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Brown Collection Index 1888-1892

The Brown Collection of Photographs 

Index 1888-1892
 

Photo# Year Description    
#62
 1888 Coal tipple, Elm Grove Coal Mine. View Photo View Page
#63
 1888 Elm Grove: Old Stone Bridge from Fire Department House. View Photo View Page
#64
 1888 The arch erected for the reunion of the Grand Army of the Potomac on 12th and Market Street. View Photo View Page
#65
 1888 National Road Elm Grove B&O Railroad station. View Photo View Page
#66
 1888 National Road at McCulloch's Leap. View Photo View Page
#67
 1888 In 1888 the stone bridge over the creek on Main Street collapsed. It was replaced by the present stone bridge. View Photo View Page
#68
 1888 B & O Railroad Bridge. View Photo View Page
#69
 1888 The back river dam and the old crystal glass works. View Photo View Page
#70
 1888 Monument Place, Elm Grove, showing the old stone barn and the roof of the slave quarters. View Photo View Page
#71
 1889 The terminal railroad bridge in North Wheeling was started in 1889. In August, 1891, the first Wheeling and Lake Erie train crossed the bridge and entered the city. View Photo View Page
#72
 1889 River front tragedy. A yacht capsized and three persons drowned. This interesting picture shows the water front to 3rd Street, and the industry in this section. View Photo View Page
#73
 1890 A busy day at the Wheeling Wharf. Scenes like this were daily occurrencenes in the days when the river was the fastest means of transportation between distant cities. View Photo View Page
#74
 1890 Old steam railroad by Echo Point. View Photo View Page
#75
 1890 View of Wheeling from Chapline Street hill behind the Ohio Valley General Hospital. View Photo View Page
#76
 1891 View from the Steel Bridge looking south showing the Belmont Mill and the Pontoon Bridge to the fairground. View Photo View Page
#77
 1891 The packet "Ben Hur" tied up on Water Street during the flood of 1891. The "Ben Hur" sank in 1916 on the Mississippi River. 1891 - The packet "Ben Hur" tied up on Water Street during the flood of 1891. The "Ben Hur" sank in 1916 on the Mississippi River.">View Photo View Page
#78
 1891 A new stone bridge spanned Wheeling Creek on Main Street. View Photo View Page
#79
 1892 Main Street Looking North, when town was fully decorated for Columbian Day, October 21, 1892. Made from 16th Street. View Photo View Page
#80
 1892 View of Birch Lynn and Pleasant Valley from Echo Point looking east. View Photo View Page

 

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