West Virginia Postcards

Jim Blackwood, president of BAI has collected historical postcards of West Virginia for many years and finds they are a valuable resource for historical projects.  These postcards indicate the directions of change in both rural and urban areas, as well as identifying the residents persona of cities and towns at the turn of the century.

As we find new treasures and share with our friends, we will provide links here to scanned historical postcards from areas all over West Virginia.  Most of these postcards were actually purchased outside of the state.  Real photos are designated RP and circa dates have been provided for postcards that were never postdated. 

[ Adams St, Fairmont ] [ Beckley ]
[ Berkeley Springs ] [ Bluefield ] [ Canaan Valley ]
[ Cass ] [ Charleston ] [ Charlestown ] [ Clarksburg ]
[ Davis ] [ Elkins ] [ Fairmont ] [ Grafton ]
[ Harpers Ferry ] [ Hinton ] [ Huntington ]
[ Lewisburg ] [ Mannington ] [ Martinsburg ]
[ Morgantown ] [ Moundsville ] [ New Martinsville ]
[ Parkersburg ] [ Parsons ] [ Salem ] [ St. Marys ]
[ Thurmond ] [ West Union ] [ Weston ] [ Wheeling ]

City of Fairmont - Adams Street

• Corner of Adams & Cleveland (circa 1910)
• Corner of Adams & Cleveland (1914)
• Adams Street looking South (1929)
• Adams Street (circa 1950 - RP)
• Adams Street looking West (circa 1915)
• Adams Street looking West (circa 1908)
• *Adams Street & Monroe (circa 1925 - RP)
• Head of Main Street (Adams) (circa 1910)
• *Adams Street Parade (1919 - RP)
• *Adams Street 200 Block (circa 1935 - RP)
• *Adams Street 300 Block (1916 - RP)
• *Adams Street Celebration (circa 1919 - RP)
• *Main Street & Madison (1923 - RP)
• Main Street (Adams) (circa 1908 - RP)
• Main Street (Adams) (circa 1906 - RP)
• *Adams Street (from Watson Bldg) (1913 - RP)
• Main Street looking NE (Adams) (circa 1935)
• Main Street looking E (Adams) (1914)

Beckley

• Main Street (1930)

Berkeley Springs

• Fairfax Street (1925)

Bluefield

• Princeton Avenue (circa 1930)
• Birds Eye View of Humming (1909)

Canaan Valley

• Fire Tower (circa 1940 - RP)

Cass

• Spruce Lumber Co. Mill (1908 - RP)

Charleston

• The Arcade (1909)
• Capitol Street (circa 1915)
• Charleston Bank (circa 1920)
• Kanawha Bank (1908)
• Episcopal Church (circa 1930)
• Ruffner Hotel (1918)
• Laidley Field (circa 1940)
• Kanawha Hotel (1907)
• Charleston General Hospital (circa 1910 - RP)

Charlestown

• Washington Street (circa 1920)

Clarksburg

• Main Street (1909 - RP)

Davis

• Worden's Hotel (circa 1940)

Elkins

• Davis Memorial Hospital (circa 1915)

