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Forrested area with building in the background.

1. Dunedin Coal Company Tipple

2. Explosion at Eccles No. 5 Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.

Crowds gather around the smoking buildings after an explosion at the Eccles mine.

3. Explosion at an Eccles Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.

During Unionization of Coal Company workers, miners' families were evicted from Company owned houses.  The Union supplied building material and land and the miners plus others constructed temporary barracks until the labor trouble was settled. Beside the barracks, there was room for small garden plots and here they are shown working in them. See New York Times Sunday Sept. 5th Picture Section.

4. Women Working in Garden at Barrack Village Near Fairmont, W. Va.

People watch as the corner stone is set at the present day West Virginia State Capitol Building.

5. Cornerstone Ceremony at the West Virginia State Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

Imperial Ice Cream Business on the corner of Beech Street and McGraw Avenue in Grafton, West Virginia.

6. Imperial Ice Cream Company, Grafton, W. Va.

Man stands on runningboards of a truck that is being loaded with dirt.

7. Construction on Site of Pure Oil Gas Station, Grafton, W. Va.

View of the Hazel Atlas Glass Company from across the river at Grafton, W. Va.

8. Hazel Atlas Glass Company, Fetterman, Grafton, W. Va.

A Candy Shop is located in the Cohen Building on Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia.

9. Cohen Building on Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

10. Christmas Window Display in Strader's Store, Philippi, W. Va.

Man stands behind a custom built Studebaker, the First Grand Capital Prize Given by the Grafton Sentinel during a circulation drive.

11. Custom Built Studebaker, the First Grand Capital Prize Given by the Grafton Sentinel Publishing Company, Grafton, W. Va.

Custom built Studebaker, Oakland Landau Sedan, and a Chandler Standard Sedan, three automobiles given as prizes by the Grafton Sentinel Publishing Company during a circulation drive.

12. Custom Built Studebakers Awarded as Prizes by the Grafton Sentinel Publishing Co., Grafton, W. Va.

Exterior view of the Liberty Cafe and White Rose Cash Grocery Store in the Cohen Building in Grafton, W. Va.

13. Cohen Building, Grafton, W. Va.

Fletcher Henderson Stompers pose with their instruments on stage.

14. Fletcher Henderson Stompers, Grafton, W. Va.

Group portrait of members of Morgan's Orchestra holding their instruments.

15. Morgan's Orchestra, Grafton, W. Va.

Morgan's Orchestra plays their instruments under the direction of a conductor.

16. Morgan's Orchestra, Grafton, W. Va.

People seated around an elaborate dinner table.

17. Dinner Party at G. L. Joliffe's Home in Grafton, W. Va.

Car decorated with W.R. Loar and Son signs on it, as well as advertisements for Kodak film, perhaps for a parade.  Grafton, W. Va.

18. Car Decorated for W. R. Loar and Son, Grafton, W. Va.

Interior of Caboose showing beds and seating area on the B&O railroad in Grafton, W. Va.  Sign in car reads 'Spitting on the Floor Prohibited.'

19. Interior of Caboose, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Grafton, W. Va.

Two African Americans on a float in the parade.

20. Sesquicentennial Parade in Morgantown, W. Va.

21. Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.

Men in a float re-enact George Washington crossing the Delaware for the large crowds lining High Street.

22. Sesquicentennial Parade in Morgantown, W. Va.

Members of University High School march down the street during the Sesquicentennial Parade in Morgantown, W. Va.

23. Sesquicentennial Parade in Morgantown, W. Va.

On display during the Sesquicentennial.

24. First Baltimore and Ohio Train on Display in Morgantown, W. Va.

'B and O R. R. Station.  First B and O train.'

25. Sesquicentennial at the Baltimore and Ohio Station, Morgantown, W. Va.

The unveiling of Bronze Memorial in front of Hotel Morgan.

