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IDNO:
012678
Title:
World War I Military Training at Camp Greenbrier, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Men are participating in military training at Camp Greenbrier in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
IDNO:
003663
Title:
Barracks at Irona with 1917 Scale Protest Sign, Irona, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Sign on side of building reads, 'The 1917 scale means starvation wages, slavery conditions [and] sacrafice of honor to coal miners.'
IDNO:
014705
Title:
Fred Hertig and Others on Porch of the Boarding House at Everwood, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
'Raine Andrews Lumber Company. X marks Fred Hertig on the front porch of the Boarding House. He is my brother. Note the poster on the wall, it is World War I.'
IDNO:
012620
Title:
Camp Greenbrier Boys in Uniform for WW I Training, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
005663
Title:
Elkins High School, Elkins, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
011000
Title:
Wrecked Boat on Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
The wreckage of a boat lies on the river bank, at the foot of Walnut Street in Morgantown.
IDNO:
012054
Title:
World War I Draftees, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Four African-American World War I draftees in front of the post office.
IDNO:
012908
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Winchester Avenue in Moorefield, Hardy County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
View of Moorefield in Winchester Avenue from the Hotel about 1917, in Hardy County, West Virginia.
IDNO:
010751
Title:
Company L Leaving Morgantown for Mobilization, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
004911
Title:
Flooded Areas of North Alderson, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
'Great Flood of 1917, covering North Alderson.'
IDNO:
012619
Title:
Camp Greenbrier Boys in Military Dress, Greenbrier County,
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
000523
Title:
Pulp Mill and Log Pond at Spruce, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
004739
Title:
Woodson-Mohler Grocery Co. in Alderson, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Frontal view of the Woodson - Mohler Grocery Co. Wholesale Grocers building in Alderson W. Va. with C&O boxcar situated in front of building.
IDNO:
012149
Title:
Walnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
012106
Title:
African-American World War I Draftees in Front of the Post Office, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
005693
Title:
Coffman's Department Store, Elkins, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
People and goods in front of George H. Coffman Store in Elkins, West Virginia; See W. Va. Gazeteers 1903-04; 1923-24.
IDNO:
000025
Title:
Company L Leaving Morgantown for Mobilization, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
019007
Title:
Fife Cottage, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
014314
Title:
Boys of '17, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Group portrait of Pendleton County's Second Contingent of soldiers assigned to artillery duty.
IDNO:
018492
Title:
Oglebay Hall Under Construction, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
026065
Title:
Sunday School in Creston, West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
026990
Title:
Hauling Oil Well Equipment from Auburn, Ritchie County to Cox's Mill, Gilmer County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
032896
Title:
Town Gate at Verdun during World War I
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
032901
Title:
American Ambulance Service with French Army during World War I
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
033075
Title:
Troops Assembled For Inspection, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
038268
Title:
Lemley Hill Railway Cut, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Part of the Morgantown and Wheeling Railroad, a passenger service which extended to Pentress in western Monongalia County.
IDNO:
038446
Title:
Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
038995
Title:
First Lady of West Virginia, Edna Brady Cornwell from Romney, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Wife of West Virginia Governor John Jacob Cornwell (1917-1921).
IDNO:
039288
Title:
Sutton Chemical Company on Elk River, Braxton County, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Possibly a circuit photograph of the facilities at the Sutton Chemical Company just below the town of Sutton. The photograph was taken during World War I.
IDNO:
040072
Title:
Sigma Nu Fraternity at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Two of the students identified are Ray (Dusty) Ash, front row-first,left and James (Jim) Guiher, front row-third left. Information included on the photograph includes ". . . several [are] Clarksburg men. . ."
IDNO:
040548
Title:
'Our Soldier Boys Starting For The Front', Calhoun, Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Automobiles, waving American flags line the main street.
IDNO:
040882
Title:
Members of 314th Field Artillety, 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Supply Co. 314 at basic training in Camp Lee, Virginia. Members of the 314th Field Artillery, 80th Divison U.S. Army were mostly from West Virginia. The 314th eventually became a part of the 155th Brigade which saw heavy and constant action in Meuse Argonne, through the armistice.
IDNO:
040883
Title:
Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee, Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Members of the 80th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division", it was initially composed of draftees from the mid-atlantic states of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
IDNO:
040884
Title:
Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Members of the 80th Divsion U.S. Army inside their sleeping area at Camp Lee, Virginia during basic training. During the Meuse Argonne campaign, the 80th Division was the only one that saw action during each phase of the offensive. And they first earned their motto, "The 80th Division Moves only Forward!".
IDNO:
040885
Title:
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Because of significant heriage in the past, residents of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia became the structure of the 80th Division. The 80th Division was organized in August 1917 at Camp Lee, Virginia.
IDNO:
040886
Title:
Members of the 314th Field Artillety, 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Members of the 314th Field Artillery which eventually became part of the 155th Brigade boasted more days of continuous combat firing than the batteries of any other American Division.
IDNO:
040887
Title:
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army give each other a shave while at basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia.
IDNO:
040888
Title:
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army on horseback at basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia.
IDNO:
040889
Title:
Supply Cooks at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
040891
Title:
Soldiers Take Barber Break at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Men read while waiting their turn with the barber in a make-shift outside "shop". Many West Virginians trained at Camp Lee for fighting in Europe during World War I. Most were members of the 313th, 314th and 315th Field Artillery Units.
