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Caroline Watson Fleming Portrait

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4730

Scope and Contents

Portrait of Caroline ("Carrie") Watson Fleming, wife of West Virginia Governor A.B. Fleming and oldest child of industrialist James Otis Watson, prominent in the formation of the Fairmont Coal Company, predecessor of industry giant, Consolidation Coal. The portrait was painted by her daughter, Caroline Watson ("Gypsy") Fleming Ward, a late 19th/early 20th century West Virginia artist.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1890s-1910s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restrictions apply.

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 framed unboxed item, 2.5 in.)

Language

English

Title
Caroline Watson Fleming Portrait
Author
Grace Musgrave
Date
2025 December 30
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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