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1. Crowd Awaits News After a Mine Disaster in Barrackville, W. Va.

Crowds gather outside mine buildings after an explosion.

2. Crowd Awaits News After a Mine Disaster in Barrackville, W. Va.

Group portrait of miners with families at the anniversary picnic at Clark Coal and Coke Eagle Mine.

3. Anniversary Picnic at Eagle Mine

Marion Shovel Model 28 at work.

4. Hardesty Strip Mining Operation

The front of the G.L. Jolliffe Store on Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia.

5. G. L. Jolliffe Store, Grafton, W. Va.

Various buildings and trucks of the Standard Oil Company in Grafton, West Virginia.

6. Standard Oil Company, Grafton, W. Va.

Oil well with building around it.

7. Oil Well near Grafton, W. Va.

8. Oil Men and Family Members at an Oil Well, Grafton, W. Va.

9. Window Display R.S. Kunst Store, Grafton, W. Va.

A sales employee is standing outside the Archdeacon and Murry Store on Latrobe Street in Grafton, West Virginia.

10. Archdeacon and Murry Store, Grafton, W. Va.

The front of Morgan's Plumbing on Latrobe Street in Grafton, West Virginia.

11. Morgan's Plumbing and Fitting, Grafton, W. Va.

'1. Unknown, 2. Ellen Belle Berger, 3. Oscar Schupbach, 4. Harriett Mullett, 5. Ruth Mullett, 6. James Schupbach, 7. Forrest Howell, 8. George Mullett, 9. Howard Howell, 10. Carrie Potts, 11. Virgil Walker, 12. Freda Walker, 13. Elizabeth Postlethwait, 14. Hazel Potts, 15. Mary Louise Mullett, 16. Sheldon Pyles, 17. John Potts, 18. Lloyd Walker, 19. Stella Potts, 20. Joe Berger, 21. Glen Schupbach, 22. Teacher - Miss Georgia Litman, 23. Glen Mullett.'

12. Class Photo Doolin School, New Martinsville, W. Va.

Parkersburg High School without wings.  Football field is next to the school.

13. Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

The West Virginia University Stadium under construction looking up Falling Run Road.

14. Clearing Land for Mountaineer Field, West Virginia University

A view of the Seneca addition and Morgantown eastside brick yard at the lower right.

15. Seneca Addition, Morgantown, W. Va.

16. McHorter House, Moorefield, W. Va.

'George Washington loved to vacation in Berkeley Springs because of its naturally warm springs, which gave the town its original name of Bath.  The three principal springs and the bathhouses built around them today are part of Berkeley Springs State Park.'

17. Berkeley Springs State Park, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

18. Hinton Football Team, Hinton, Summers County, W. Va.

19. Blackwater Coal Company Tipple, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

20. McCutcheon, William H., President of the Board of Ed., Webster County, W. Va.

21. WVU Football Team

22. Agricultural Experiment Station, Greenhouse, and Martin Hall, West Virginia University

23. Mountaineer Field during Construction, West Virginia University

24. Purinton House, West Virginia University

25. Stalnaker or Women's Hall, West Virginia University

Close-up view of Woodburn Hall, West Virginia University.

26. Woodburn Hall, West Virginia University

27. Woodburn Circle, West Virginia University

28. Bird's Eye View of Morgantown, W. Va.

29. Elevated View of the Monongahela River from the Campus of West Virginia University

30. West Virginia University Campus Viewed from Westover

31. View of Sunnyside from Westover, West Virginia University

32. View of Downtown Morgantown Looking Northeast

33. Martin Hall, West Virginia University

Group portrait of the graduating class in cap and gown.

34. Class of 1925, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

X-1 992 locomotive engine on N&W Railway at Bluefield, W. Va.  The engine is built by Schenectady in May 1910 (no. 47174).

35. Norfolk and Western Locomotive X-1 992 at Bluefield, W. Va.

4-H members pose around an automobile: J. Burton, C. Shaffer and Adele B. are in photo.

36. 4-H Group 'Hard Gang'

'Evander Dillon Ball, R-Wirt Co. State Legislature.'

37. Evander Dillon Ball, Republican Legislator from Wirt County, W. Va.

Three children of varying ages are playing in a yard surrounded by a picket fence.

38. Portrait of Three Children

39. George S. Wallace

State police motor cycles parked in front of the Folk's Variety Store on Rt. 50.  The store is located near a bridge over the Simpson Creek; the building still remains in 2008.

40. Mule Team and Motorcycles in front of Folk's Variety Store, Bridgeport, W. Va.

41. Mississippi Glass Factory, Morgantown, W. Va.

Rejetos Jichancas formed in 1908. It's origins are unclear, but membership was highly prized. The group did not appear in WVU yearbooks after 1928.

