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Confederate veterans pictured at the court house.

61. Civil War Veterans in Beckley, W. Va.

Print number 1541. 314 F.A., 187 Q.

62. World War I Buglers

Pictured: Emma Ward, Martha Lyle, Almeeda Stuckey, Jane

63. Grandmothers and Grandchildren

Oxen "Buck" and "Berry" could travel up to 5 miles an hour with a wagon load of tanbark, which was loaded at Alderson, W. Va. They delivered on average 2-2.5 cord (one cord cost between $8 and $10) from Ted Wills of Madams Creek.

64. Leonard McVey Shelton and Oxen Transporting Goods, Summers County, W. Va.

A scarecrow depicting a W. & J. football player is placed above a sign that reads, "Rest in Peace," after WVU defeated the team 7-0.

65. Scarecrow Imitating Washington & Jefferson Football Player, Fairmont, W. Va.

Lentz ('20), nicknamed "Beanie", was a halfback for the West Virginia University football team.

66. WVU Football Player J. Howard Lentz, Morgantown, W. Va.

A West Virginia University player identified as "Harris" poses in his football gear.

67. WVU Football Player Harris, Morgantown, W. Va.

A West Virginia University football player identified as "Curry" is pictured in his practice gear.

68. WVU Football Player Curry, Morgantown, W. Va.

Hite ('18) was a halfback for West Virginia University's Mountaineer football team. During the 1917 season, Hite enlisted in the First Officers Training Camp after the United States declared war and was commissioned as a lieutenant. In his absence, the team elected Russell Bailey as the captain of the team. Russell came to WVU from Huntington High and was well-known as an excellent athlete.

69. WVU Football Captain Clay B. Hite, Morgantown, W. Va.

Paul "Monk" Hager ('19) was a player for the West Virginia University Mountaineers and was described as "one of West Virginia's most valuable men."

70. WVU Football Player Paul E. Hager, Morgantown, W. Va.

A West Virginia University football player identified as "Latterner" is pictured in his practice gear.

71. WVU Football Player Latterner, Morgantown, W. Va.

Russell "Rus" Bailey ('19) was elected captain of the West Virginia University Mountaineers after the original captain, Clay Hite, enlisted in the army. Bailey led his team to a winning season in 1917, with a season record of 6-3.

72. WVU Football Captain Russell Bailey, Morgantown, W. Va.