IDNO:
040890
Title:
Trenches at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Probably used for the training of trench warfare which was the type of fighting waged during World War I. Camp Lee was a basic training camp that included several men from West Virginia.
IDNO:
040892
Title:
Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade During Training at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
The units were composed of men from West Virginia and saw heavy fighting during World War I from the Meuse Argonne into Germany.
IDNO:
040896
Title:
Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade Lathered Up, Camp Lee, Va
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Unidentified soldiers, most likely from West Virginia, prepare to shave. This unit saw heavy fighting during World War l
IDNO:
040897
Title:
Soldiers During Gas Attack Training, Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
An instructor teaches soldiers how to use a gas mask in case of a mustard gas attack during World War l
IDNO:
040899
Title:
Unidentified West Virginia Soldier Outside Supply Building, Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Note the "WV" behind the soldier, next to the door. All the men in the 155th Field Artillery trained at Camp Lee were from West Virginia and fought in some of the deadliest battles of World War l.
IDNO:
040898
Title:
Soldier and Cook at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Unidentified soldier and army cook, most likely from West Virginia pose outside at basic training camp.
IDNO:
040900
Title:
World War One Soldier at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Unidentified soldier is probably from West Virginia.
IDNO:
041408
Title:
City Building and Jail By Moonlight, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
041415
Title:
North Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
041776
Title:
Episcopal Church and Rectory; Martinsburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by Louis Kaufmann & Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
041880
Title:
Horse and Buggy Travels Down Dirt Road Past Farms; Follansbee, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
041898
Title:
View from First National Bank, Looking Northeast on Fourth Avenue and Ohio River; Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
041926
Title:
The Fifth Avenue Hotel; Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
041939
Title:
Huntington Hotel and Assembly Hall; Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by I. Robbins & Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042514
Title:
Fourth Street Bridge; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Published by I. Robbins & Son. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042687
Title:
Lee Street Looking West From Ruffner Avenue; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042723
Title:
The McMillan Hospital; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042935
Title:
Hairpin Curve on Country Road; near Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Published by I. Robbins & Son. See original for correspondence. (From pstcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
042947
Title:
Watson Residence; Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
043059
Title:
Marshall Street Looking North; McMechen, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
043373
Title:
First Touchdown in West Virginia University vs. Carlisle Football Game; Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
043372
Title:
Vandervort School; Monongalia Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Vandervort School children and teacher Hiram Evans pose for picture outside of school building. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
043843
Title:
Lake Terra Alta, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Published by Ess an Ess Photo Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
043868
Title:
Boys of Beckley Leaving for Camp Lee, Beckley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
044087
Title:
Residence View on McGraw Avenue, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
044102
Title:
Main Street Looking North, Middlebourne, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
044106
Title:
Court House and Sheriff's Residence, Middlebourne, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
044107
Title:
The Jug, Near Middlebourne, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
044142
Title:
Man Relaxes Lake Side While Others Sit in Boat, Upshur County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Group of boys enjoy the river and rest on the bank. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
044339
Title:
Blennerhassett Island Over a Hundred Years Ago, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
IDNO:
044609
Title:
Company No. 8 M.O.T.C. at Camp Greenleaf, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
IDNO:
044615
Title:
Unidentified Soldier of First W. Va. Infantry
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
IDNO:
044639
Title:
Military Operations Training Course Review
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
IDNO:
044935
Title:
People Stand Atop The White Rocks, Chestnut Ridge Mountains, Fayette County, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Published by Union Stationery Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
IDNO:
044970
Title:
Y.W.C.A. Building, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by The Helmbright Brothers. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
IDNO:
045043
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Published by Dawson & Co. See original for correspondence.
IDNO:
045747
Title:
World War One Troop Train at Hinton Depot, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Soldiers stop to snack on food provided by the Red Cross women.
IDNO:
046365
Title:
Two World War I Soldiers
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Print number 1631.
IDNO:
046585
Title:
George Green in World War I Marine Uniform and Mother in Car, Foxburg, Pa
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
George Green is the brother of James Green Sr.
IDNO:
046696
Title:
Thomas Benton Green and Mary Rupert in 1916 Ford, George Green Stands Besides Car, Foxburg, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
George Green, in uniform, worked at Foxburg Bank.
IDNO:
046698
Title:
George Green Next to 1916 Ford Model T With American Eagle Radiator Cap, Foxburg, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1917
IDNO:
048734
Title:
George Madison Cook with Horses on Erastus Neely Farm at Surveyor's Branch, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Cook pictured with horses, named Dan and Doc, on the farm.
IDNO:
050010
Title:
Sunnyslope School, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Teacher at the bottom right is George C. Cottle. Cottle's grandfather, Bob Wood, is sitting in the doorway. The children are unidentified.
IDNO:
051727
Title:
West Viriginia University Mountaineers Football Team Practice, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Football players practice while construction of Woman's Hall, now Stalnaker Hall, goes on in the background. Subjects unidentified.
![Sign on side of building reads, 'The 1917 scale means starvation wages, slavery conditions [and] sacrafice of honor to coal miners.'](/thumb/003663.jpg "Barracks at Irona with 1917 Scale Protest Sign, Irona, W. Va.")
![Two of the students identified are Ray (Dusty) Ash, front row-first,left and James (Jim) Guiher, front row-third left. Information included on the photograph includes ". . . several [are] Clarksburg men. . ."](/thumb/040072.jpg "Sigma Nu Fraternity at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.")
