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| View Original: | A carved sandstone block in a corner of this long structure, the 1906 Cabell Building in Barboursville, West Virginia, is inscribed with the curious notation, "The Cabell Inv't & Dev't Co." LCCN2015631796.tif.tiff (7360x4912) | |||
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| Keywords: A carved sandstone block in a corner of this long structure, the 1906 Cabell Building in Barboursville, West Virginia, is inscribed with the curious notation, "The Cabell Inv't & Dev't Co." LCCN2015631796.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 055 ; Credit line West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; The building was likely named for and perhaps even owned by a local son William H Cabell who served as a governor of Virginia when West Virginia was part of that state Barboursville lies in Cabell County A guess might be that dev't is short for development and inv't for investment But it was a hardware store that occupied the premises for much of the building's first century ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Forms part of West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015631796 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/31700/31721a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 31721 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 31721 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||