royal and Strasburg to the south, including roads, drainage, railroads, and names of residents. Relief shown by shading. Title derived from Ste... More

Kenna, Honorable John E. of West Virginia. - Public domain portrait ph...

A black and white photo of two men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Elkins, Honorable Stephen Benton of W.VA.

A black and white photo of two men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wheeling, West Virginia, Ohio River steamer and the Island in 1869

Photograph shows stern wheeler, the R. R. Hudson docked. Photo owned by Wm. Richardson.

Big Dowdy Falls (from just below falls)

Photograph shows a waterfall. In Jedediah Hotchkiss photograph album of views along railroad lines and rivers from near Staunton, Virginia, to Huntington, West Virginia: p. 98, no. 198. Transfer; LC Manuscript... More

[West Virginia, Western station]

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Elk Cottage, North Branch of the Potomac

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Saw mill plant, Camden - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Hanging Rock - Mammoth Plate Photograph, mammoth plate negative

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cameron, West Virginia 1899., engraving, Library of Congress

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 989.1 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes col. illus. and index to points of int... More

[The Bath house, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia]

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Buckhannon, West Virginia 1900.

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View of Parsons, West Virginia 1905.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 1006 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. AACR2

Harper's Ferry, W.Va., from Maryland Heights

Postcard showing panoramic view of the town of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. Includes Virginia and the Shenandoah River to the left; and the Potomac River and Maryland to the right, with bridges, including the... More

Entrance to a West Virginia. coal mine: a "drift" mine. The live-wire ...

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These boys (and one other small one, who is not present) and their fat...

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Boys going home from Glass Works, Monongah Glass Works, Fairmont, West...

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Farm line map of Marshall Co., West Virginia /

Narrow Falls, Gauley, West Virginia. - Public domain image. Dry plate ...

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The White sulphur spring, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

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Georgia Row, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

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Palmer's farm map of Brooke County, West Virginia /

Shows coal mines, oil and gas wells, and the names of some residents. Blue-line print. "This map is fully protected by copyright. No part thereof can be copied without permission." Includes explanations. Copy i... More

West Virginia University, Dec. 5, 1913

J188323 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Osborn Bl'd'g., Col's, O. Copyright deposit; G. C. Lore; December 17, 1913.

View of West Liberty and Normal School, West Virginia.

J192594 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Newark, Ohio. Copyright deposit; Passman & Wheeler; May 18, 1914; DLC/PP-1914:44805.

Charleston, West Virginia. View of business section in Charleston

The Theodor Horydczak Collection documents the architecture and social life of the Washington DC metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Kelly Creek, West Virginia. Coal mine tipple

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Toy shop in Morgantown, W.Va. Toys made by Jr. Red Cross

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Potomac Div. Group title: Jr. Red Cross. Productions. U.S. Gift; American Nationa... More

Senator David Elkins, W.Va - Public domain photograph, glass negative

A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The United Consolidated School near Charleston, West Virginia. Also no...

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One of the pupils in the Caesar Mt. School. See Photo No. 23. Locatio...

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Some of the "Caesar Gang" boys demonstrating how to cull chickens to i...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Charles M. Schwab golfs at White Sulpher Springs, West Virginia.

Portrait photograph of Charles M. Schwab putting on the links at the White Sulpher Springs golf course. Copyright 1922 by Underwood & Underwood, N. Y.

David Elkins of W.Va., 2/26/24 - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia

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Briscoe House, Berryville Road, Rippon, Jefferson County, WV

Survey number: HABS WV-39 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George Washington Smith Farm, Corral, Elk Fork Road, Ripley, Jackson C...

Significance: In later years, cattle raising was the principal activity on the farm. Pens, sheds and barns were necessary structures for cattle raising. Survey number: HABS WV-281-C

Old Baptist Church, Shepherdstown Road, Charles Town, Jefferson County...

Survey number: HABS WV-35 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Newton Vickers House, Shepherdstown Road, Shenandoah Junction, Jeffers...

Survey number: HABS WV-37 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Federal Reformatory for Women, Warden's House, State Route 3, South of...

Survey number: HABS WV-113-D Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

West Virginia, Charleston, State Capitol building

J15573 U.S. Copyright Office. "Copyrighted, Aero-Graphic Corp., Louisville, Ky." The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservati... More

Typical houses of Morgantown, West Virginia

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Women volunteers preparing school lunch. Reedsville, West Virginia

Public domain photograph of kitchen, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Storing butadiene. Butadiene storage tanks at the Institute plant at I...

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Railroad yard at Williamson, West Virginia

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Scott's Run mining camps near Morgantown, West Virginia

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Pursglove Mine, Scotts Run, West Virginia

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of two children. Great Depression and World Wa...

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Children with wheelbarrow. Reedsville, West Virginia

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Funeral procession of first death on project. Boy five years old. Red ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a sign. Great Depres...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A black and white photo of a gas station, Highway corner. Reedsville, ...

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A little girl playing with a stack of blocks Farmers of Great Depressi...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A woman working on a loom in a room, West Virginia. Farm Security Admi...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a building, West Virginia. Farm Security Ad...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a group of men loading hay, Threshing, Tyga...

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A black and white photo of a man sweeping the sidewalk, West Virginia....

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A man working on a machine in a workshop. America during Great Depress...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Drawing in grade school, Reedsville, West Virginia

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Children leaving grade school at Reedsville, West Virginia

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High school at the Arthurdale project, Reedsville, West Virginia

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Articles made in the Arthurdale cooperative handicraft shop, Reedsvill...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of three men sitting on a ledge, West Virginia...

Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man washing a cow, West Virginia. Farm Se...

Picryl description: Public domain image of cow, cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a church, Child's painting, Arthurdale, Wes...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a child of a farmer, migrant worker, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a group of people, West Virginia. Farm Secu...

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Child's painting, Arthurdale school, West Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a child of a farmer, migrant worker, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Illustrated map by children in the school at Arthurdale, West Virginia

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Baby Senator quizzes labor leader. Washington, D.C., June 7. Senator R...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table, West Virginia. Fa...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A black and white photo of two men playing musical instruments, West V...

Public domain photograph of music band, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of two women working in a factory, West Virgin...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A woman is working on an old sewing machine, West Virginia. Farm Secur...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine, West Virginia. ...

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A black and white photo of a group of men playing trombones, West Virg...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A black and white photo of a man sitting in a rocking chair, West Virg...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bohemian miners (coal loaders) unemployed since mechanization of mines...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of coal miners, workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A couple of men standing on top of a building, West Virginia. Farm Sec...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, wooden frame, timber, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a building under construction, West Virgini...

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A black and white photo of a group of men, West Virginia. Farm Securit...

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A group of people walking down a road, West Virginia. Farm Security Ad...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Good soil makes good gardens in Tygart Valley Homesteads, West Virgini...

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A black and white photo of a man standing next to a train, possibly re...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Good roads and land with houses in Tygart Valley homesteads. West Virg...

Public domain photograph of a historic place in Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a little girl walking down a dirt road, Wes...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A black and white photo of a logging yard, West Virginia. Farm Securit...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of people standing in front of a banner, West Virginia. Farm S...

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Even the cow goes home along the tracks, the main thoroughfare. Scotts...

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A black and white photo of three young boys, West Virginia. Farm Secur...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Wife of WPA (Works Progress Administration) worker living on riverboat...

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A black and white photo of a building under construction, West Virgini...

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A black and white photo of a train going over a bridge, West Virginia....

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