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James Edwards ran a sanitation business for the cities of Morgantown and Westover. He married Lucetta Dixon and the couple had six children. Information on p. 38,100 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Gwendolyn Edwards".

1. James A. Edwards and Wife Lucetta Edwards, Morgantown, W.Va.

Two older boys are probably wearing boy scout uniforms. Information on p. 150 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Robert Jackson".

2. Dayton Jackson, Bobbie Jackson, Arthur Barnett Jr., Morgantown, W. Va.

From left to right: Unidentified female, Naomi Butler, Edna Cranford, and Naomi Dixon. Information on p. 147 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Bobbie Drew Ward".

3. Group of Young Women Pose on Neighborhood Corner, Morgantown, W. Va.

L to R: Ruth Barnett, Lennie Wiley,and Annette Chandler Broome. In 1957, Annette Broome was the first known African American woman to receive an undergraduate degree from West Virginia University. She was the granddaughter of John Hunt. Information on p. 161 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Charlene Marshall".

4. Ruth Barnett, Lennie Wiley, Annette Chandler Broome, Morgantown, W. Va.

This is a photograph of Bill Mosby, Betty Parsons, and Jack Ward Jr.  Information on p. 129 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Charlene Marshall".

5. Bill Mosby, Betty Parsons, Jack Ward Jr., Morgantown, W. Va.

L to R: Mary Lou Mosby, Anna Mae Henderson and Christine Mosby. Information on p. 128 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Ivry Moore Williams".

6. 'Prelude to Swing' Musical Group, Morgantown, W. Va.

Bill Younger and an unidentified young man performing a duet on stage. Information on p. 128 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Ivry Moore Williams".

7. 'Prelude to Swing', Bill Younger and Partner, Morgantown, W. Va.

The woman seated in the photograph is Prisilla or "Aunt Prissy". She was a slave in the before the Civil War and owned by the Dorsey family of Morgantown. All others are unidentified. Information on p. 22 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Reproduced from Spinster Photo Book Club, duplicate held by WVU Women's Centenary Project, Center for Women's Study Archive. Original loaned by Ruth Lawrence Mahaney."

8. 'One's Colored Relations', Morgantown, W. Va.

Other persons in the photo are unidentified. Information on p. 161 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Kitty Hughes."

9. Mrs. Mabel Early, Morgantown, W. Va.

Blanche Smith, Ed Jones and an unidentified female. Information on p. 146 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Jack Ward Jr."

10. Blanche Smith and Ed Jones, Morgantown, W. Va.

All persons in the photograph are unidentified. Information on p. 136 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Jack Ward Jr."

11. Embroider Club in Morgantown, W. Va.