Candid portrait of W.T. Law and his Jersey cow which won the Grand Champion over all Jerseys' at the West Virginia State Dairy Show, Jacksons Mill, 1951. The cows name is Wonderful Bindle Joy. Picture taken in Harrison County.
Two men stand in the doorway of the Titus Building. One is holding a sign that reads 'Prudential Hiding Behind Compensation Law Written By New York State in 1906.'
Highway Signs at the Intersection of Spruce St. and Willey St., Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Highway signs to the airport, Cheat River, Point Marion, Uniontown, Fairmont, Waynesburg, and Grafton at the Intersection of Spruce St. and Willey St., Morgantown, W. Va.
P. I. Reed at the American Society of Journalism School Adminstrators Meeting
Date:
1951
Description:
'J. D. Ferguson, president and editor of The Milwaukee Journal; Director P.I. Reed of The West Virginia University School of Journalism; Elmer G. Trotzig, head of the Department of Journalism, University of South Dakota, Vermillion. Prof. Trotzig as president of the American Society of Journalism and School Administrators presents to Mr. Ferguson for The Milwaukee Journal the sixth annual citation of ASJSA which recognized the newspaper for its honesty, courage, and persistence in reporting of world events. Director Reed, Who looks on, was chairman of the ASJSA Committee on Awards. The presentation took place August 28, 1951, at the Lincoln Avenue resident hall of the University of Illinois, Urbana, as part of the program of the Association for Education in Journalism.'
Cattle Leaving Abner Stout's Barn, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
'Side view of new feeding barn constructed by Abner Stout this past year. Cattle in the foreground are 4-H Baby Beeves purchased at Jackson's Mill, 1951. Publicity and Advertising Dept. Monongahela Power Company, Fairmont W.Va.'
Beef Sides Hanging at Young and Stout Company in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
'Carcasses of the 4-H Baby Beeves from the 1951 sale which were purchased by Young and Stout, Clarksburg. Publicity and Advertising Dept. Monongahela Power Company, Fairmont, W. Va.'
Philip M. Kaiser Addresses Morgantown Labor Day Celebration
Date:
1951
Description:
'Philip M. Kaiser, Assistant Secretary of Labor, addresses the 1951 Morgantown Labor Day Celebration. George A. Crago, third from left, was master of ceremonies for the affair. Labor and government representatives shown on the speakers stand are, left to right, Richard Kennel, reception committee, commissioner of Labor 1957-. William Quinn, AFL organizer; Crago, William Radford, AFL labor union; William Hynes, UMW District 4 president, Kaiser, Senator M.M. Neely, State Attorney General William Marland, Eugene A. Carter, state federation of labor AFL president and T. C. Dethloff, AFL organizer. Senator Harley M. Kilgore was seated directly behind the speaker and is not shown in the picture.
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."
Clay County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia
Date:
1951
Description:
"Clay County--formed in 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas. Named for the great Kentuckian, Henry Clay, who was so popular in western Virginia that in 1820 a monument was erected to him for his part in bringing the National Road to Wheeling. A man on left is George Eddy."
Logan County Historic Marker On U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia
Date:
1951
Description:
"Formed in 1824 from Cabell, Kanawha, Giles and Tazewell. Named for Logan, the famous chief of the Mingo Indians, whose "Lament" is most noted example of Indian eloquence. Logan County ranks second in State coal production."
Border Heroine Historic Marker on State Route 7 near Blacksville, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"During the Indian raids in 1779 upon the settlements on Dunkard Creek, savages attacked the cabin of John Bozarth. Armed only with an axe, in a brief hand-to-hand flight, Mrs. Bozarth killed three of the red men."
Valley Falls Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 near Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"Beauty spot six miles north on the boundary of Taylor and Marion counties where Tygarts Valley River dashes through a mile-long gorge in series of lovely falls and rapids. Included in 1000-acre grant to Thomas Parkeson in 1773."
"This marks the site of the home of Richard Tennant, pioneer settler and Revolutionary War soldier, and Elizabeth Haught, his wife, and their children reared in this section."
Monongalia County Historic Marker on U. S. 119 between Morgantown and Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"Formed, 1776, from District of West Augusta. All or parts of 21 other counties, including three in Pennsylvania, were carved from it. Named for the Monongahela River, bearing an Indian name, which means the "River of Caving Banks."
Fairmont Historic Marker in Courthouse Square, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"Fairmont--Home of Francis H. Pierpont, whose services in the organization of this State are commissioned by his statue in Statuary Hall, Washington. He was governor under the Restored Government of the State of Virginia, 1861-1868."
Old Iron Works Historic Marker near the Walnut Street Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
"Old Iron Works--Iron furnaces were busy in Monongalia County at early date. At Rock Forge, Samuel Hanway started work, 1798, and on Cheat River, Samuel Jackson built a furnace. The latter plant, under the Ellicotts, worked 1200 men."