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Welcome sign advertising the "Famous Smoke Hole Caverns" in Petersburg, West Virginia.  Petersburg tannery building in background.
"Empty coal cars and boarded-up and abandoned houses symbolize the idleness that has come upon this community following a decrease in coal production in the area. Other parts of the country are also affected by high unemployment. President Kennedy's Executive Order Number 1, calling for stepped-up distribution of abundant agricultural commodities, will aid areas of pressing need such as this." USDA Office of Information.
"Katie Doonan shown at her studio where she announced the dates that abundant agricultural commodities would be distributed to the needy in the Charleston area. The stepped-up distribution of food was caused by President Kennedy's Executive Order Number 1, which added protein foods to the list of commodities being distributed." United States Department of Agriculture Office of Information.
"Members of the Charleston Salvation Army (right) distribute food to the needy, made available under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's increased food distribution plan. Canned pork and gravy, dried beans, dried eggs, and peanut butter have been added to the other abundant foods being distributed in areas where needs are pressing, particularly in areas of high unemployment." USDA office of information photograph.
"A "Family" composed of members of community to represent typical family in this area, is shown eating a meal prepared completely from food distributed under President Kennedy's Executive Order Number 1. Clockwise, starting with man are: Bud McDonald; Patty Farmer; her mother, Mrs. Farmer; Billy Privet; and Jimmy and Richard Love."
"Bud McDonald, one of the many persons now unemployed by the decrease in coal production in the area, reads a newspaper announcing President Kennedy's Executive Order Number 1, which made abundant agricultural commodities available to agencies for welfare distribution in areas of pressing need around the country, particularly those of high unemployment. Newspaper is dated January 22, 1961. With McDonald are Zelma Farmer and Jamie Deskin, both of Ethel, W. Va."
"Bud McDonald, right, unemployed, and Richard Love, boy belonging to another family in the community, eat a dinner comprised completely of agricultural commodities made available under the stepped-up food distribution program emphasized by President Kennedy. Various members of community were assembled to illustrate use of distributed foods. Ethel, W. Va."
"Cartons of butter being loaded onto supply truck as part of revamped food distribution program emphasized by President Kennedy under Executive Order Number 1. Butter will be taken to distribution center and given to needy persons."
Owned by Mrs. Paul Priest.
Owned by Mrs. J. M. Smith.
Possibly located in Weston, W. Va.
Image of home which received numerous improvements.  See ID # 053342, 053343, 053344, 053345, 053346, and 053347.
Image of home which received numerous improvements.  See ID # 053342, 053343, 053344, 053345, 053346, and 053348.
Image of home which received numerous improvements.  See ID # 053342, 053343, 053344, 053345, 053347, and 053348.
Image of home which received numerous improvements.  See ID # 053342, 053343, 053344, 053346, 053347, and 053348.
Image of home which received numerous improvements.  See ID # 053342, 053343, 053345, 053346, 053347, and 053348.
Image of home which received numerous improvements.  See ID # 053342, 053344, 053345, 053346, 053347, and 053348.
Image of home which received numerous improvements.  See ID # 053343, 053344, 053345, 053346, 053347, and 053348.
William D Wilhem, left, 1953 corn growing champion, and father, J.W. Wilhelm, right.
Mr. Holt holding hay for foreign tour group, which contains members from Italy, France, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria.
Liggett uses electric drill in Mill Creek High School Vo-Ag shop in order to make crate body for truck.
Torner, a Monongahela Power Co. staff member of the Elkins Division sharpens a knife on a motorized grindstone in Millcreek High School Vo-Ag shop.
Display of pig, lamb, and chicken brooders, brooderator and chicken water warmer. Located inside Rural Electrification Building, Jackson's Mill W. Va.
Home of Mrs. Mary Lazelle.
Farm owned by John Gemma.
