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Edited and Prepared For Internet Use
by Allen E. Fowler


These files, which can be opened or downloaded to your computer, are in Windows Media Player version 9 format. The free player can be downloaded from the Microsoft website. To save the file to your computer, right click (or option-click on Mac) on the file, select "Save Target As" and designate where you wish to store the file.

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Burning of the State Capitol, 1921     (dialup)     (broadband)
Senator Matthew Neely, 1938     (dialup)     (broadband)
Dedication of West Virginia Turnpike, 1954     (dialup)     (broadband)
Construction of the Memorial Tunnel    (dialup)     (broadband)
Marx Toy Factory, Glen Dale    (dialup)     (broadband)
Vice President Richard Nixon in Wheeling, 1956    (dialup)     (broadband)
School integration at Matoaka, 1957    (dialup)     (broadband)
Kaiser Aluminum, 1957    (dialup)     (broadband)
Helen Holt becomes first secretary of state, 1957    (dialup)     (broadband)
Jerry West, East Bank High School    (dialup)     (broadband)
Richard Nixon, campaigning in 1960    (dialup)     (broadband)
Pearl S. Buck    (dialup)     (broadband)
Walter Reuther at the West Virginia Centennial Celebration, 1963    (dialup)     (broadband)
President Lyndon Johnson at the Dedication of the Summersville Reservoir, 1966    (dialup)     (broadband)
Coal mining town of Kingston, Fayette County, Spring 1967    (dialup)     (broadband)
Silver Bridge Disaster, 1967    (dialup)     (broadband)
Hominy Falls Mine Disaster, 1968    (dialup)     (broadband)
Election of Judge Leon Miller, 1968    (dialup)     (broadband)
Bomb Explodes at Bluefield State College, 1968    (dialup)     (broadband)
Farmington Mine Explosion, 1968    (dialup)     (broadband)
Black Lung Rally, 1969    (dialup)     (broadband)
Marshall Plane Crash, 1970    (dialup)     (broadband)
"Salute to Gov. Moore Dinner," 1971    (dialup)     (broadband)
Dedication of the Wayne Bridge, 1971    (dialup)     (broadband)
Buffalo Creek Disaster, 1972     (dialup)     (broadband)
UMWA Presidential Candidate Arnold Miller at Miners' Rally, 1972     (dialup)     (broadband)
Presidential Candidate George McGovern in Logan, 1972    (dialup)     (broadband)
REAP Director A. James Manchin at Rally in Charleston, 1973     (dialup)     (broadband)
Riot at West Virginia Penitentiary, 1973     (dialup)     (broadband)
Memorial Day Service, May 28, 1973    (dialup)     (broadband)
Kanawha Textbook Controversy, 1974    (dialup)     (broadband)
National Track and Field Hall of Fame, 1975     (dialup)     (broadband)
Dedication of the Mine Health and Safety Academy, 1976    (dialup)     (broadband)
WSAZ Charleston bureau donates news footage to the West Virginia State Archives, 1976    (dialup)     (broadband)
Construction of the New River Gorge Bridge    (dialup)     (broadband)
Dedication of the New River Gorge Bridge, 1977    (dialup)     (broadband)
Awarding of veterans' medals, Veterans Day, 1984    (dialup)     (broadband)
Mary Lou Retton returns to West Virginia after winning Olympic gold medal, 1984    (dialup)     (broadband)
Flooding in West Virginia, 1985    (dialup)     (broadband)
Premiere of Rain Main, Huntington, December 10, 1988    (dialup)     (broadband)
Unveiling of Chuck Yeager statue, Hamlin     (dialup)     (broadband)
Closing of the West Virginia Turnpike Memorial Tunnel     (dialup)     (broadband)
Demolition of the Bender Bridge     (dialup)     (broadband)
"My Home Among the Hills," Inauguration of Gaston Caperton, 1989    (dialup)     (broadband)
Press Conference on Acid Mine Drainage, 1992    (dialup)     (broadband)
Kathy Mattea, "Come Home to West Virginia"    (dialup)     (broadband)
Don Knotts    (dialup)     (broadband)
USS Stump becomes official flag ship of West Virginia    (dialup)     (broadband)
Senator Robert C. and Erma Byrd    (dialup)     (broadband)
A. James Manchin, public service announcement for highway safety    (dialup)     (broadband)
Steam Engine 614    (dialup)     (broadband)
Auburn One-Room School, Ritchie County    (dialup)     (broadband)
The Friendly City of Friendly, Tyler County    (dialup)     (broadband)
      
Governors of West Virginia   
Governor William Gustavus Conley (1929-1933)    (dialup)     (broadband)
Governor Homer Adams Holt (1937-1941)    (dialup)     (broadband)
Governor Clarence Watson Meadows (1945-1949)    (dialup)     (broadband)
Governor William Casey Marland (1953-1957)    (dialup)     (broadband)
Governor Cecil Harland Underwood (1957-1961)    (dialup)     (broadband)
Governor William Wallace Barron (1961-1965)    (dialup)     (broadband)
Governor Hulett Carlson Smith (1965-1969)    (dialup)     (broadband)
Governor Arch Alfred Moore, Jr. (1969-1977, 1985-1989)    (dialup)     (broadband)
Governor John Davison Rockefeller IV (1977-1985)    (dialup)     (broadband)
William Gaston Caperton III (1989-1997)    (dialup)     (broadband)
Cecil Harland Underwood (1997-2001)    (dialup)     (broadband)
Governor Robert Ellsworth Wise, Jr. (2001-2005)    (dialup)     (broadband)
Joseph Manchin III (2005-)    (dialup)     (broadband)
Joseph Manchin III (2005-)    (dialup)     (broadband)
      
United States Presidents Visit West Virginia   
Franklin D. Roosevelt    (dialup)     (broadband)
John F. Kennedy    (dialup)     (broadband)
John F. Kennedy in Huntington    (dialup)     (broadband)
Lyndon B. Johnson    (dialup)     (broadband)
Richard M. Nixon    (dialup)     (broadband)
Gerald R. Ford    (dialup)     (broadband)
Jimmy Carter    (dialup)     (broadband)
Ronald Reagan    (dialup)     (broadband)
      
Political Campaigns   
Hubert Humphrey, 1968    (dialup)     (broadband)
Spiro Agnew, 1968    (dialup)     (broadband)
Lloyd Bentsen, 1992    (dialup)     (broadband)
      
Excerpts from "A Celebration of Archives: Your State Archives Working for You"   
Dr. Kenneth R. Bailey    (dialup)     (broadband)
Russ Barbour    (dialup)     (broadband)
Dr. Fred Barkey    (dialup)     (broadband)
Woodrow Clay Hamilton Jr.    (dialup)     (broadband)
Terry Lively    (dialup)     (broadband)
Debby Sonis    (dialup)     (broadband)


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