Three men stand outside Canyon Chapel church building. One of the Mountaineer Mining Mission Chapels, Monongalia County, W. Va. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (SC).'
Eviction of Miners at Osage or Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1933
Description:
Miners eviction at Osage or Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va. Miners things are just sitting in a pile in the road. Mountaineer Mining Mission later became Presbyterian Neighborhood Service (PNS0 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (SC).'
Group of boys probably near the Shack, Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'
'Dr. and Mrs. French, Presbyterian Minister to the students of WVU and the Mountaineer Mining Mission. He was the first minister at 'The Shack.' For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'
Westminster House, WVU Presbyterian Student Center on Willey Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
'Rev. Del. Swartz. To his left Glenna Williams. WVU students pastor and Mountaineer Mining Mission Pastor. The WVU Presbyterian Fellowhip students were also helpers at the Shack. For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'
'Rev. Lee Klaer, Presbyterian Student Minister and the Mountaineer Mining Mission Minister. He came after Rev. French retired. Westminister Fund Poster. Founder of Chestnut Ridge Camp. First named Mountaineer Mining Mission or later the Presbyterian Neighborhood Services, P.N.S. For History See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'
Group of children in front of the Shack for Christmas Party, Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, later the Presbyterian Neighborhood Services, See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'
Rev. Walter Case leading choir in song at the Shack, Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'
Painting of the Name 'The Shack' by Mary Behner and George Lay, Custodian
Date:
ca. 1931
Description:
Painting the Shacks name on the building are Miss Behner and George Lay. She was an early director of the Presbyterian 'Shack'. Later on she became director of the Scotts Run Settlement House near Osage, W. Va., which was a Methodist Settlement house. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission, See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'
African-American Students and Teacher at Osage School
Date:
ca. 1940-1950
Description:
School children of the Osage School in the 1940s and their teacher. For information of the Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (SC).L to R: Tommy Wells (deceased), Sammy Dobbs (lived in Jerome Park for ling time, shot to death), Wesley Morton, Jimmy Summervile, unidentified, "Snookie" Williams.Teacher most likely someone who came for a special mission, possibly Mountaineer Mining Mission.
