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"Third Annual Convention of Chief of Police and Peace Officers of West Virginia" on the steps of the old Capitol Annex which later became the Public Library.... 1915.

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As part of the state convention of 1915, the heaviest guys were weighed (see scales below) and won a prize. These winners are thought to be from Clarksburg. Notice the photo's border. These guys would be considered lightweights in todays world.

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Meeting at the Elks Club on Quarrier & McFarland Streets in 1915

Elks

Elks Club on Quarrier & McFarland Streets

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Beautiful photo of the Charlesron Police Dept in 1916. Likely taken at the old city hall.

Here is a great panorama of the Charleston Police dept in 1924 with the names of the men.

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Photo courtesy of Linda Copley at Copley's wrecker Service and Watson Picture Framing

1922

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Charleston Police 1934

Charleston Police Force in 1934

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1937

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1952

This August 25, 1952 photo announces the new summer uniforms donned by the Traffic Division.

First row L-R: E. L. Greenleaf, R. W. Spradling, Tommy Wilson and H. O. Pauley.

Second Row: George Moran, A. W. Silverman, Captain Walter Cavender, E. R. Scott, J. E. Marshall, E. D. Crockett and W. Cody Roberts.

Third row: Ben Johnson, L. B. Cullifer, Cecil Thompson and Keith Dunn.

Charleston WV Motorcycle cops

The photo above was taken in the late 50s behind the Charleston Civic Center property.

Photo below: Caption says 1953 Inauguration Detail.

Charleston WV Motorcycle cops

Photos courtesy Rusty Flowers, Rick Westfall & CPD.

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1900s PHOTOS PAGE

Here you will find photos circa 1907, many with the corresponding photo of how that area looks today. Some of these properties no longer have the address they had in 1907 of course, and so an educated guess as to the exact location has been made by taking into account the current city block numbers.

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219 Hale Street	Elk Hotel Broad St	APP Bldg, Quarrier St	Chas General Hosp	Fernbank School
Potterfield Drug	Excel Grocery	Burlew Opera House	K&M Depot	Union School
Water Co Elk River	Blacksmith Court St	May Shoe Co	Goshorn Hardware	213 Capitol Street
Griffith Supply	Youngs Grocery	1318 Washington St	Loewensteins	Palmers 224 Capitol St
241 Capitol St	1003 Wash St E	1121 Wash St E	1125 Wash St E	Elk River 1907

Other Photos from the 1900s

Scott Brothers Drug	Old Capitol Street	Edgewood Park	Nally's Bar
Wonderful Undertaker photo	The Plaza Theater	Fire Dept in 1907	Unbelieveable Downtown
The Savage House	The Old Train Ferry	Misc Photos from 1901	Chas. Police Dept from 1915 on

Photos from 1911

Nitro and Raymond City	Elite Laundry	The West Side? Yes!	Kanawha at Capitol
Great Riverbank Scene	The Bowen Tavern	Kanawha River Locks	Big Chimney

Baird Hardware	A few old Steamboats	Lewis Hubbard & Co	Ruffner Cemetery Playground

Nuttallburg WV Coal Camp	City Map from the 1900s	Western Union	Elizabeth Memorial Church A Funny Story

The C&O Depot	Elk River Bridge Collapse	Central ME Church	Derricks Creek Photo

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