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'One of the first lawyers in Tucker County, W. Va. Lloyd Hansford secured a good common school education and in 1879 graduated from the State Normal School at Fairmont with a degree in Law, being the first graduate from Tucker County from any State institution. His first office was in St. George, W. Va., then moved to Parsons when it became the county seat. His office was on Main Street called the Hansford Building, and the Opera House of Parsons. He was born in 1857 and died in 1916. Biographical information from the Book "Men of West Virginia, Biographical Publishing Co., 1903.'

1. Lawyer Lloyd Hansford, Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
015091
Title:
Lawyer Lloyd Hansford, Parsons, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Description:
'One of the first lawyers in Tucker County, W. Va. Lloyd Hansford secured a good common school education and in 1879 graduated from the State Normal School at Fairmont with a degree in Law, being the first graduate from Tucker County from any State institution. His first office was in St. George, W. Va., then moved to Parsons when it became the county seat. His office was on Main Street called the Hansford Building, and the Opera House of Parsons. He was born in 1857 and died in 1916. Biographical information from the Book "Men of West Virginia, Biographical Publishing Co., 1903.'

2. Mary Wamsley Hansford with Son Lloyd Jr., Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015092
Title:
Mary Wamsley Hansford with Son Lloyd Jr., Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
'Daughter of Lloyd and Mary Hansford of Parsons, W. Va. She ran a Swedish Massage, a kind of Chiropractor type work, in her home.'

3. Nest Hansford of Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015093
Title:
Nest Hansford of Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Description:
'Daughter of Lloyd and Mary Hansford of Parsons, W. Va. She ran a Swedish Massage, a kind of Chiropractor type work, in her home.'
She ran a Swedish Massage, a kind of Chiropractor type work, in her home.

4. Hansford, Nest of Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015094
Title:
Hansford, Nest of Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Description:
She ran a Swedish Massage, a kind of Chiropractor type work, in her home.

5. Hansford, Lloyd and Mary Wamsley, Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015096
Title:
Hansford, Lloyd and Mary Wamsley, Parsons, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Oliver Kalar Dumire & Sophia Ann Landsberry Dumire pictured with their children Leota Gretia Dumire and Abraham Orvis Dumire.

6. Dumire Family Portrait, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015097
Title:
Dumire Family Portrait, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1900
Description:
Oliver Kalar Dumire & Sophia Ann Landsberry Dumire pictured with their children Leota Gretia Dumire and Abraham Orvis Dumire.
John Wesley Landsberry and Mary Ann Dumire Landsberry.

7. John and Mary Ann Landsberry, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015098
Title:
John and Mary Ann Landsberry, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1900
Description:
John Wesley Landsberry and Mary Ann Dumire Landsberry.
Child pictured is Leota Gretia Dumire, born 1879.

8. Baby Portrait, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015099
Title:
Baby Portrait, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1880-1900
Description:
Child pictured is Leota Gretia Dumire, born 1879.
Red's Pep Orchestra. This photograph was removed from a scrapbook (location unknown) compiled by the sax player Edward Blanchard Woodford. He is second from the right in the photograph. He played in this band while attending West Virginia University. He also played with the Blue Ridge Orchestra, Clarksburg, Original West Virginians, Morgantown, and the Fuller Orchestra, Oscoda, Michigan. There are portraits of Edward B. Woodford in the WVU Monticola yearbook (1926, page 86, junior; 1927, page 81, senior).

9. Red's Pep Orchestra, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
018879
Title:
Red's Pep Orchestra, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1926-1927
Description:
Red's Pep Orchestra. This photograph was removed from a scrapbook (location unknown) compiled by the sax player Edward Blanchard Woodford. He is second from the right in the photograph. He played in this band while attending West Virginia University. He also played with the Blue Ridge Orchestra, Clarksburg, Original West Virginians, Morgantown, and the Fuller Orchestra, Oscoda, Michigan. There are portraits of Edward B. Woodford in the WVU Monticola yearbook (1926, page 86, junior; 1927, page 81, senior).

10. James Devore and Family with a Horse Drawn Tiller, Mannington, Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
022683
Title:
James Devore and Family with a Horse Drawn Tiller, Mannington, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Group portrait of William and Jennie Devore family of Mannington, Marion County, W. Va. Front, left to right: Gertie Snyder, Emma Spencer, William Devore, Jennie Devore, Ivie Devore, Gerald Devore; Back Row: March Devore [unreadable], Harry Devore.

11. William and Jennie Devore Family, Mannington, Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
022686
Title:
William and Jennie Devore Family, Mannington, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Description:
Group portrait of William and Jennie Devore family of Mannington, Marion County, W. Va. Front, left to right: Gertie Snyder, Emma Spencer, William Devore, Jennie Devore, Ivie Devore, Gerald Devore; Back Row: March Devore [unreadable], Harry Devore.

12. Portrait of a Boy in Uniform Holding a Clarinet, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
022687
Title:
Portrait of a Boy in Uniform Holding a Clarinet, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1920