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

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4284

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1860-1920

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access born digital materials 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.

Conditions Governing Use

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.

Extent

3.75 Gigabytes (117 .tif files)

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 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

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

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536