Miscellaneous collected items

Containers:
Box 352
Scope and content:

Interesting items of note include a copy of the General Advertiser, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, May 1797; The Graphic Royal Wedding Number, 1879; The Scientific American, May 1883; Wheeling photos 1888-1892; Early Oil Drilling photos in Volcano, West Virginia ca. 1800s; Carrollton Bridge photo prior to 1962; Wheeling Bridge 1849-1900 and a collection of 20 facsimile prints titled "Picturesque Beauties of Boswell" by Thomas Rowlandson. Also of interest are Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. items including a stock certificate from 1903, an illustration of a "View of Wheeling-The original terminus of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad" 1860, two pages from the Illustrated London Times 1861 containing the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Tray Run Viaduct, Kingwood Tunnel and Boardtree Hill.

Formats: Newspapers; magazines; photographic prints; facsimile prints; documents; illustration

Subjects: General Advertiser; Philadelphia; royal wedding; king; queen; British royals; Scientific American; Wheeling; early oil drilling; West Virginia; Carrollton Bridge; Wheeling Bridge; Wheeling Suspension Bridge; Boswell; Thomas Rowlandson; Baltimore and Ohio railroad; B and O; trains; stock certificates; railroad; viaducts; railroad tunnels; Kingwood

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Parent restrictions:

All or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.

Researchers may access digitized and born digital materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Parent terms of access:
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.