West Virginia Collection

Laurel Lane, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Laurel Lane, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. c.between 1910 and 1920

Narrow Falls, Gauley, W. Va. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Narrow Falls, Gauley, W. Va. c.between 1910 and 1920

Sandstone Falls, New River, W. Va. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Sandstone Falls, New River, W. Va. c.between 1910 and 1920

Harpers Ferry by Moonlight, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
Harpers Ferry by Moonlight, 1872. View of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA, a town situated on the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers

West Virginias Magnificent State Capitol in Charleston, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
West Virginias Magnificent State Capitol in Charleston, c1930s. The Colonial revival West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia was built 1924-1932 and designed by Cass Gilbert

Battle of Philippi, West Virginia, American Civil War, 3 June, 1861. Union troops under the command of Colonel Ebenezer Dumont, supported by Colonels Benjamin Franklin Kelley and Frederick W Lander

J. E. Kenna, of West Virginia, 1870-1880. Creator: Unknown
J.E. Kenna, of West Virginia, 1870-1880. J.E. Kenna, M.C. [Member of Congress?] W.VA. between 1870 and 1880. In Confederate Army in 1864, wounded - 1864, surrendered at Shreveport, La

Wilson, Hon. Benjamin of W. Va. between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Wilson, Hon. Benjamin of West Virginia, between 1865 and 1880

Dining Room and Stage Offices at White Sulphur Springs, 1832

Maryland Heights, near Harpers Ferry, New York State Militia, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown
Maryland Heights, near Harpers Ferry, New York State Militia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

[Camp Scene with Soldiers of the 22nd New York State Militia, Harpers Ferry, Virginia], 1862

The Ohio River near Wheeling, West Virginia, 1859-60. Creator: Lefevre James Cranstone
The Ohio River near Wheeling, West Virginia, 1859-60

Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before, 1871. Creator: Charles Caleb Ward
Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before, 1871

Karrs Pinnacles, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard
Karrs Pinnacles, 1872. Unusual rock formation eighteen miles above Petersburg, West Virginia, USA:we see two thin sheets of rock, towering perpendicularly, side by side

Falls of the Blackwater, 1872. Creator: Frederick William Quartley
Falls of the Blackwater, 1872. Waterfalls in West Virginia, USA: Just below us flows the famous Blackwater through an awful rift nearly two thousand feet in depth...This is the land of

Cathedral Rock, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard
Cathedral Rock, 1872. Rock formation reminiscent of a cathedral, West Virginia, USA: a vast minster of the Gothic ages...There is the grand portal, with its pointed arch

Chimney Rocks, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard
Chimney Rocks, 1872. Unusual rock formation in West Virginia, USA: At the butt of a sharp spur rises a towering architectural mass

Cathedral Rock - Side-view, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard
Cathedral Rock - Side-view, 1872. Rock formation reminiscent of a cathedral, West Virginia, USA: we may vary the scene indefinitely by changing position

Petersburg Gap, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard
Petersburg Gap, 1872. Rocky landscape with trees on the South Branch of the Potomac River, West Virginia, USA: we suddenly turn into the cool and shadowy gorge of the Southern Gate

The Potomac above Harpers Ferry, c1870. Creator: John J. Harley
The Potomac above Harpers Ferry, 1872. Vegetation on the banks of the River Potomac, West Virginia, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

The Cliffs of Seneca, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard
The Cliffs of Seneca, 1872. View of Seneca Rocks, at the confluence of Seneca Creek with the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River in West Virginia, USA: Imagine a thin

Harpers Ferry, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Harpers Ferry, 1872. View of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA, a town situated on the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers

Dragon Gorge, New River, West Virginia, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Dragon Gorge, New River, West Virginia, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Dragon Gorge, New River, West Virginia, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Dragon Gorge, New River, West Virginia, USA, c1900. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co. c1900]

Plant cafeteria, National Tube Co, Riverside Works, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1923. From The Architectural Forum Volume XXXIX. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1923]

Night march on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, c1861 (c1880). Harpers Ferry was the site of a federal armoury. In 1859 the abolitionist John Brown attacked the armoury in an attempt to acquire weapons to

Capture of John Brown in the engine house, c1880
Capture of John Brown in the engine house, Harpers Ferry, Virginia, USA, 1859 (c1880). Brown (1800-1859) believed that armed insurrection was the only way to end slavery in the United States

John Brown, American abolitionist, (c1880). Brown (1800-1859) believed that armed insurrection was the only way to end slavery in the United States

Harpers Ferry, junction of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, West Virginia, USA, 1855. A print from the History and Topography of the United States of North America, by John Howard Hinton, Volume 2

The Bridge across the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA, 1877

Riot by railroad workers at Martinsburg on the Baltimore-Ohio Railroad, USA, 1877
Riot by Baltimore-Ohio Railroad workers at Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA, 1877. The riot occurred after workers went on strike because the company cut their wages

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, c1870. The site of a slave rebellion led by John Brown. It ended in an engine house to the left of the track leading down to the ferry on 18 October 1859

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