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State National Guard unit activated during the Spanish-American War, under the command of Major Banks, waits to entrain for Columbus, Georgia
Possibly a Memorial Day Event.
The 1st West Virginia was a National Guard unit activated during the Spanish-American War and stationed in Georgia.
Elevated view of the camp includes pitched tents organized according to rank and units.
Top Row L to R: ___ Gacady, L.M. Cox, Frank Commrina, Tom Bell-Dr. Maj., Toby Camp, Paul Bayles, Arthur Dorsey; 2nd Row: Kip Fleming, Sam White, Albert Widmeyer, Luther Hunter, John Verlander, Bob Kramer; 3rd Row:  C. L. Johnson, Harvey Simpson, Walter Commrina, Tom Wysong, Albert Kinkle, Tom Walters, Billy McCauley, Bud Jenkins, Tom Hill, Geo. Hill, W. A. Mestrezatt-Ch Mus., John Howard, Dell Bayles.
Photograph taken from an airplane, part of the support piece for the wing can be seen on the left. The Marion County Courthouse is seen below, center right.
Collins was a student at University High in Morgantown.
All persons in the photograph are not identified.
Inscription with the photograph:"A group of University High School boys and faculty men cleared underbrush from new school site. The girls served refreshments." Names included under the photograph: Dorsey, Calvert, Hill, Clark, Deahl, Stample, Federer, and Colebank. All other persons are unidentified.
Also included in the photo is Trace Snyder.
"Vo - Ag 1930" inscribed on the photograph. All persons are unidentified.
Stanley Ponek is standing, all other persons are unidentified.
All persons in this photograph are unidentified.
All persons in this photograph are unidentified.
First graduate of University High School to earn a degree from West Virginia University.
James Snyder shown here wearing an army uniform, graduated from University High School in 1931.
Joseph Rockis, a member of the Class of 1931 at University High School and President of the Student Council in 1930 and 1931.
All persons in this photograph are not identified.
All persons in this photograph are unidentified.
Class portrait,all persons in this photo are unidentified.
Built on a high elevation, overlooking the West Virginia University campus. All persons in the photo are unidentified.
Mr. Dorsey is the teacher standing in front of the class, all other persons are unidentified.
All persons are unidentified.
The high school was part of West Virginia University and is located above the downtown campus.
Fumich is wearing an army officer's uniform.
Dellacroce is wearing a military uniform, possibly US Navy.
Victory ships were cargo vessels used to transport supplies during World War II.
Unidentified girl with a bucket on her arm, looks toward the open fields. The print at the bottom of the photograph includes, "Made with Anthony's 2 B Equipment." and "Printed with N. P. A. Extra brilliant Albumen Paper".
'Mother of A. R. Walls, C. C. Walls, Mary Walls, Clemie Walls'
'Lock 4 and bridge at Chelyan, West Virginia (right).  Looking east at mile 22.8.'
'Plant of Electro Metallurigical Company at Alloy, West Virginia, seven miles below Gauley River.'
'Looking downstream west northwest at mile 10.7.  Montgomery, West Virginia.'
'Looking north at junction of the New and Gauley Rivers, forming the Kanawha River.  Town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia.'
'Marmet Lock under construction by U.S. Engineers, just above Lock 5 which it is designed to replace.  Marmet, West Virginia, in foreground.  Platt cross Kanawha River.  Looking east northeast 28 miles below mouth of Gauley River.  Taken about 1:30 p.m., April 28, 1932.'
'London Lock under construction by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, to replace Lock 2, two miles upstream.  Handley, West Virginia, at right, London at left.  Chesapeake and Ohio in foreground.  New York Central and route 60 beyond river.  Looking east southeast 14 miles below mouth of Gauley River.'
'Bridge at Gauley Junction in foreground.  Hawks Nest power house, under construction a short distance upstream; cleared strip indicates tunnel line.  Looking southeast at mile 1.0 (one mile above Gauley River).'
'Looking east northeast at mile 3.2.  Adit to Hawks Nest tunnel near center of picture.  Route U.S. 60 on side of canyon.  Route No. 19 joins it near right, coming up from Cotton Hill bridge.'
'Looking southeast at mile 5.4.  Bridge at Cotton Hill on U.W. Highway No.19, Highway extends down Laurel Creek from west (left) follows down New River canyon for about two miles, then turns east.'
'Diversion dam under construction by New Kanawha Power Company at Hawks Nest.  Tunnel enters mountain at left of dam.  Looking northeast at mile 6.3.'
'Hawks Nest and mouth of Mill Creek.  Below here the two tracks of the Chesapeake and Ohio are together on west side of river.  Looking east southeast at mile 7.4.'
'Fayette at left. South Fayette at right.  Looking southeast at mile 12.'
'Looking south at mile 17.7.  Coal Run at right; Manns Creek at left; Sewell just beyond center of picture.'
'Looking south at mile 19.3.  Brooklyn station.  Finlow post office at right, East Sewell.'
'Looking west at mile 21.9.  Berry in left foreground.  Settlement of Rush Run near center of picture.  Tracks of Chesapeake and Ohio railroad on both sides of river.'
'Looking southeast at mile 27.  Claremont near middle of picture.'
'Practically same as No. 86; closer view, opposite mile 30, no. 86A'

55. New River

'Looking east toward bend of river at mile 29.5.  Two coal mines and inclines.'

