Les Carpenter, Collector, Photographs of Town of Big Isaac in Doddridge County

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
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No special access restriction applies.

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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Les Carpenter, Collector, Photographs of Town of Big Isaac in Doddridge County, A&M 4284, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
3.75 Gigabytes 117 .tif files
Creator:
Carpenter, Les
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Les Carpenter, Collector, Photographs of Town of Big Isaac in Doddridge County, A&M 4284, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Digital photographs documenting Big Isaac in Doddridge County. Includes images of members of the Hinkle and West families. There is a portrait of Civil War soldier Abraham Hinkle in uniform as a member of Company E, Third Virginia Cavalry. Photos of Big Isaac include images of their baseball team, the butcher shop of John Jackson West, construction crews and derricks of the local oil company, students of Laurel Run School, and of local residents. There is also extensive photo documentation of the floods of May 1918 and circa 1924, and a photocopy of a hand-drawn map showing the community of Big Isaac in the period ca. 1902-1918. There are a total of 78 images.

Physical 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 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Places:
Doddridge County (W. Va.) -- History