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Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.

37. Radio Performer 'Cousin Carson' Reynolds

IDNO:
037331
Title:
Radio Performer 'Cousin Carson' Reynolds
Date:
Undated
Description:
Performed at WWVA Wheeling or WMMN Fairmont.
Gathering for the first production of "Anvil" in Charles Town, W. Va. for the West Virginia Centennial. Identified in the photograph: left Seated, Erma Ora Byrd and Robert C. Byrd; far right seated, Julia Davis Adams. "The Anvil" was a play written by Julia Davis about the John Brown Raid for the Civil War Centennial. Her grandparents were from Charles Town where Brown was tried and hanged. Her grandfather witnessed the execution.

38. First Production of 'Anvil', Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037348
Title:
First Production of 'Anvil', Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Gathering for the first production of "Anvil" in Charles Town, W. Va. for the West Virginia Centennial. Identified in the photograph: left Seated, Erma Ora Byrd and Robert C. Byrd; far right seated, Julia Davis Adams. "The Anvil" was a play written by Julia Davis about the John Brown Raid for the Civil War Centennial. Her grandparents were from Charles Town where Brown was tried and hanged. Her grandfather witnessed the execution.

39. Portrait of 'Uncle Taylor'

IDNO:
037770
Title:
Portrait of 'Uncle Taylor'
Date:
Undated
Frances D. Packette and her pet cat, Schley-Puss, on a see-saw.

40. Frances D. Packette and 'Schley-Puss'

IDNO:
037783
Title:
Frances D. Packette and 'Schley-Puss'
Date:
Undated
Description:
Frances D. Packette and her pet cat, Schley-Puss, on a see-saw.
The "Crazy House" was built by a former mayor of Harpers Ferry in 1914. His hobby was collecting "old relics", which he placed inside walls of the house during construction. Such items as old china plates and bullets can be seen encased in the structure. The builder also made an impression of a coffin in the front sidewalk and wrote above it, "Remains of Old Worry", making the property an popular tourist attraction. Refer to A&M 454, Box 25; Folder 11 for more information.

41. 'Crazy House', Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
037901
Title:
'Crazy House', Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
The "Crazy House" was built by a former mayor of Harpers Ferry in 1914. His hobby was collecting "old relics", which he placed inside walls of the house during construction. Such items as old china plates and bullets can be seen encased in the structure. The builder also made an impression of a coffin in the front sidewalk and wrote above it, "Remains of Old Worry", making the property an popular tourist attraction. Refer to A&M 454, Box 25; Folder 11 for more information.
State Police disposing of illegal liquor.

42. 'A Dreadful Crime!'

IDNO:
037902
Title:
'A Dreadful Crime!'
Date:
Undated
Description:
State Police disposing of illegal liquor.
State Police disposing of illegal liquor.

43. 'A Dreadful Crime!'

IDNO:
037903
Title:
'A Dreadful Crime!'
Date:
Undated
Description:
State Police disposing of illegal liquor.
William B. Packette Sr.and possibly his daughter Frances Packette in a buggy harnessed to a horse named "Prince".

44. William B. Packette Sr.,of Charles Town, W. Va. With Little Girl and 'Prince'

IDNO:
037906
Title:
William B. Packette Sr.,of Charles Town, W. Va. With Little Girl and 'Prince'
Date:
Undated
Description:
William B. Packette Sr.and possibly his daughter Frances Packette in a buggy harnessed to a horse named "Prince".
African-American man holding a horse in front of the Gibson - Packette house on Samuel Street.

45. John Harris Holding 'Dan' in Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037908
Title:
John Harris Holding 'Dan' in Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
African-American man holding a horse in front of the Gibson - Packette house on Samuel Street.
Father, William B. Packette and daughter, Frances Packette riding in a buggy drawn by two horses, Bird and Dan.

46. William B. Packette and Frances D. Packette of Charles Town, W. Va. and Team of 'Bird and Dan'

IDNO:
037910
Title:
William B. Packette and Frances D. Packette of Charles Town, W. Va. and Team of 'Bird and Dan'
Date:
Undated
Description:
Father, William B. Packette and daughter, Frances Packette riding in a buggy drawn by two horses, Bird and Dan.
Sketch of West Virginia Congressman (1863) William G. Brown, who served in the Virginia Legislature (1841-1848) before the war. Brown was also a member of the 1872 West Virginia State Constitutional Convention.

47. Honorable William G. Brown of Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
037978
Title:
Honorable William G. Brown of Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Sketch of West Virginia Congressman (1863) William G. Brown, who served in the Virginia Legislature (1841-1848) before the war. Brown was also a member of the 1872 West Virginia State Constitutional Convention.
Governor of West Virginia from 1871-1877 and 1881-1885. During John Jacob's first administration, the 1872 Constitutional Convention was called and a new state constitution ratified. Among the changes the term of governor was increased from two years to four.

48. John J. Jacob, Governor of West Virginia

IDNO:
037979
Title:
John J. Jacob, Governor of West Virginia
Date:
Undated
Description:
Governor of West Virginia from 1871-1877 and 1881-1885. During John Jacob's first administration, the 1872 Constitutional Convention was called and a new state constitution ratified. Among the changes the term of governor was increased from two years to four.