56. New River

'Looking southwest at mile 31.7, no. 85.'

57. New River

'Looking south across Stretcher Neck at mile 34.8.  Chesapeake and Ohio tunnel near center; Royal, West Virginia, across river.'
'Looking east at mile 39.1.  Quinnimont, West Virginia, at upper right with branch of Chesapeake and Ohio extending up Laurel Creek.'
'Looking east at mile 43.5.  Hamlet, West Virginia, near center of picture.  Old Lumber Railroad runs up Glade Creek.'
'Looking east at mile 45.6.  Near River Canyon.'
'Looking southeast at mile 48.2.  Mouth of Meadow Creek in background.'

62. New River

'Looking southeast at mile 50.8, no. 79.'

63. New River

'New Richmond or Sandstone Falls at mile 54, no.78'
'Looking east southeast at mile 55.8.  Main line of Chesapeake and Ohio to left of river.'

65. New River

'Looking south at mile 57.8 about 3 miles below Hinton, Barksdale in distance.'
'Hinton, West Virginia, looking south southwest.'
'Hinton, West Virginia, looking south at mile 62.'
'Mouth of Greenbrier River and upper portion of Hinton, West Virginia.  Looking southeast toward sun.'
'Looking up Greenbrier River about half a mile above mouth.  Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at left.'
'Looking south at mile 64.6 about half a mile above mouth of Greenbrier River.  Packs Ferry and Geological Survey gaging station equipped with staff gage and cable near upper right.'
'Looking southeast at mile 67.5.  Haines Ferry in foreground.  River ridge to right.  Wolf Creek Mountain to left.'
'Long view at mile 69.9 looking downstream north northwest across Allegheny plateau.  Bluestone River enters from left near center of picture.'
'Looking southeast at mile 69.9.'

74. New River

'Looking east southeast at mile 73.2.  Bull Falls and lower end of Crumps Bottom.  Toms Run enters river from right.  Camera pointed toward sun.'
'Looking east southeast at mile 74.3.  Crumps Bottom in center and foreground.  Mouth of Indian Creek at right; Peters Mountain in distance.'
'Looking southeast at mile 76.8.  Indian Creek entering from left.'
'Mouth of Indian Creek looking east from opposite mile 78.  Junta post office near center.'
'Looking west at mile 79.7.'

79. New River

'Looking southeast at mile 83.0.  Site of Mercer Salt Works in shadow in foreground near mouth of Lick Creek.  Last picture taken on April 27, about 5:15 p.m.'
'First picture morning of April 28, about 11:30 a.m.  Camera pointed in direction of sun.  Looking south southeast at mile 82.2; almost the same view as no. 62A.  Site of Mercer Salt Works in left foreground.'
'A longer view southeast at mile 83.2.  Wylie Island in center; Virginian Railway steam plant at Narrows, Virginia, framed between East River Mountain at right, Peters Mountain at left, and Angel Rest above.'
'Looking east southeast at mile 84.8.'

83. New River

'Looking south southeast at mile 86.7.  Wylie Falls a little beyond and to right of center of picture; Glenlyn in distance.'
'Looking southeast at mile 88.  Wylie Falls in middle foreground; picture taken about 5 p.m.'
'Looking south southwest at mile 91.1.  Glenlyn in distance.  New River has left the Mountains and is cutting into the Allegheny plateau.  Near upper limits of backwater of the proposed Bluestone development (project No. 379) and the Bull Falls Dam subsequently proposed by interests affiliated with the Appalachian Electric Power Company.'
'Glenlyn, Virginia, steam plant of Appalachian electric Power Company (85,000 kw. capacity).  Virginian Railway crosses river and both railroads leave new River and turn westward up East River.  Looking east at mile 94.  Recording gage of Geological Survey located in temporary structure on near side of river just above new four-span steel highway bridge which was erected about 1930, and from which current meter measurements are made.'
'Looking northeast at mile 95.1. Lurich, Virginia, in middle; village of Rich Creek on river near right; Peterstown in right background.'
'Looking southeast at mile 99; the Narrows between East River Mountain (right)and Peters Mountain (left); town of Narrows, Virginia, in right background; camera pointed toward sun.'
'Looking southeast at mile 100; town of Narrows, Virginia; spur of East River Mountain in right foreground; steam plant of Virginia Railway in center.'
'Looking east at mile 102; river is view to about mile 107; Wenonah, Virginia, in middle background; Pearisburg in upper right.'
'Looking northeast at mile 105.6.  Pearisburg, Virginia, below and to right of picture; Norfolk and Western to right; Virginian Railway to left of river as in pictures 45 to 55; base of a spur of Peters Mountain in background.'
'Looking southeast at mile 110.3.  Limestone quarry and cement mill in lower left; Klotz, Virginia, just above; State Highway no. 23 crosses bridge at Ripplemead near upper right; wet-weather ponds in sinks in Limestone near right edge.'
'Looking north northeast from opposite mile 116.  Pembroke, Virginia in upper left; foot of Doe Mountain in background.'
'Looking nearly east at mile 113.3  River visible almost to mile 121 just above Eggleston; Pembroke just off left edge of picture; limestone quarry in foreground.'
'Looking north northeast at mile 116.3 showing bend in river about half way between Eggleston and Pembroke.  Foot of Doe Mountain in background.'