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1. Print of Steamboats on the Ohio and the City of Wheeling prior to the Civil War

IDNO:
008893
Title:
Print of Steamboats on the Ohio and the City of Wheeling prior to the Civil War
Date:
ca. 1850
A picture postcard of the River Front in Wheeling, West Virginia. River boats at the Wharf on the Ohio River.

2. Panoramic Birds Eye View of River Front, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
008904
Title:
Panoramic Birds Eye View of River Front, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1913
Description:
A picture postcard of the River Front in Wheeling, West Virginia. River boats at the Wharf on the Ohio River.
A picture postcard of the Main Street North of 12th Street in Wheeling, West Virginia.

3. Main Street, Wheeling, W.Va. North of 12th Street,

IDNO:
008906
Title:
Main Street, Wheeling, W.Va. North of 12th Street,
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
A picture postcard of the Main Street North of 12th Street in Wheeling, West Virginia.
'View of Wheeling from Chapline Street Hill behind Ohio Valley Hospital' Wheeling, W. Va.

4. Aerial View of Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
008996
Title:
Aerial View of Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1890
Description:
'View of Wheeling from Chapline Street Hill behind Ohio Valley Hospital' Wheeling, W. Va.
"From Gleanson's Pictorial, 1854 Volume 6, page 216. Library of Congress, Negative Number: LC.-USZ62-18035.'

5. Drawing of Wheeling, Virginia, from the Railroad

IDNO:
008999
Title:
Drawing of Wheeling, Virginia, from the Railroad
Date:
1854
Description:
"From Gleanson's Pictorial, 1854 Volume 6, page 216. Library of Congress, Negative Number: LC.-USZ62-18035.'
'Wheeling, Virginia (later, Wheeling, West Virginia) is one of the most thriving and agreeable of its size in the New World. It lies on the banks of Wheeling Creek and the Ohio River. Site of Fort Henry, and played an important role in the early wars with the Indians. Wheeling, Virginia is an important place in commerce and manufactures in Western Virginia. The town consists of several handsome churches, cotton mills, rolling mills, silk factory, steam engine factory, and Virginia Iron Works. The National Road from Cumberland across the Alleghany Mountains to St. Louis passes through Wheeling, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ends at the town--making this place a great thoroughfare of travel between the east and west. The Ohio River can be crossed by a magnificent suspension bridge, erected as a cost of over two hundred thousand dollars. The span of the suspension bridge is said to be the longest in the world. Wheeling is a growing city, centrally located and posses many remarkable natural advantages.' Information is from a newspaper article which is included with the photograph.

6. View of Wheeling, Virginia, from the Railroad

IDNO:
009036
Title:
View of Wheeling, Virginia, from the Railroad
Description:
'Wheeling, Virginia (later, Wheeling, West Virginia) is one of the most thriving and agreeable of its size in the New World. It lies on the banks of Wheeling Creek and the Ohio River. Site of Fort Henry, and played an important role in the early wars with the Indians. Wheeling, Virginia is an important place in commerce and manufactures in Western Virginia. The town consists of several handsome churches, cotton mills, rolling mills, silk factory, steam engine factory, and Virginia Iron Works. The National Road from Cumberland across the Alleghany Mountains to St. Louis passes through Wheeling, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ends at the town--making this place a great thoroughfare of travel between the east and west. The Ohio River can be crossed by a magnificent suspension bridge, erected as a cost of over two hundred thousand dollars. The span of the suspension bridge is said to be the longest in the world. Wheeling is a growing city, centrally located and posses many remarkable natural advantages.' Information is from a newspaper article which is included with the photograph.
'From a sketch made on the hills of the Ohio side of the river. The oval, which appears in the foreground of the island, represents the Northwestern Virginia Fair Association and was known as Camp Carlile during the war.'

7. Bird's Eye View of Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
009037
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
1861
Description:
'From a sketch made on the hills of the Ohio side of the river. The oval, which appears in the foreground of the island, represents the Northwestern Virginia Fair Association and was known as Camp Carlile during the war.'