42. Women's Student Group, Rejetos Jichancas, West Virginia University

Behind the plane, the town of Westover can be seen, as a crowd gathers on the Morgantown river bank.

43. Seaplane in Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

Sunday School Picnic,Front row, the child turning back Josephine Kelly. Beside her is Howard Kelly and next to him is Eugene Lewis. In the second row, the girl with the coat open is Rose Ellen Lewis. Next to her is Florence Lewis Godfrey, then Mildred Kelly. Toward the Center, tall lady with the black hat is Damaris Lewis. Beside her, the short lady with a black necktie is Lizzette S. Lewis. Beside her is the class teacher,Mrs. Vandervort.

44. Avery Methodist Church, Cheat Road, Monongalia County

Boys' making souvenirs from pieces of scrap wood.

45. Boys' at Woodwork Shop, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

4-H boys help develop a roadside market along the "new hard surface roads."

46. Roadside Market, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

Boys are setting up their own radio at camp.

47. Radio Set Up, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

Girls learned the lost art of home weaving on domestic looms.

48. Home- Weaving, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

Girls learned the lost art of home weaving on domestic looms.

49. Home-Weaving, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

The girls were taught to use the electric sewing machines.

50. Electric Sewing, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

"Better Bread" is the object in the minds of the busy girls pictured. At Jackson's Mill they were taught by experts just how it should be made.

51. Girls Baking Bread, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

Agnes Shirley's Willow Basketry class.

52. Willow Basketry, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

Two campers help keep the grounds clean.

53. Campers, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

54. Swimming Meet Participants, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

55. Two Girls in Bathing Suits, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

56. Dining Hall, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

The grassy slopes facing the tennis courts form a natural amphitheater.

57. Tennis Court, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

58. Boys Get out the Hoses, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

Each morning campers took a swim in this pool before breakfast.  The pool was completed in summer 1925.

59. Swimming Meet, Home Beautification, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

Repairs on the old mill.

60. Reconstructed, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

Before repairs on the mill.

61. Before the Reconstruction, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

Picture of the pioneers who blazed the project trail gazing into the fire.

62. Pioneer Candle, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

63. Two Campers Overlooking Camp, State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

Pictured: Fred S. Hathaway, Hilah Smith, Gertrude Smith, Virginia Hathaway, Frederick Hathaway (wearing cap), and Otis Smith

64. Smith and Hallaway Families Gather Around Their Vehicles, Calhoun, County, W. Va.

65. Pleasants County Fair, Pleasants Co., W. Va.

66. Portrait of Ina Caldara, Fairmont, W. Va.

67. Davis, WVU Football Player

"Ram" Harford & "Moody" Burdette pictured in the water.

68. Swimming in New River Between Coney Island & Avis, W. Va.

Donald Brightwell pictured on the steps of the train. Mr. McClean is in the window. Standing on the ground beside the train is A. F. Pete Sentz and Fred Worles.

69. Four Men Pose with a Train at Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.

Pete Sentz pictured on the pole located near the wash pit.

70. Electrician Changing Bulbs on Pole near Roundhouse Building, Hinton, W. Va.

Wilson pictured sitting at a desk writing.

71. Emerson "Windy" Wilson Inside the Old Roundhouse Office, Hinton, W. Va.

72. Front View of Mileground Dairy Farm, WVU Agriculture School, Morgantown, W. Va.

73. Students' Home at the WVU Dairy Farm on Mileground, Morgantown, W. Va.

Students pose with cows for a portrait.

74. Easter Sunday with the Cows at the WVU Dairy Farm, Morgantown, W. Va.

Students pose with cows at the Dairy Farm for a portrait on Easter Sunday.

75. Easter Sunday at the WVU Dairy Farm, Morgantown, W. Va.

Also pictured are teachers Mrs. Jeaness Hallem and Miss Inez Criss.

76. Third Grade Class, Farmington, W. Va.

George Yoho was a member of the West Virginia state senate from 1923-26.

77. Portrait of George N. Yoho

Text on the back reads, "Ready to go aboard the Sikorsky 'Sky Pullman' Yorktown on a sight-seeing flight over New York City. Misses Jean Roy, Noel Pridgeon and Katherine McCoy with a World reporter "top off" the summer session at Columbia in a modern manner." C. B. Allen is pictured with the students.

78. Carl B. Allen with Students, New York, N. Y.

Men aboard Baltimore and Ohio Railroad car labeled "West Virginia Soil Improvement Special."

79. The Lime Special