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Photo of the school which was located in the lower part of the creek near True, W. Va.

1. Pipestem Creek School Building, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050080
Title:
Pipestem Creek School Building, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Photo of the school which was located in the lower part of the creek near True, W. Va.
A truck carrying uniformed soldiers is pictured at the intersection of Ballengee Street and 2nd Avenue. Subjects unidentified.

2. Army Day Parade in Downtown Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049880
Title:
Army Day Parade in Downtown Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
A truck carrying uniformed soldiers is pictured at the intersection of Ballengee Street and 2nd Avenue. Subjects unidentified.
A plane lifts off from the runway below.

3. Mountaineer Air Service, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
049667
Title:
Mountaineer Air Service, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
A plane lifts off from the runway below.
Aerial view of the city which sits on the river.

4. View Overlooking Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049090
Title:
View Overlooking Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Aerial view of the city which sits on the river.
Pictured from left to right is Donald Meador, his father Cecil Meador holding up a bottle, Oris Cook, and Pee Wee Woolridge.

5. Cecil Meador Raising Toast to Camera with Son and Associates in River Ridge near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048713
Title:
Cecil Meador Raising Toast to Camera with Son and Associates in River Ridge near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Pictured from left to right is Donald Meador, his father Cecil Meador holding up a bottle, Oris Cook, and Pee Wee Woolridge.
Roy Shrewsbury is pictured by the railroad tracks. An old storeroom is pictured in the background.

6. Machinist Outside Mallet House, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048609
Title:
Machinist Outside Mallet House, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Roy Shrewsbury is pictured by the railroad tracks. An old storeroom is pictured in the background.
Bernard Richmond pictured in his work gear.

7. Machinist Outside of Machine Shop at Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048603
Title:
Machinist Outside of Machine Shop at Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Bernard Richmond pictured in his work gear.
Pictured, from left to right, is John McLaughlin (machine helper), Arnold Lilly (machinist), Bernard Richmond (machinist), Joe Allen (machine helper), B. J. Edwards (pipe fitter), Bill Linkerhoker (machinist) and Bill Williams (machine helper).

8. Machine Workers Outside Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048602
Title:
Machine Workers Outside Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Pictured, from left to right, is John McLaughlin (machine helper), Arnold Lilly (machinist), Bernard Richmond (machinist), Joe Allen (machine helper), B. J. Edwards (pipe fitter), Bill Linkerhoker (machinist) and Bill Williams (machine helper).
Pictured is Bob Gully, A. J. Poff, W. B. Tyree, Joe Allen, and Billy Joe Edwards.

9. Workers Gathered Outside Old Machine Shop at Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048601
Title:
Workers Gathered Outside Old Machine Shop at Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Pictured is Bob Gully, A. J. Poff, W. B. Tyree, Joe Allen, and Billy Joe Edwards.
John Earl Lilly pictured in his work gear.

10. Machinist Outside of Shop at Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048600
Title:
Machinist Outside of Shop at Roundhouse in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
John Earl Lilly pictured in his work gear.
Harold E. Price pictured at lathe in foreground near K. V. Angell, who is pictured in the background to Price's right.

11. Machine Shop in Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048586
Title:
Machine Shop in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Harold E. Price pictured at lathe in foreground near K. V. Angell, who is pictured in the background to Price's right.
To the left of "Buzz", formerly known as Jack, is George Hulme. In rear is Tommy Joe Hellems. The group is there for a Hinton High School graduation trip in the spring of 1948."Buzz" Hellems went on to Concord College after high school and later joined the United States Navy, serving on the USS Orion. Eventually returning to his home in Hinton, "Buzz" owned and operated Hellems Cash Store for more than 58 years. He served on the West Virginia State Senate from 1975-1976 and was a former chairman of the Summers County Democrat Executive Committee as well as the former Director of the Nationanl Bank of Summers. He was married to Glenda Hamm Hellems for 51 years until his death on January 9, 2009 at the age of 78.

