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The portrait was collected in 1940 by George and Mike Barrick, two WVU students and Morgantown residents.

121. Autographed Portrait of Gene Krupa, Performer at Morgantown's Warner Theater

IDNO:
039312
Title:
Autographed Portrait of Gene Krupa, Performer at Morgantown's Warner Theater
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
The portrait was collected in 1940 by George and Mike Barrick, two WVU students and Morgantown residents.
The Memorial Building is now known as the Development Authority of Mercer County and also houses a WWII museum.

122. Memorial Building, Princeton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039342
Title:
Memorial Building, Princeton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
The Memorial Building is now known as the Development Authority of Mercer County and also houses a WWII museum.
The original courthouse in Princeton, West Virginia was built in 1874 but was destroyed by a fire in 1875. A second court house was built in 1876 and was torn down in 1930. The current court house located in Princeton, West Virginia in Mercer County was constructed in 1931 and cost $400,000. All persons in the photo are unidentified.

123. Courthouse, Princeton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039345
Title:
Courthouse, Princeton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
The original courthouse in Princeton, West Virginia was built in 1874 but was destroyed by a fire in 1875. A second court house was built in 1876 and was torn down in 1930. The current court house located in Princeton, West Virginia in Mercer County was constructed in 1931 and cost $400,000. All persons in the photo are unidentified.

124. Presbyterian Church, Princeton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039346
Title:
Presbyterian Church, Princeton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940

125. Princeton High School, Princeton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039348
Title:
Princeton High School, Princeton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Written on the building is "1912 Mercer School."

126. Mercer School, Princeton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039349
Title:
Mercer School, Princeton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Written on the building is "1912 Mercer School."
Located in Mercer County.

127. First Baptist Church, Princeton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039351
Title:
First Baptist Church, Princeton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Located in Mercer County.
Originally called Center Street Church, the name was changed in 1914. It is located in Mercer County.

128. First M. E. Church, South Princeton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039352
Title:
First M. E. Church, South Princeton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Originally called Center Street Church, the name was changed in 1914. It is located in Mercer County.
The playground is part of White Day Nursery. All persons are unidentified.

129. Children Pose With Smiles on Playground of Mercer County School, W. Va.

IDNO:
039357
Title:
Children Pose With Smiles on Playground of Mercer County School, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
The playground is part of White Day Nursery. All persons are unidentified.
Old wood structure with a stone foundation and first level.

130. Old McNeel Mill, Locust Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
039760
Title:
Old McNeel Mill, Locust Creek, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Old wood structure with a stone foundation and first level.
Built on the site of the Valentine Cackley mill. Other information included with the photograph, "There has been a mill on this site since 1800. Now owned by Hogsetts."

131. Grist Mill Built by Uriah Bird, ca. 1882, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039761
Title:
Grist Mill Built by Uriah Bird, ca. 1882, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Built on the site of the Valentine Cackley mill. Other information included with the photograph, "There has been a mill on this site since 1800. Now owned by Hogsetts."
Once a renowned inn and stage coach stop an the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. Owned and operated by Andrew Yeager before the Civil War, the inn laid between the two armies in the fall of 1861 and became a casualty of war. The front of the structure in the photograph was rebuilt by Yeager after the war.

132. Historic Travelers Repose, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039763
Title:
Historic Travelers Repose, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Once a renowned inn and stage coach stop an the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. Owned and operated by Andrew Yeager before the Civil War, the inn laid between the two armies in the fall of 1861 and became a casualty of war. The front of the structure in the photograph was rebuilt by Yeager after the war.