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A picture of Tennis Hatfield with his wife, Sadie Hatfield, and his son, Tennis Jr.
Willis Hatfield (right) with an unidentified man.
Willis Hatfield with a firearm.
Willis Hatfield astride a horse.
A picture of Willis, Cora, and Lakie Hatfield with Margaret Bunford and an unidentified person.
A picture of Dan, Ewell, Thelma, and Forrest Hatfield, the children of Dr. E.R. Hatfield.
Photograph from an album of Hatfield family members and relatives.
Myrtle, Joe, Alice, and Herbert Hatfield.
Photo from an album of Hatfield family members and their relatives.
A picture of Betty Caldwell Blisins and her husband on horses.
Birds-eye view of Mullens, W. Va.
Bridge likely goes over Slab Fork, which leads to the Guyandotte River.
Baseball game beside railroad tracks in Mullens, W. Va.
Stores and Restaurants located in Mullens, W. Va.
Stores in Mullens W. Va.
Unidentified woman at the entrance of the Rock Creek Park.
A woman sitting outside painting a picture of a dog.
Exterior of the Thomas Bowman house located on what is now N. Main Street in Franklin, W. Va.
Two women in a horse drawn wagon, likely near Franklin, W. Va.
Interior bedroom of a home located in Franklin, W. Va.  A couple are the subjects of the portrait, and the photographer can be seen in the mirror's reflection.
Four family members pose in their sitting room in Franklin W. Va.
Workmen pose in front of a Franklin, W. Va. building.  The building has several signs on it, including one for Bickford & Huffman Grain Drills.  The men are likely blacksmiths.
A couple poses near the dam, and others are visible on the left bank of the river.
Dam located on the South Branch Potomac River near Franklin, W. Va.
Side view of home, likely located in Franklin, W. Va.
Home of Dr. Preston Boggs in Franklin, W. Va., located on what is now North Main Street.  The home was included when Franklin's historic district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Bridge over the South Branch Potomac River, Franklin, W. Va.
A man looks affectionately at the woman standing as he holds her hand and appears to ask for her hand in marriage.
On the left is a Geiser Manufacturing Company steam tractor engine, also known as road locomotives, which likely pulled these farmers ploughs behind them. In the center is likely a threshing machine for the separation of grain from stalks and husks. On the right, a group of men sit with tightly bound bags, likely holding the grain seed.
A decorated Christmas tree stands in the corner of the house with presents sorted beneath it.  The home likely belongs to Orvis Zacheus "Oz" Gibson, a brother of the photographer, Scott Gibson.
Horse-drawn vehicles are parked outside of the race track. In the background, a crowd fills the stands overlooking the track.
View overlooking the town of Dawson, Pennsylvania.
An African-American man sits with his legs crossed on a chair in a home garden. Subject unidentified.
Two men and two women pose for a portrait.
View of the building, on the corner of Railroad Street and Main Street, from across the railroad tracks.
The woman dressed in black appears to be spying on the man and woman sitting beneath a bush.
Building to the right identified as the Dawson House.
A young, unidentified girl leans against a piano as she reads a book.
The woman on the right is holding a Pentecostal Hymnal Book. Subjects unidentified.
A young girl poses with her dolls outside in the snow.
Four small children lead three horses out of the large, wooden stable.
The organization, one of the oldest fraternal societies in America, was established in 1847 as the Junior Sons of America. In 1868, the organization was renamed the Patriotic Order Sons of America. Members are all native-born or naturalized American male citizens, 16 years and older, wishing to create brotherhood.
A child holds on to a glass baby bottle while posing for a picture.
A table is set with fine china and and prepared dishes for a large meal.
An unidentified man belonging to Independent Order of Odd Fellow (IOOF) organization poses in a forest.
Two young girls sit on a porch swing accompanied with their dolls.
A multi-generational family poses in front of a picket fence. Subjects unidentified.
A young man and a boy pose with their hunting rifles. Beside them are two dogs.
A man, his wife, their three children and family pet relax on the lawn outside of their home.
Two girl twins in identical outfits pose with their pet dog.
Two unidentified children pose together as they hold up small American flags, perhaps in celebration of Independence Day.  The flags appear to have 45 stars, indicating that this photo was taken between 1896 and 1907.