26. Hotel Morgan Bronze Memorial Ceremony, Morgantown, W. Va.

Passengers are waiting outside the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot Station in Morgantown, West Virginia.

27. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Morgantown, W. Va.

A view of High Street taken from the corner of High Street and Pleasant Street.

28. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

29. Ku Klux Klan Guard in Formation at a Morgantown, W. Va. Meeting

The Elite Imperial Guard 'Ku Klux Klan' at a Morgantown meeting.

30. Ku Klux Klan Guard in Formation at a Morgantown, W. Va. Meeting

31. Monongalia County Court, Morgantown, W. Va.

32. Costumed Flemington High School Thespians, Taylor County, W. Va.

33. Musicians at the Pocahontas County Fair, W. Va.

Mount Vernon Dining Hall at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp in the background.

34. WVU Football Team

35. Hearses Await the Dead after the Eccles Mine Explosion on April 8, 1926

'Taken at White Teachers' Dining Hall, Bishop.'

36. Reverend Wm. J. Engles, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

37. 4-H Hodge Podge Group

38. Fiddle Players at the Pocahontas County Fair

A photograph of people standing outside a long row of tents at a campground. Print number 1066.

39. Ku Klux Klan Convention, Morgantown, W. Va.

Cars lined up for a Ku Klux Klan meeting with Morgantown homes in the background.

40. Ku Klux Klan Convention, Morgantown, W. Va.

41. R. O. T. C. Unit at Camp Custer

'Nancy Sandowski- rank and file leader of Striking Textile Workers'

42. Nancy Sandowski during Textile Strike in Passaic, N.J.

43. Pickets and Law Enforcement Officials During Textile Strike in Passaic, N.J.

'One of the five relief kitchens est. by the strikers relief committee in conjunction with local community groups during textile workers strike.'

44. Group Photo in front of Relief Kitchen Established During the Textile Strike in Passaic, N.J.

'Martin Winkler, Garfield N.J.'

45. Martin Winkler is Arrested During the Textile Worker's Strike

' Far L- John (Jack) Nanz, Far R- Betty Nanz, Woman holding child: Mary H. Coleman Donahue, child Mary Dorothy Blume, child 3rd from R-Ruth Nanz,and woman with face scratched out Agnes Coleman Nanz.'

46. Donahue Mothers and Children

Looking S.E. of Corner - Moore & Garret Streets. (Lepera Property)

47. Corner of Moore and Garrett Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking S.W. - Garrett Street - Lepera Property and B.&O. Lot To Hennen Property.

48. Garrett Street and B.&O. Lot to Hennen Property, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking S. W. - Garrett Street - Same as 2 with corner of B.&O.Depot Added.

49. Garrett Street and B.&O. Lot, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking S.W. Garrett Street to University Avenue & Foundry Street - Showing frontage of Hennen and B.&O. Properties on Garrett Street.

50. Garrett Street to University Avenue and Foundry Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking N.E. - Garrett Street to Moore Street - Showing frontage of part of Hennen property - B.&O. lot and Lepera property

51. Garrett Street to Moore Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking N.W. - University Avenue and Garrett Street - Showing B.&O. and Hennen properties.

52. University Avenue and Garrett Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking N.W. on University Avenue - Showing frontage of Hennen property and B.&O. lot to Lepera property.

53. University Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking N.W. on University Avenue to corner of same and Moore Street - Showing frontage of Lepera property

54. University Avenue and Moore Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking N.W. across Monongahela River to M.R. Depot - West Side

55. Monongahela River to M.R. Depot, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking N.E. to "Sunny Side" - Stadium and University buildings from Monongahela River.

56. 'Sunny Side', Stadium and University Buildings, Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking S. W. from Monongahela River Bridge to B.&O. Depot and Hotel Morgan.

57. Monongahela River Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking East from West side of Monongahela River (Coal Tipple) Showing B. and O. Depot and Hotel Morgan.

