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First Place Display of 'Keys to Better Living' at the State Fair.

1. Kanawha County Display at State Fair in Lewisburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
028432
Title:
Kanawha County Display at State Fair in Lewisburg, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
First Place Display of 'Keys to Better Living' at the State Fair.
"Kanawha County--Authorized, 1788 and organized, 1789, from Montgomery and Greenbrier. Named for Kanawha River bearing name of Indian tribe. Salt making brought early settlers into this valley and from it grew vast modern chemical plants."

2. Kanawha County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia

IDNO:
030860
Title:
Kanawha County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia
Date:
1951
Description:
"Kanawha County--Authorized, 1788 and organized, 1789, from Montgomery and Greenbrier. Named for Kanawha River bearing name of Indian tribe. Salt making brought early settlers into this valley and from it grew vast modern chemical plants."
Building collapsed after the local power company dug a trench to bury their lines too close to the building.

3. Collapsed Capitol Restaurant, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
041268
Title:
Collapsed Capitol Restaurant, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
Building collapsed after the local power company dug a trench to bury their lines too close to the building.

4. Special Convention W. Va. State Federation of Labor, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047367
Title:
Special Convention W. Va. State Federation of Labor, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1938/03/10-1938/03/12
Building located at 514 Lee Street Charleston, across from the Fruth grade school.

5. Man Drinks Outside of Military Portrait Co. Building, Designated Polling Place, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047384
Title:
Man Drinks Outside of Military Portrait Co. Building, Designated Polling Place, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Description:
Building located at 514 Lee Street Charleston, across from the Fruth grade school.
Building located at 514 Lee Street Charleston, across from the Fruth grade school.

6. Group of Men Hanging Around Military Portrait Co. Building, Designated Polling Place, Trying to Influence Voters, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047385
Title:
Group of Men Hanging Around Military Portrait Co. Building, Designated Polling Place, Trying to Influence Voters, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Description:
Building located at 514 Lee Street Charleston, across from the Fruth grade school.

7. Election Official Signaling Vote Buyer, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047386
Title:
Election Official Signaling Vote Buyer, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952

8. Election Official Outside Cussing Observer, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047387
Title:
Election Official Outside Cussing Observer, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Building located at 514 Lee Street Charleston, across from the Fruth grade school.

9. Election Official Looking Out Window of Military Portrait Co. Building, Designated Polling Place, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047388
Title:
Election Official Looking Out Window of Military Portrait Co. Building, Designated Polling Place, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Description:
Building located at 514 Lee Street Charleston, across from the Fruth grade school.

10. Group of Men Attempting to Buy Votes, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047389
Title:
Group of Men Attempting to Buy Votes, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Ruth Smith Norris (left) and Eula Mae Garten (right) pose in Christmas sweaters. The Ruffner Hotel and the Union Building can be seen in the background.

11. Two Women on South Side Bridge, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
049462
Title:
Two Women on South Side Bridge, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1939
Description:
Ruth Smith Norris (left) and Eula Mae Garten (right) pose in Christmas sweaters. The Ruffner Hotel and the Union Building can be seen in the background.
View of factories taken from the bridge. Nitro, W. Va. was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.

12. View of Nitro, W. Va.

IDNO:
050414
Title:
View of Nitro, W. Va.
Date:
1919
Description:
View of factories taken from the bridge. Nitro, W. Va. was created during WWI in 1917 to produce gunpowder for the war effort.