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A barge and packet rest along the Ohio River shore with downtown Wheeling in the background.

1. Old Water Front at Foot of 12th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
037935
Title:
Old Water Front at Foot of 12th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1886
Description:
A barge and packet rest along the Ohio River shore with downtown Wheeling in the background.
Caption with the photograph reads, "The Island and the Suspension Bridge from the top of the hill. The row of buildings in the lower foreground were almost all stables ot feed stores."

2. Suspension Bridge Over Ohio River to Wheeling Island, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041235
Title:
Suspension Bridge Over Ohio River to Wheeling Island, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1885
Description:
Caption with the photograph reads, "The Island and the Suspension Bridge from the top of the hill. The row of buildings in the lower foreground were almost all stables ot feed stores."
Caption under the photograph reads, "One of the first signs of Spring in Wheeling was the Organ Grinder with a monkey. There were German bands that played on the street and passed the hat. Then there were performing bears, gypsies telling fortunes, and fakirs selling trinkets."

3. Organ Grinder and Pet Monkey, Wheeling , W. Va.

IDNO:
041291
Title:
Organ Grinder and Pet Monkey, Wheeling , W. Va.
Date:
1896
Description:
Caption under the photograph reads, "One of the first signs of Spring in Wheeling was the Organ Grinder with a monkey. There were German bands that played on the street and passed the hat. Then there were performing bears, gypsies telling fortunes, and fakirs selling trinkets."