58. Monongahela River, B. and O. Depot and Hotel Morgan, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking N.E. of Monongahela River Bridge connecting B.&O. and M.R. Depots - Also West Virginia University Buildings

59. Monongahela River Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking N.E. to Morgantown Country Club - Showing M.R. Depot, Mountaineer Stadium and "Sunny Side."

60. M.R. Depot, Mountaineer Stadium and 'Sunny Side', Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking S.W. to Lock No. 10 - Up Monongahela River from Bridge.

61. Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

Copenhagen - Spring of 1926

62. Julia Davis Adams and Dog

An old wooden house with chimney.

63. Mrs. Edison's House on George Street, Charles Town, W. Va.

Print portrait of a young Max Mathers.

64. Max Mathers of Morgantown, W. Va.

Standing L to R: Coach John Edwards, Lenvil Newsome, Alfred Jones, Ernest Baxter, Stanely Marshall, Lesley Newsome, Unidentified, Unidentified and Alfred Cole. Sitting L to R: William Holland, John Parker, and James Denmark. On the ground: Unidentified and Oliver Mosby. Information on p. 115 in "Our Monongalia" by Connie Park Rice. Information with the photograph includes "Courtesy of Charlene Marshall."

65. Beechurst High Football Squad, Morgantown, W. Va.

66. A. G. Fansler Family, Tucker County, W. Va.

The Dining Hall with columns, is in the background, left. The large building to the right of the bridge, situated on the  West Fork River bank is the original mill run by the Jackson family during the Antebellum period. Thomas Jackson (later known as Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson) worked at this mill and farm as a child while living here with his uncles.

67. Elevated View of Jackson's Mill and Four-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.

68. Self Portrait of Ray Stoker, Fairmont, W. Va.

69. Portrait of Mickey Caruso, Fairmont, W. Va.

From left to right, Thomas G. Keenan, William L. Park, and Waitman Willey Keener.

70. County Court of Monongalia County

To the left is Vance & Pisegna Billiard Parlor. Next to it appears to be an employment office building, advertising for wanted miners.

71. Buildings Along University Avenue in Morgantown, W. Va.

Print number 621a. Left to right: Thomas G. Keenan, William L. Park, Waitman Willey Keener.

72. County Commissioners Inside Court House, Morgantown, W. Va.

Pictured (from left to right) is Joe Allen, Ray Davis, Nute Baily, and Frank Deeds.

73. Car Men Checking Train in West Yard, Hinton, W. Va.

Print number 1085.

74. School Children at Event on Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, W. Va.

Possibly West Virginia Day. Print number 1083.

75. Event on Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, W. Va.

Print number 1082. Possibly West Virginia Day.

76. People Hold Hands in Circles During an Event on Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, W. Va.

Print number 1084.

77. Children Sit Indian Style While Wearing Native American Headdresses at Event on Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, W. Va.

Print number 1080. Sign along back fence reads "Spirit of Progress. Schools of Today."

78. Sesquicentennial Pagent at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, W. Va.

Print number 1269.

79. Parade Reviewing Stand on Courthouse Square, Morgantown, W. Va.

80. Side View of Mileground Dairy Farm, WVU Agriculture School, Morgantown, W. Va.

Students working in "Hort. 6 lab. class" at the WVU Dairy Farm

81. Horticulture 6 Lab Class, WVU Dairy Farm, Morgantown, W. Va.

Four unidentified boys examine a group of sheep in an unidentified location.

82. 4-H Fair Livestock

Two unidentified females attend to the livestock at the fair.

83. Livestock at a 4-H Fair in an Unidentified Location

From left to right are Clarence Stone, George Beckingham, Fred Ohlinger, Harry Witcher, and Captain Bill Ward.

84. Mine Rescue Team from Kilsyth at Eccles Mine Explosion, Eccles, W. Va.

Children dressed as pilgrims and Native Americans are likely dressed for a Thanksgiving play.

85. Children in Costume in Unidentified Location