12. Jennie Lee Johnson & "Buzz" Hellems on the Steps of the Capitol Building in Washington, D. C.

IDNO:
048151
Title:
Jennie Lee Johnson & "Buzz" Hellems on the Steps of the Capitol Building in Washington, D. C.
Date:
1948
Description:
To the left of "Buzz", formerly known as Jack, is George Hulme. In rear is Tommy Joe Hellems. The group is there for a Hinton High School graduation trip in the spring of 1948."Buzz" Hellems went on to Concord College after high school and later joined the United States Navy, serving on the USS Orion. Eventually returning to his home in Hinton, "Buzz" owned and operated Hellems Cash Store for more than 58 years. He served on the West Virginia State Senate from 1975-1976 and was a former chairman of the Summers County Democrat Executive Committee as well as the former Director of the Nationanl Bank of Summers. He was married to Glenda Hamm Hellems for 51 years until his death on January 9, 2009 at the age of 78.
View over looking the hills and fields of the farm.

13. Ballengee Farm, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047854
Title:
Ballengee Farm, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
View over looking the hills and fields of the farm.
A house is pictured in the distance.

14. Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047836
Title:
Forest Hill District, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
A house is pictured in the distance.
David "Shadow" Willey, left, and Mule Bennett, right, pictured in front of the bleachers.

15. Hinton Bobcats Football Team Managers, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047723
Title:
Hinton Bobcats Football Team Managers, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
David "Shadow" Willey, left, and Mule Bennett, right, pictured in front of the bleachers.
Dick Gunnoe, left, and David Hess, right, pictured in their team uniforms in front of the bleachers.

16. Hinton Bobcats Football Players, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047722
Title:
Hinton Bobcats Football Players, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Dick Gunnoe, left, and David Hess, right, pictured in their team uniforms in front of the bleachers.
Woods pictured in his Bobcats team uniform in front of the bleachers.

17. "Footie" Woods, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047721
Title:
"Footie" Woods, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Woods pictured in his Bobcats team uniform in front of the bleachers.
Shires, a football player for the Hinton High School Bobcats, pictured running with a football.

18. Pat Shires at Avis Field, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047720
Title:
Pat Shires at Avis Field, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Shires, a football player for the Hinton High School Bobcats, pictured running with a football.
Hellems pictured outside the bleachers in his Bobcat team uniform.

19. "Crow" Hellems, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047719
Title:
"Crow" Hellems, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Hellems pictured outside the bleachers in his Bobcat team uniform.
Persinger dressed in his uniform in front of the bleachers. The team mascot is the Bobcats.

20. Harold Persinger, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047718
Title:
Harold Persinger, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Persinger dressed in his uniform in front of the bleachers. The team mascot is the Bobcats.
Patrick dressed in his Bobcat football team uniform.

21. Richard Patrick, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047651
Title:
Richard Patrick, Hinton High School Football Player, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Patrick dressed in his Bobcat football team uniform.
Gwinn, a tackle for Hinton High School, is pictured on a field in front of the bleachers. From Hinton Daily News Collection.

22. Kyle Gwinn in Football Uniform, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047647
Title:
Kyle Gwinn in Football Uniform, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Gwinn, a tackle for Hinton High School, is pictured on a field in front of the bleachers. From Hinton Daily News Collection.
Fall season of 1948 semi-pro football team at Hinton Old Field.Front row, pictured left to right, starting with No. 35 is John Ratliff; "Bud" Maddy (No. 50); "Tobe" Humphreys (No. 31); Jimmy Thompson (No. 49); Tom Clinebell; "Big Deal" Richmond (No. 45); Sweeney (No. 39); Fred Vass (No. 47); "Rob" Vass.Back row, left to right, is Bobby Jack Crush (No. 44); Maynard Bruce (No. 33); Big "Poodie" Phillips; "Flop" Osborne; Julian Fredeging (No. 35); and Charley Johnson.

23. Hinton Bobcats Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047639
Title:
Hinton Bobcats Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Fall season of 1948 semi-pro football team at Hinton Old Field.Front row, pictured left to right, starting with No. 35 is John Ratliff; "Bud" Maddy (No. 50); "Tobe" Humphreys (No. 31); Jimmy Thompson (No. 49); Tom Clinebell; "Big Deal" Richmond (No. 45); Sweeney (No. 39); Fred Vass (No. 47); "Rob" Vass.Back row, left to right, is Bobby Jack Crush (No. 44); Maynard Bruce (No. 33); Big "Poodie" Phillips; "Flop" Osborne; Julian Fredeging (No. 35); and Charley Johnson.
The group poses on the steps of the building. In the back row on the far left, Charles Lago is pictured. Other subjects unidentified.

