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Art Work of Wheeling, West Virginia: 1904

Artwork of Wheeling, West Virginia: Cover

IMAGES FROM "ART WORK OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA" 

 "Art Work of Wheeling, West Virginia" was issued in nine 16 page paperbound parts (34 x 27.5 cm) in a portfolio by the Gravure Illustration Company of Chicago in 1904. Each page contains one or two photographs. In addition to the images reproduced here, there were a number of rural landscapes that were omitted in the interest of time, and a page or two in each part on the history of the area.The following is a classified arrangement of the pictures, not the original order. The photographer(s) responsible for these pictures is not identified.

The image to the left is the cover of part 9 in the series.

 

CITYSCAPES

 Birdseye View of Wheeling (showing downtown and south end of Wheeling Island)
Birdseye View of Wheeling
 Birdseye View of Wheeling
Birdseye View of Wheeling (showing downtown and bridges)
A Glimpse of the River (from 5th Street, North Wheeling)
River Front -- From the New Bridge
Scene on the River Front
A view of Kenwood Place
View at Woodsdale
Pleasant Valley
On the Road to Waddington (Oglebay Park)
View from Stone Church Cemetery

STREET SCENES

 Market Street from Twelfth
View on Market Street (looking North)
Main Street from Twelfth
Twelfth Street from Main

PLACES OF WORSHIP

 First Presbyterian Church
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Interior of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Vance Memorial Church
Eoff Street Temple

GOVERNMENT

 The Government Building (Custom House, Post Office, Independence Hall)
The Courthouse
The Courthouse Fountain
The Soldiers' Monument, Courthouse
The Jail

PUBLIC BUILDINGS
AND PLACES

 Orphans' Home
Board of Trade and Court Theatre
View in Foyer of the Court Theatre
Elks' Club
Elks' Club Lodge Room
Elks' Club Theatre
Fort Henry Club
Views in Wheeling Park
Views in Wheeling Park
Monuments at Greenwood Cemetery
Gates to Greenwood Cemetery

RESIDENCES

 Residence of S. S. Bloch (Pleasant Valley)
Residence of J. C. Brady (Pleasant Valley)
Residence of W. S. Brady (Echo Point)
Residence of Dr. O. W. Burdats (On National Road)
Residence of Robert C. Dalzell (Leatherwood)
Residence of Dr. John L. Dickey (Echo Point)
"Joellyn" -- Residence of H. D. DuBois
The Pines -- Residence of George A. Flaccus
The Pines -- Residence of George A. Flaccus
Residence of C. W. Franzheim
Residence of E. B. Franzheim
Residence of Jacob W. Grubb
Residence of Samuel W. Harper (Echo Point)
Residence of Howard Hazlett (901 Main Street)
"The Knoll" -- Residence of W. P. Heiskell (Echo Point)
Residence of Dr. C. L. Hill
Residence of W. P. Hubbard
Grounds of Residence of W. P. Hubbard
Residence of D. C. List, Jr.
Monument Place, residence of Mrs. Charles J. Milton
Gates at Monument Place, residence of Mrs. Charles J. Milton
Residence and Grounds of E. W. Oglebay (house)
Residence and Grounds of E. W. Oglebay (outbuilding)
Residence of Alfred Paull
Residence of J. F. Paull (Woodsdale)
Residence of B. Walker Peterson
Residence of H. Quarrier (Kenwood)
Residence of Mrs. M. J. Rogers
Residence of Henry M. Russell (74 South Front St.)
Residence of L. E. Sands (40 S. Front St.)
Residence of Mrs. L. B. Sweeney
Residence of William M. Tiernan (Kenwood Place)
Residence of W. A. Wilson (500 Main St.)
"Glencairn" -- the Residence of W. P. Wilson
Island Homes from the Bridge

LANDSCAPES

 The Valley, Hubbard's Lane
A View from the Pines
Scene on Wheeling Creek
Scene on Big Wheeling Creek
Scene on Big Wheeling Creek
Scene on Big Wheeling Creek
Scene on Big Wheeling Creek (missing)
Scene on Big Wheeling Creek
Scene on Big Wheeling Creek (missing)
Scene on Big Wheeling Creek
On the Road to Waddington (Oglebay Park)
On the Road to Waddington (Oglebay Park)

 
All images in this collection are taken from 'Art Work of Wheeling, West Virginia,' published by Gravure Illustration Company of Chicago, 1904. The images have been scanned to preserve as much of the artistic quality and style of the original.  If you would like a high resolution copy of a photo from this collection, please make a request through the OCPL contact form.

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