WVU Cadet Corps in front of Martin Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1886
Description:
Three men are identified in this photo. Ninth from left is C. E. Charles, nineteenth from right is T. Stribling, and the Commandant L. Wilson stands in the center in the dark uniform.
Turn of the Century Morgantown and West Virginia University
Date:
1891-1892
Description:
'West Virginia University and Morgantown (1891-1892) as taken from a point some distance north of the U. The Catalogue for one of those subsequent years states that Science Hall was finished in 1893, but no sign of it is to be seen in this picture, but the roof was on Commencement Hall, and the Court House was built (1892), which fixes the date about as given above.' 'View of Morgantown & Sunnyside taken from North Morgantown Hill. Note the orchard along Overhill St. also showing the house owned by the Whites nearby.'
Banjo, Mandolin, and Guitar Club, West Virginia University
Date:
1893
Description:
Text on the back reads:"Rear Row: Del. Kincaid, Claude Gore, W. W. D. Rogers, Ed Boyd, Harry DuncanMiddle Row: Ed Hartman, unknown, Ed Mayer, ? Willis, Sam BoydFront Row: Dick Hayes, Fred Marshall - DirectorWilliam C. Meyer, Manager"They are posing on the steps of Commencement Hall.
Men Laying Wall for a Green House at WVU Farm, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1893/04/05
Description:
A group of men stand beside piles of bricks which they intend to use to erect green house building, much like the on to the left. Subjects unidentified.
Interior of a general store, most likely in Morgantown, W. Va. Items on the shelves include oatmeal crackers, candy, tobacco, and a variety of other canned, boxed, and bagged items.
Members of the Mountain Honorary pose in front of a building. Text on the back reads: "Initiates: Glasscock, Brock, Hardy, Winter, Lewis, White, Mullen, Winters, McCoy, Gilmore, Long, Summers."
New City Hospital Private Room, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1913/09
Description:
A private patient room at the New City Hospital in Morgantown, W. Va. In addition to a metal hospital bed, the room also includes a side chair, table with plant, and dresser with mirror.
West Virginia University Football Team, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1916
Description:
The football players pose together for a team photo.In the back row, from left to right, is unidentified; unidentified Coach Tobin; unidentified; Coach McIntyre; Manager Sherr; and unidentified.In the fourth row, from left to right is unidentified; player Brooks, Fred Mills ('20); unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; quarterback Charles L. Lewis ('20); and pplayer Webster.In the third row, from left to right, is unidentified; tackle Joseph V. Harrick ('21); guard John B. McCue ('21); Captain Russell Bailey holding the ball('19); player Harris; unidentified; and halfback Andrew 'Rip King.In the second row is guard Russel D. Meredith ('21); player Curry; unidentified; tackle Frank Ice ('18); unidentified; unidentified; player Wagner; unidentified.In the front row from left to right is player Rhodes; halfback J. Howard Lentz ('20); unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified.
WVU Football Captain Clay B. Hite, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Hite ('18) was a halfback for West Virginia University's Mountaineer football team. During the 1917 season, Hite enlisted in the First Officers Training Camp after the United States declared war and was commissioned as a lieutenant. In his absence, the team elected Russell Bailey as the captain of the team. Russell came to WVU from Huntington High and was well-known as an excellent athlete.
WVU Football Player Fred Mills, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) played an end position for West Virginia University's football team. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep, where he had won himself a name as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, Mills enlisted in the military.
Portrait of the West Virginia University head coach Tobin. Tobin later went on to coach the Akron Pros and brought them to victory in the first ever NFL championship with an undefeated season.
WVU Footbal Player Russel D. Meredith, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Russel "Rus" Meredith ('21) played as a guard for West Virginia University. He came to WVU from Fairmont High School where he had had a successful career in football.
WVU Football Captain Russell Bailey, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Russell "Rus" Bailey ('19) was elected captain of the West Virginia University Mountaineers after the original captain, Clay Hite, enlisted in the army. Bailey led his team to a winning season in 1917, with a season record of 6-3.
WVU Football Player Joseph V. Harrick, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Joe Harrick ('21) played as a tackle for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as one of the "greatest linesmen that ever wore the Old Gold and Blue" in the 1919 Monticola yearbook.
West Virginia University's Fred "Ike" Mills ('20) was a versatile football player, playing tackle and end positions. He came to WVU from Keyser Prep where he had made a name for himself as a backfield man. Shortly after the 1917 season, he joined the United State military.