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181. Li-Toon-Awa, Sophomore Women's Honorary, West Virginia University

182. Helvetia, Sophomore Men's Honorary, West Virginia University

183. Sphinx, Senior Men's Honorary, West Virginia University

184. Alpha Tau Alpha, Agriculture Education Fraternity, West Virginia University

A front view of Bridgeport Bank in 1969.

185. Bridgeport Bank, Bridgeport, W. Va.

186. Mountaineer Gil Reel

The Mountaineer is Gil Reel.

187. University of Pittsburgh Mascot Pitt Panther and Mountaineer Gil Reel

188. Gil Reel, Mountaineer and Friend

Children seated in a circle in the gym at the Shack.

189. Summer Day Camp at the Shack Neighborhood House, Scott's Run, W. Va.

The Soul and Latin Theater was a street theater group in Harlem that performed plays dealing with cultural issues of the 1960s that were also related to the lives of the actors. The participants of SALT performed all duties associated with the theater including the set up of the stage, lights, sound, etc...  Tony Vasquez eventually played the character of a drug addict in Maryat Lee's play "DOPE!"Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre.  She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!”  While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975.  Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community.  Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion.  With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.

190. Soul and Latin Theater actor, Tony Vasquez operating the sound or (as Sound Technician) in N.Y.C.

The Soul and Latin Theater group.  Bottom row from left: Jose Colon, Gwendolyn Braddock, Maria Gonzales, Norma Acevedo, Jose Mojica; Middle row: Maryat Lee, Maggie Camacho, Lucky Figueroa; Top row: Esteban Seaton.The Soul and Latin Theater was a street theater group in Harlem that performed plays dealing with cultural issues of the 1960s that were also related to the lives of the actors.Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre.  She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!”  While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975.  Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community.  Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion.  With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.

191. Maryat Lee and the Soul and Latin Theater Actors

Robert Byrd was a West Virginia Senator, pictured here at the Borror home at 3743 N. 4th Street, Arlington, V. A.

192. Senator Robert C. Byrd