An unidentified infant is pictured sitting inside of a rocking horse. Beside the child is a doll.
An unidentified man holds onto what appears to be a liquor bottle as he sits in a horse-drawn carriage.
A man and his wife sit in what it possibly the cellar of their newly built home.
An unidentified boy pushes a young girl in a wheelchair across a lawn.
Two unidentified girls lean back in a lawn chair.  A hammock is visible to the right.
Portrait of an unidentified woman. She is wearing a necklace with a large pendant.
A man sits on the porch of the home in the forefront. The second house is under construction.
An unidentified woman is dressed in a fur coat and muff. She is standing on a rug with cats imprinted on it.
Three young girls are pictured, one holding a parasol and one holding a kitten.
Four men stand and seven men sit outside of a building. A spigot with a communal drinking cup is pictured on the left.
A man and a woman sit in the carriage while a horse pulls it across a field.
A frozen waterfall on Cheat River.
Family members and a pet dog sit outside of the home.
Members of the church and clergy pose outside of the church building which is located in Preston County, W. Va.
Street view of a Victorian style home.
C. C. Graham and family are pictured on the home's porch. C. C. Graham is likely Cyrus C. Graham, born about 1862 in West Virginia.
Two unidentified women sit with their pet dog on a lawn.
Two unidentified women riding sidesaddle along a dirt road.
A man stands on top of a giant heap of hay, while another lifts hay onto the heap. A third man sits at behind the mower, holding the reigns of the horses that are pulling the large mowing machine across the field.
A young man prepares to strike the wooden froe, which is lodged into the log, with a maul.
Three unidentified coal miners are pictured inside a mine with shovels and an oil lamp.
Two young men pose in their team uniforms. The player to the right is holding a baseball bat.
A man sits while a barber combs and styles his hair.
A young, unidentified girl and her cat pose on a home porch.
The Grand Army of the Republic, or G.A.R., was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, Union Navy, Marines and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War for the Northern/Federal forces. Its peak membership, at more than 490,000, was in 1890, a high point of various Civil War commemorative and monument dedication ceremonies. It was succeeded by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, composed of male descendants of Union Army and Union Navy veterans.The G.A.R. was organized into "departments" at the state level and "posts" at the community level. This old artillery gun monument was dedicated by the G.A.R. Department of West Virginia, Custer Post No. 8.The plaque beneath the gun reads, "This gun was cast at Sevilla Spain, May 9th 1795, is 12 ft. in length, Caliber 6 3/8 inches weighs 6283 lbs. It was captured from the Spanish by Admiral Dewey, at Cavite Arsenal, near Manila, P.I. [Philippines] in May 1898, brought to N. Y. Navy Yard in the U. S., S. Buffalo [South Buffalo, New York]. Loaned by the Navy Department to Custer Post No. 8 G.A.R. was Mounted on Platform June 23rd, 1899. On July 4th, 1899, the Gun was unveiled by members of Custer Post with suitable ceremonies."
Nine unidentified individuals pose in costume. Three of them sit on horses. Five of them  stand on a carriage drawn by those horses, two of which wear large pots against their bellies. The man in the forefront, dressed in two, vertical striped colors, holds what appears to be a jousting rod.
An unidentified man sits in front of a hanging quilt. The ribbon fastened to his jacket collar indicates he is the 153rd Good Hope Council member for the Junior Order of the United American Mechanics, an American fraternal order. It began as a youth affiliation of the Order of United American Mechanics, but seceded to become its own organization and eventually absorbed its parent order. Originally, it was an Anti-Catholic, Nativist group, but eventually abandoned this position and became a general fraternal benefit society open to people regardless of creed, race or sex.
A young boy is pictured holding four opossums.
Two unidentified men pose beside the stone they are cutting large blocks out of. A long, chiseling tool rests against the rock.
View of the snow-covered street which is filled with horse-drawn carriages. A group of men stand beneath an awning on the right.
Lumbermen sit on top of a tall, wooden structure. In the background are piles of lumber.
A group of mean are scattered across the rail tracks. On the left is a train engine. On the right appears to be a long rail cart designed to transport logs.