Located in Bozoo, West Virginia, Keatley's farm had a complete soil conservation plan in operation in connection with the Southern Soil Conservation District, of which Mr. Keatley was a chairman of the Board of Supervisors. The plan was written in 1943 with the strips being installed in 1945. At time of photo, entire plan is completed which included a fish pond located behind the dam in far right of photograph.
Group of men in front of a dairy truck.
Two men survey the field of Sweet Clover cover crop.
Winner of the conservation farming contest loading equipment with fertilizer.
Clockwise from top left: milk delivery truck, screening and processing milk, washing hands, sterilizing equipment.
Agricultural land being stripped by the C and P Coal Company in Taylor County. After mining, this land will be leveled and sloped for drainage, then restored to productive farm cover.
During World War II, war prisoners were housed at this camp on the head-waters of Little Clear Creek in Greenbrier County. The prisoners were employed to lay railroad track into a large stand of virgin timber. The operator stated that the German prisoners were the finest type of labor and did an excellent job.
Front left to right: Guy Farmer of Lincoln County, Electric winner; Miss Margaret Adele Bigelow of Wood County, Alumni recognition; Kenneth Kissel of Marshall County, forestry winner.Standing left to right: Aleta Rae Strader ofUpshur County, Canning winner; Sally Ann Ours of Grant County, Achievement winner; Ralph Izard of Boone County, recreation winner; Dwaine Hornbeck of Upshur County, beautification of home grounds winner, and Joan Lee of Kanawha County, leadership winner.
Postlewaithe Farm.
Postlewaithe Farm.
Group of 4-H members pose in front of cottage as late stages of construction are completed.
Located inside 4-H Club cottage. West Penn Public Service Co.
Cabin builders pose in front of building.
Signs on cottage read: "Electric kitchens; Electric Laundries."
Banquet held at Airport Inn, near Moorefield, W. Va.
John William Davis shakes hands with Mr. Johnson from Bridgeport.
Students participating in class in Woodburn Hall.
Members cooking bacon for lunch over campfire.
"Aeroplane View of Proposed Kanawha State Park and Four-H Fair. Charleston, W. Va. Tell W. Nicolet- Landscape Architect from Pittsburgh, P.A.
Eleanor Bigelow, Jessie Davis and Eleanor Talbott demonstrating to a group of New England state 4-H leaders at the Eastern State Exposition how West Virginia boys and girls earn their 4-H's.
The women are weaving baskets.
Club members, including women and children, pose for photo in a field.
Located in Borman Church.
Held from January 1st - 5th, 1923.
Men aboard Baltimore and Ohio Railroad car labeled "West Virginia Soil Improvement Special."
Reverse of photo reads: "The only purebred beef bull in Kanawha County when B. B. Ezell began as county agent."
Elijah stands in his plot of corn, who "had one of the best acres of corn in West Virginia in 1916. He was careful at every step."
Plot measured, planted and cared for by Corn Club Member Raymond Taylor.
Drainage stakes set for the draining demonstration.
Boys and Girls Club recreational activities.
Boys and girls club recreational activities.  A boy on the left is performing a high jump over a rope.
"A small group of club girls start work in canning."
County Champions holding their winning products.
"Marshall Grocery agreed to take all strawberries."
W. A. Lawson using horse-drawn plow.
Agricultural Spraying machine mounted on buggy demonstrated for farmers.
Members perch on a horse-drawn wagon
Back of photo reads: "Bus Garage at Henlawson, Logan County, in which the superintendent of the mine set up a gas stove so that I might demonstrate there."
"The first camp ever held in West Virginia. J. U. Shipman- County agent."
African American Women and children leaving the demonstration, books in hand.
Two women show the others a scheme for removing jars from a canning boiler.
"Raymond Taylor, a Corn Club boy of Clay County selecting seed corn. He is here removing the tassels from poor stalk."
W. A. Lawson fertilizes potato crop through funnel.
"First assembly room under the Chestnut Trees."