Scope and Contents
This subseries is sorted into categories: cabinet cards, framed photographs, mounted photographs, print photographs, and framed and unframed panoramic photographs.
Framed photographs are in boxes 29 through 47. (Note that framed panoramic photos are in a separate subseries). These include:
group portraits of Morgantown High School sports teams and graduating classes (1907-1911);
the Wesley United Methodist Church Board of Trustees (1904);
the Morgantown, WV Lions Club (1934, undated);
WVU groups, including the ROTC Band (undated), football team (1939, 1975), and basketball team (ca. 1946-1947);
composite photographs of WV judges, real estate commissioners, and lawyers who served in the military during World War I;
portraits of George C. Baker and Charles George Baker (Monongalia County Judge from 1928-1936 and 1944-1952; son of George C. Baker);
Deering Day parade (undated); and
buildings of Morgantown (ca. 1909-1910, undated).
Mounted photographs are in boxes 47 through 49, with two additional items in map cabinets. Most of the mounted photos are group or individual portraits. Subjects include:
the Brewer family (1927, undated);
WVU athletic teams, with a focus on football (1891-1928, undated);
portraits of Frank M. and Gaylord Hess Dent, proprietors of McVicker's Drug Store (undated);
exhibit photos of outdoor scenes filed with the deposition of A.L. Woodfill in Monongalia County (undated);
outdoor photos of the Cheat Lake area (1922?, undated); and
additional group portraits related to WVU (1904-1919, undated), among other subjects.
Print photographs are in box 50. These include photos of Lake Lynn and dam (undated), aerial views of Morgantown (ca. 1950s?), a color photo of WVU's Old Mountaineer Field football stadium (pre-1979), and composite photos of West Virginia Real Estate Commissioners (ca. 1982).
Panoramic (or Cirkut) photographs are in box 51, with an additional 23 framed photos that are unboxed. Subjects include WVU groups and buildings, groups of enlisted men or soldiers in the World War I era, church groups, scenic photos of Morgantown, and other subjects.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1880s - 2010s, undated
- Creation: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1900–1930
Repository Details
Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536
wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com