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Thomas M. Darrah Photo Album

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▶  WHEELING HISTORY  ▶  ARCHIVES  ▶  PHOTOGRAPHS

▼ THE DARRAH PHOTO ALBUM

Thomas M. Darrah PhotoThe Thomas Darrah photo album contains photographs of Ohio County, WV, Belmont County, OH, and the South Branch of the Potomac River in WV. The pages of the album are badly warped, and as such, scans of the photographs appear blurry in areas. 
▶  Read more about the Darrah Collection
▶ PDF  Download the Darrah Finding Aid (pdf)

 
#:
Year:
Photo Description:
01
1885
▶ View from Old Stone Bridge over Wheeling Creek
02
18??
▶ View at Mouth Run leading from Little McMahon's creek to St. Clairsville
03
1888
▶ View at Burnt Bridge on Potomac River, Hampshire County, West Va.
04
1888
▶ View from Hanging Rock on Potomac River, Hampshire County, West Va.
05
1888
▶ View from the town of Moorefield, Hardy County West Va.
06
1888
▶ View of Old Family Residence, where T. M. Darrah was born.
07
1888
▶ View of Room of T. M. Darrah's in the old Bailey Block.
08
1888
▶ View of Submerged Passenger train on the St. Clairsville
09
1888
▶ View of old Court House, South West Corner of Chapline and Twelfth Street.
10
1888
▶ View of Reynolds Gap, on road from Romney to Moorefield, Hardy County, West Va.
11
1888
▶ View of City and County Buildings on Chapline and Sixteenth Streets.
12
1888
▶ View of Hanging Rock at Isaac Parsons, Hampshire County, West Va.
13
1888
▶ Room of T.M. Darrah in the old Bailey Building, corner of Alley 9 and Market Street.
14
1888
▶ View in the Trough (Saltpeter Rock), South Branch Potomac River, Hardy County, West Va.
15
1888
▶ View from Hanging Rock looking up South Branch of Potomac River, Hampshire County, West Va.
16
1888
▶ View at upper end of Petersburg Gap, South Branch of Potomac River, Grant County, West Va.
17
1888
▶ View in Petersburg Gap, South Branch of Potomac River, Grant County, West Va.
18
1885
▶ View from Thompson's Hill looking towards Leatherwood. Ohio County, West Va.
19
1888
▶ View at Mechanicsburg Gap, and on Mill Creek, Hampshire County, West Va.
20
1888
▶ Gambrinus Club in Camp on Millers Island, Marshall County, West Va.
21
1885
▶ Gambrinus Club on their way to the fishing grounds in downey's bend, Big Wheeling Creek, Marshall County, West Va.
22
1885
▶ The Gambrinus Club in Camp on Miller's Island on July Fourth 1885, four miles from Elm Grove, Big Wheeling Creek, Marshall County, West Va.
23
1885
▶ View of Stone Bridge on National Road, at foot of big hill. Six miles from Bridgeport, Ohio.
24
1888
▶ View of Echol's old Mill on Little McMahon's Creek, nine miles from Bellaire, Ohio.
25
1885
▶ View on Big Wheeling Creek, looking up Creek towards Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Va.
26
1890
▶ View of home where T.M. Darrah was born, three miles south of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio.
27
1885
▶ View of Oglesbay's Mill, formerly Patterson's. Five miles from Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio.
28
1888
▶ View from hill east of Scotch Ridge Cemetery, looking towards Mt. Pleasant, Ohio.
29
1890
▶ View of old home, where T.M. Darrah was born. Three miles south of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio.
30
1888
▶ View of Clay Monument at Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Va.
31
1885
▶ View looking up big Wheeling Creek, showing the residence of Sam Patterson's near Elm Grove.
32
1885
▶ View of Kinsey's Old Mill, six miles from Bridgeport, Ohio, in view of the National Pike, view taken of Stone Bridge.
33
1890
▶ View looking up Big Wheeling Creek, showing the Clay Monument to the left and residence of Sam Patterson.
34
1893
▶ View looking up Big Wheeling Creek, showing the B & Ohio R. Rd. bridge at Elm Grove.
35
1890
▶ Fishing in Downey's Bend, Big Wheeling Creek, Marshall County, West Va.
36
1890
▶ View looking up Big Wheeling Creek, near Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Va.
37
1893
▶ Cattle of Judge T.J. Hugus at rest in a hot summer day, on Big Wheeling Creek, Ohio County, West Va.
38
1890
▶ Fishing in Downey's Bend, Big Wheeling Creek, Marshall County, West Va.
39
1887
▶ Image of G.A.R. Society of the Army of West Virginia 11th Annual Re-Union on Market Street, Wheeling, WV, August 26th, 1887.

The pages of the album are badly warped. They 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.

The album is part of the OCPL's Special Collections and Archives and available for viewing by appointment only. 

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