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Raleigh and Mercer Counties Photographs, 1870-2000 A&M 3569

Raleigh and Mercer Counties Photographs, 1870-2000 A&M 3569


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Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 3569
Title
Raleigh and Mercer Counties  next hit Photographs 1870-2000 1910-1960
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196091
Quantity
0.01 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/4 in.
Creator
Wood, James Lee
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Raleigh and Mercer previous hit County  next hit photographs, both original and copied. (Copied material does not include original source.) Includes: a Confederate soldiers' reunion in Beckley in 1905; a still raid exhibited at the courthouse (ca. 1930-1934); a 1920 political rally and parade in Beckley featuring U.S. Presidential race between Governor J.M. Cox and previous hit Warren  next hit G. Harding; parade in Beckley (ca. 1920-1930). Woodrow Wilson High School marching band (1942); Raleigh General Hospital (ca. 1950-1970); aerial of Crab Orchard (1957); Hearses at site of Eckles mine explosion (1926); town of Lester (1978); Raleigh House Hotel (1882); the mansion of E.E. White, a Raleigh previous hit County  next hit coal baron (1909); portrait of Alfred Beckley, founder of Beckley, W. Va. (ca. 1870-1888); photograph of portrait painting of Maria Prince Beckley, mother of Alfred Beckley; Wildwood, home of Alfred Beckley (n.d.); Fitzpatrick, West Virginia, a lumber mill town (ca. 1925-1935); the American Legion Cemetery (ca. 1980-2000); tombstone for Kenneth Shadrick, first U.S. soldier killed in Korea (ca. 1980-2000); and churches of Raleigh previous hit County  next hit (ca. 1980-2000; 3 items; includes Baptist, Catholic, and Jewish temple). Mercer previous hit County  next hit subjects include: a Mercer previous hit County  next hit baseball team in Matoaka, W.Va. (ca.1910); a train collision near Princeton (1927; includes narrative information on back of photograph); a historical marker regarding Mitchell Clay in Mercer previous hit County  next hit; and a photograph of the Imperial Smokeless Coal Company in Quinwood, Greenbrier previous hit County  next hit (ca. 1910-1920).

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Raleigh and Mercer previous hit Counties Photographs, A&M 3569, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Separated Material

Maps of Beckley, Raleigh previous hit County  next hit, from 1838 and 1871 were separated to the map collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Beckley, Alfred, 1802-1888
  • Mercer previous hit County  next hit (W. Va.)
  • Raleigh previous hit County  next hit (W. Va.)

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Beckley, Alfred, 1802-1888
  • Wood, James Lee
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Mercer County (W. Va.)
  • Raleigh County (W. Va.)
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