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1. Deegan Lake Boat Docks; Bridgeport, W. Va.

2. Kelly Miller Black School, Clarksburg, W. Va.

3. Music Teacher In Randolph Co., W. Va.

Caption reads: "Later Willis Ave., Bridgeport, W. Va.".

4. Dale and Edeth Lazzelle; Morgantown, W. Va.

5. Hi Carpenter Bridge Construction on Ohio River

6. Military Personnel, Glen Elk, W. Va.

Baseball team appears to have just won several trophies (on ground in front). Sailors possibly from West Virginia.

7. West Virginia Baseball Team Celebrates on Naval Ship

Shields was the body servant of Colonel James Kerr Edmondson, Company H, 27th Virginia Infantry, "Stonewall Brigade" during the Civil War. Shields, shown here wearing several medals awarded to him by Confederate Veterans Groups, claimed to have also cooked for General Thomas "Stonewall " Jackson.

8. Jefferson Shields, Former Body Servant and Confederate Veteran, Lexington. Va.

Workers stand outside of D. E. Abbott: "Manufacturer of Picture Frames and Mouldings. Portraits of All Kinds and Sizes."

9. D.E. Abbott, Huntington, W. Va.

The Black Hand was an underworld society of Italians that thrived in Sicily in the late 19th century. After the great migration, immigrants of the group settled in West Virginia and sought to extort money from other Italian immigrants to the area. Several members of the Black Hand were successfully prosecuted for murder and extortion in the early 20th century.

10. Members of Black Hand Arrested, Fairmont, W. Va.

Postcard photograph of a derrick capping the first drilled well in Sistersville field.

11. First Oil Well Drilled in Sistersville, Tyler County, W. Va.

12. Shack Near Bramwell, W. Va.

13. Central Station; Doddridge Co., W. Va.

Elevated view of the lumber company town of Jenningston.

14. Jenningston, Tucker County, W. Va.

15. Grist Mill on West Fork River, West Milford, Harrison County, W. Va.

16. Colvin Pottery at Jane Lew, Lewis County, W. Va.

17. Harpers Ferry; Jefferson Co., W. Va.

Philippi has a history of suffering from flooding due to its close proximity to the river and relatively low elevation of most of the town. The most damaging occurred in November of 1985.

18. Flooded Bridge; Philippi, W. Va.

First time in 27 years the West Virginia Mountaineers beat the Penn State Nittany  Lions 17 to 14 at Mountaineer field.

19. Students Tear Down Field Goal Post After West Virginia University Football Team Beats Penn State University; Morgantown, W. Va.

Loaded Baltimore & Ohio Rail Cars stand across from the unidentified workers and the ovens operated by Elkins Coal and Coke Company.

20. Coke Ovens at Work, Bretz, Preston County, West Virginia

Two Marshall football players, who were injured and didn't fly with the team on a plane which crashed and killed all 75 aboard, visit a symbolic wreath of flowers on Marshall's football field with the father of one of the victims. From left: Felix Jordan, Cincinnati, OH.; Nat Ruffin, Quincy, Fla.; and Lucian Sanders, Tuscaloosa, Ala., father of football player Larry Sanders.

21. Marshall Football Players Mourn the Death of Teammates; Huntington, W. Va.

22. Street View of Pennsboro, W. Va.

Caption reads: "Body removed from mine - Rescue miners carry a body from the Clinchfield Coal Co.'s Compass No. 2 Mine near Clarksburg, W. Va. after an explosion trapped 22 miners in the mine."

23. Dola Mine Disaster; Clarksburg, W. Va.

Caption on original photo reads: "The last group picture of the Benedum family, taken at the dedication of the Civic Center in Bridgeport in July 1957. Left to right: Paul and his wife Willeen, Claxton, Clora (Mashburn), Mr. Benedum, Michael Late Benedum, II, son of Darwin, Paul G. Benedum Jr., and Eugenia (Mrs. Darwin Benedum).Michael Benedum was considered the modern day founder of Bridgeport, W. Va. After 70 years of working in the oil and gas industry, Benedum created many projects to restore and beautify the city of Bridgeport."

24. Benedum Family at Civic Center, Bridgeport, W. Va.