Fairmont - Miscellaneous

• 2nd Ward School  (circa 1920)
• Birds Eye View (1914)
• Birds Eye View (1956)
• Birds Eye View (circa 1908)
• Birds Eye View Business District (circa 1915)
• Birds Eye View Watson (1912)
• *Buffalo Bill, Fairmont Circus (circa 1910 - RP)
• Cook Hospital (circa 1920)
• Fairmont Country Club (circa 1920)
• Marion County Courthouse (circa 1950 - RP)
• Marion County Courthouse (circa 1920 - RP)
• Marion County Courthouse (circa 1930)
• Marion County Courthouse (circa 1915)
• Deveny Building (circa 1920)
• *Deveny Building (circa 1920 - RP)
• Elks House (1908 - RP)
• Fairmont Avenue (1908)
• Fairmont Avenue (1913)
• Fairmont Hotel (1936)
• Fairmont Hotel (circa 1920)
• Fairmont Hotel Interior (circa 1925)
• Fairmont Theater (1923)
• Fairmont Post Office (Library) (1922)
• Fairmont General Hospital (1953)
• Fairmont State College (1936)
• Former West Side High School (circa 1925)
• High Gate (circa 1930 - RP)
• High Level Bridge (circa 1920)
• High Level Bridge (circa 1920)
• High Level Bridge (circa 1930)
• High Level Bridge (1925)
• High Level Bridge (circa 1920)
• High Level Bridge (circa 1915)
• High Level Bridge (1927)
• Jackson Hotel, Jackson Street (1908 - RP)
• Kenyon Hotel (1908)
• *Madison & Jackson Street (1913 - RP)
• Masonic Building (circa 1920)
• Miners Hospital (1911)
• Monongah Glass Factory (circa 1920 - RP)
• Monongah Glass Factory Office (circa 1920-RP)
• Nickle Bridge (1915)
• Nickle Bridge (1920)
• Owens Illinois (circa 1920 - RP)
• Ravine Park (circa 1920)
• Rhea Terrace Birds Eye View (1908)
• Sonnencroft Residence (1925)
• South Side Bridge (circa 1910)
• South Side Bridge (circa 1930)
• Suspension Bridge (1906 - RP)
• Valley Falls (circa 1920)
• Watson Building (circa 1908)
• Watson Building (1911 - RP)
• Watson Building - Interior (1911 - RP)
• Watson Building - Interior Vault (1911 - RP)
• Watson Building - Interior (1911 - RP)
• Watson Building (1911 - RP)
• Watson Building - Interior (1911 - RP)
• Watson Hotel (1919)
• West Fairmont High School (circa 1940)
• Wharf by Day (1910 - RP)
• YMCA (circa 1910)

*Images provided by Main Street, Fairmont.

Grafton

• B & O Station (circa 1940 - RP)
• B & O Station & Willard Hotel (1913)
• B & O Station & Willard Hotel (1912)
• First National Bank (1914)
• City of Grafton (1911 - RP)
• Main Street (circa 1910)
• Main Street looking east (1912)
• Main Street
• Main Street (1909 - RP)
• Post Office (circa 1920 - RP)
• B & O RR Roundhouse (1925)

Harpers Ferry

• High Street (circa 1910)

Hinton

• C & O Railway Station (1908)
• New River Bridge (circa 1930)
• New & Greenbrier Rivers (circa 1925)
• Third Street (1907 - RP)

Huntington

• Third Avenue (circa 1910)
• Fourth Avenue (circa 1920)

Lewisburg

• Greenbrier Hotel (circa 1940)
• Greenbrier Hotel (1915)

Mannington

• Birds Eye View (circa 1930)
• Birds Eye View (1925)
• Buffalo Street (1909 - RP)

Martinsburg

• Interwoven Mills, Inc. (1935)

Morgantown

• Post Office & Morgan Hotel (1936)

Moundsville

• WV State Penitentiary (circa 1940)

New Martinsville

• Main Street after Flood (circa 1907 - RP)

Parkersburg

• Market Street (1912)
• Market Street (circa 1920)
• Market Street (1913)
• Market Street (1908 - RP)

Parsons

• Parsons Court House (circa 1945 - RP)
• Parsons Court House (circa 1945 - RP)

Salem

• B&O Station (circa 1920)

St. Marys

• Second Street showing train (circa 1930)

Thurmond

• Dun Glen Hotel  (1908 - RP)

West Union

• First National Bank (1919 - RP)

Weston

• Weston State Hospital (1899 - RP)
• Weston State Hospital (circa 1900 - RP)

Wheeling

• Triadelphia Middle School (1920)
• Osiris Temple (circa 1938)
• Madison School (1924)
• Market Street looking N (circa 1930)
• Market Street looking N (circa 1930)