First class in 1938, Logan County, Omar, W. Va. Employees of W. Va. Coal and Coke Co., Sydnor supt. Before becoming certified, miners must pass state examination. Shown here is a group taking the examination at the state capitol, which may certify them as Mine Foremen. U.G. Carter, instructor on the left in the back. Marvin Kesler, state mine examiner on right in back.
Progressive Mine Workers of America Anthracite Organizers, District 9, Shamokin, Pa.
Date:
1938
Description:
Group portrait of anthracite organizers of the P.M.W.A. 'Org- Dist - 9 - Pa. - Shamokin, Pa.' From left to right, Fisher, O'Gara, Director Donohue, Koble.
People fill the streets for the 100 Anniverary Celebration. 'Copyrighted 1955, All Rights Reserved By Harlow Warren, 320 North Kanawha St., Beckley, W. Va.'
Unveiling of the Bust of General Lee at the Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Date:
1938
Description:
'White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Honorable H.G. Kump, Governor of the State of West Virginia introduced by Dr. Francis Pendleton Gaines, President of Washington and Lee University, unveiled the bust of General Lee, which was modeled by Sculptor J.C. Motto of Cleveland, and Rome, at an impressive ceremony at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on Monday evening the 27th. The unveiling climaxed the Annual Children's Fancy Dress Ball, which took place in the Grand Ballroom. Sculptor Motto is standing beside the Bust.'
Southern Appalachian Industrial Exhibit, Mercer County, W. Va.
Date:
1938
Description:
A view of the 5th Southern Appalachian Industrial Exhibit held in Mercer County, West Virginia. 'Notice: Permission is granted to reproduce this photograph only on condition that each reproduction shall hear the following credit line: Photograph by Norfolk and Western Railway.'
Graduating Class in Cap and Gown, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1938
Description:
Class of 1938: 'Back row: Bruce Daniels, Hazel Brown, Mary Napper, Levi Allison, Vivian Rideoutt, Violet Green. Middle row: Cornelius Dawson, Harry J. McDonald, James Law, Herman Lytle, Pearl Abbott, Allen Anderson. Bottom row: Marion McClung, Margaret Wright, Prof. Saunder, Imogene Holley, Dr. McDonald, Dean McDonald, Mrs. Norma Moore, Charlotte Smith, Lillian Burns.
ROTC Old Clothes Parade Winners, West Virginia University
Date:
1938
Description:
Members of WVU ROTC Band pose for a group photo as winners of Old Clothes Parade on a hillside. A few sponsors are present among cadets. Most of the male cadets wear costumes improvised from kitchen items to musical instruments etc.
ROTC Cadets Assembled for Old Clothes Parade, West Virginia University
Date:
1938
Description:
An assembly of R.O.T.C. cadets on a plaza (now Mountainlair Parking Area). A row of cadets with different uniforms and sponsors are appeared to be receiving words. In the background, Stewart Hall, Clark Hall and roofed stadium seats in where Mountainlair is located now are seen.