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Men stand outside storefront. 'West side of 10th St. between 6th and 7th Avenues.'

37. Grocery of T. F. Gentry and Jos. Blanchard, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
007053
Title:
Grocery of T. F. Gentry and Jos. Blanchard, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Men stand outside storefront. 'West side of 10th St. between 6th and 7th Avenues.'
'Huntington's first skyscraper, northeast corner of Third Avenue and 11th Street, built by J. N. Harris 1894 and burned just after the turn of the century.'

38. Barlow-Henderson Company Building, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
007054
Title:
Barlow-Henderson Company Building, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1897
Description:
'Huntington's first skyscraper, northeast corner of Third Avenue and 11th Street, built by J. N. Harris 1894 and burned just after the turn of the century.'
Barbers are standing next to their chairs.

39. Interior of John Rau's Barber Shop, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
007055
Title:
Interior of John Rau's Barber Shop, Huntington, W. Va.
Description:
Barbers are standing next to their chairs.
Postcard photograph, see original postcard for "travel expenses" listed on the back.

40. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
040714
Title:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Postcard photograph, see original postcard for "travel expenses" listed on the back.
Workers stand outside of D. E. Abbott: "Manufacturer of Picture Frames and Mouldings. Portraits of All Kinds and Sizes."

41. D.E. Abbott, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
041405
Title:
D.E. Abbott, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Workers stand outside of D. E. Abbott: "Manufacturer of Picture Frames and Mouldings. Portraits of All Kinds and Sizes."

42. Workers Outside of Miller Supply Co., Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
041406
Title:
Workers Outside of Miller Supply Co., Huntington, W. Va.
Darwin Edwin Abbott was a famous photographer who operated out of Huntington, West Virginia. He attended Marshall Academy and toured West Virginia taking pictures for Harper's Magazine. In 1880 he opened a photographic studio and by 1891 his business expanded by selling photographic supplies. In 1898 he purchased the Addison, Thompson and Associates Plant which manufactured glass, which allowed him to add the manufacturing of high quality picture frames to his business. His salesman traveled throughout 20 states and his frames were sold throughout the U.S.A. and Europe. His firm was one of the most important businesses in Huntington at the time.

43. D.E. Abbott and Co. Horse and Buggy, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
042245
Title:
D.E. Abbott and Co. Horse and Buggy, Huntington, W. Va.
Description:
Darwin Edwin Abbott was a famous photographer who operated out of Huntington, West Virginia. He attended Marshall Academy and toured West Virginia taking pictures for Harper's Magazine. In 1880 he opened a photographic studio and by 1891 his business expanded by selling photographic supplies. In 1898 he purchased the Addison, Thompson and Associates Plant which manufactured glass, which allowed him to add the manufacturing of high quality picture frames to his business. His salesman traveled throughout 20 states and his frames were sold throughout the U.S.A. and Europe. His firm was one of the most important businesses in Huntington at the time.
Promo vehicles, one displaying Miller Tire Service and the other Seiberling All Treads also parked outside of the store front.

44. Workers at Miller Tire Service and Seiberling All Treads Outside of Store; Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
042494
Title:
Workers at Miller Tire Service and Seiberling All Treads Outside of Store; Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Promo vehicles, one displaying Miller Tire Service and the other Seiberling All Treads also parked outside of the store front.
The C. & O. Engine pictured on the yard tracks.

45. Engine No. 490 at Huntington Yards, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
048838
Title:
Engine No. 490 at Huntington Yards, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1949
Description:
The C. & O. Engine pictured on the yard tracks.
Legendary engineer, Richardson, pictured in white coveralls, poses next to new American engine No. 70 after a run from Hinton.

46. Billy Richardson with C. & O. Class-A Locomotive in Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
048906
Title:
Billy Richardson with C. & O. Class-A Locomotive in Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1891
Description:
Legendary engineer, Richardson, pictured in white coveralls, poses next to new American engine No. 70 after a run from Hinton.