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Debris on Pleasant Hill, the area hit hardest by the tornado.

481. Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
040840
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Debris on Pleasant Hill, the area hit hardest by the tornado.
Destruction caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history.

482. Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
040841
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Destruction caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history.
Home ripped in half from the tornado in Shinnston. The deadliest tornado to hit West Virginia in history.

483. Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
040842
Title:
Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
Home ripped in half from the tornado in Shinnston. The deadliest tornado to hit West Virginia in history.
People observe the ruins including a gas pump and cases of unbroken bottles of pop.

484. Surveying Damage at Filling Station from Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
040847
Title:
Surveying Damage at Filling Station from Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944
Description:
People observe the ruins including a gas pump and cases of unbroken bottles of pop.
A seemingly untouch automobile sits among the debris of a destroyed structure.

485. Destruction from Deadly Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
040848
Title:
Destruction from Deadly Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
A seemingly untouch automobile sits among the debris of a destroyed structure.
Debris of destroyed family homes and their contents.

486. Remains of Homes After Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
040849
Title:
Remains of Homes After Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
Debris of destroyed family homes and their contents.
This horse was a suvivor of the deadliest tornado in the history of West Virginia. Note the saddles still resting on the rack.

487. Horse Sheltered Among Tornado Wreckage, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
040850
Title:
Horse Sheltered Among Tornado Wreckage, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
This horse was a suvivor of the deadliest tornado in the history of West Virginia. Note the saddles still resting on the rack.
Among the survivors of the tornado was a horse, paddocked in what's left of a barn and an automobile parked in the debris.

488. Survivors of Deadly Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
040851
Title:
Survivors of Deadly Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
Among the survivors of the tornado was a horse, paddocked in what's left of a barn and an automobile parked in the debris.
Structures destroyed by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia history. 103 people were killed.

489. Shinnston Area Leveled by Tornado, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040852
Title:
Shinnston Area Leveled by Tornado, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
Structures destroyed by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia history. 103 people were killed.
Left to right: Tanya Burt, Beverly Morris, Miriam Ashland, Sandy Spencer, Annabel Day, Beckie Bibbee, Sandy Price, Cheryl Carten, Kay Lawson, Judy Coyne, and Juanita Harper

490. Washington Irving Marching Band at Hite Field, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040867
Title:
Washington Irving Marching Band at Hite Field, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1956/Fall
Description:
Left to right: Tanya Burt, Beverly Morris, Miriam Ashland, Sandy Spencer, Annabel Day, Beckie Bibbee, Sandy Price, Cheryl Carten, Kay Lawson, Judy Coyne, and Juanita Harper
Miss Dorothy Wright, Sponsor. Chaperones- Mrs. Alvah Rule and Mrs. Robert Weiner. Third row: Judy Capehart, Don Wyant, Nina Meredith, Gary Weiner, Phil Kyle, George Cinci, Richard Eschenmann, Phil Wygal, Betty Rule, Penny Capehart (?). Second row: (?), Greg Jaranko, Dan Pettrey, Amy Selby (?), Steve Chapnick, Nancy Custer (?), (?), (?). First row: (?)

491. Morgan Grade School, Third Grade, Washington, D.C. Field Trip

IDNO:
040868
Title:
Morgan Grade School, Third Grade, Washington, D.C. Field Trip
Date:
1950
Description:
Miss Dorothy Wright, Sponsor. Chaperones- Mrs. Alvah Rule and Mrs. Robert Weiner. Third row: Judy Capehart, Don Wyant, Nina Meredith, Gary Weiner, Phil Kyle, George Cinci, Richard Eschenmann, Phil Wygal, Betty Rule, Penny Capehart (?). Second row: (?), Greg Jaranko, Dan Pettrey, Amy Selby (?), Steve Chapnick, Nancy Custer (?), (?), (?). First row: (?)
None of the women are identified.

492. Jewish Temple, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040870
Title:
Jewish Temple, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1968
Description:
None of the women are identified.