24. Hinton High School Class in front of Summers Memorial Building, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047434
Title:
Hinton High School Class in front of Summers Memorial Building, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
The group poses on the steps of the building. In the back row on the far left, Charles Lago is pictured. Other subjects unidentified.
Keller pictured reading in his chair inside his home at 112 Greenbrier Drive near Hinton, W. Va.

25. Robert R. Keller, Bellepoint, W. Va.

IDNO:
046027
Title:
Robert R. Keller, Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Keller pictured reading in his chair inside his home at 112 Greenbrier Drive near Hinton, W. Va.
Front row, L to R: Dutch Holbert, Charlie Cales, Jack Ballangee, Kyle Gwuinn, "Utt" Goff, "Buck" Porterfield, Jack Rogers, Jack Johnson, and Bobby Jack Crush. 2nd row, L to R: "Bud" Maddy, Donald Keffer, Bill Iddings, Jimmy Thompson, "AP" Terry, Jess Parker, and unidentified.

26. Hinton 'Fire Eaters' Baseball Team

IDNO:
045520
Title:
Hinton 'Fire Eaters' Baseball Team
Date:
1948
Description:
Front row, L to R: Dutch Holbert, Charlie Cales, Jack Ballangee, Kyle Gwuinn, "Utt" Goff, "Buck" Porterfield, Jack Rogers, Jack Johnson, and Bobby Jack Crush. 2nd row, L to R: "Bud" Maddy, Donald Keffer, Bill Iddings, Jimmy Thompson, "AP" Terry, Jess Parker, and unidentified.
Mountaineer, Matt Harrison appeared on the cover of West Virginia University's humor magazine

27. Mountaineer Mascot Matt Harrison on Cover of WVU's 'Moonshine' Magazine

IDNO:
040698
Title:
Mountaineer Mascot Matt Harrison on Cover of WVU's 'Moonshine' Magazine
Date:
1948
Description:
Mountaineer, Matt Harrison appeared on the cover of West Virginia University's humor magazine
Front Row: Louis M. Scott, John B. Campbell Jr., Robert T. French, George M. Barrick Jr., Harold K. Curry, Bernard J. Folio, Leroy M. Darling. Second Row: James F. Anderson, Bernard S. Palcich, Stephen D. Norton Jr., Wayne Marfell, Wallace R. Dodge, Robert A. Heyl. Third Row: George Sallows, Mike Barrick, Waitman R. Waters.

28. Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
039479
Title:
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Front Row: Louis M. Scott, John B. Campbell Jr., Robert T. French, George M. Barrick Jr., Harold K. Curry, Bernard J. Folio, Leroy M. Darling. Second Row: James F. Anderson, Bernard S. Palcich, Stephen D. Norton Jr., Wayne Marfell, Wallace R. Dodge, Robert A. Heyl. Third Row: George Sallows, Mike Barrick, Waitman R. Waters.
Each miniature photograph is identified including students, principal, sponsor and commencement director. See original image for names

29. Senior Class Kingwood High School, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038178
Title:
Senior Class Kingwood High School, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
Each miniature photograph is identified including students, principal, sponsor and commencement director. See original image for names
WVU Marching Band sitting in front of Wise Library. The Lutheran Church and Colson Hall are visible in the background.

30. WVU Marching Band In Front of Wise Library

IDNO:
036733
Title:
WVU Marching Band In Front of Wise Library
Date:
1948
Description:
WVU Marching Band sitting in front of Wise Library. The Lutheran Church and Colson Hall are visible in the background.
From left to right: M. M. Neely, Harry S. Truman, Unknown, Clarence Meadows, Harley Kilgore.

31. Harry Truman with West Virginia Political Campaigners

IDNO:
032748
Title:
Harry Truman with West Virginia Political Campaigners
Date:
1948
Description:
From left to right: M. M. Neely, Harry S. Truman, Unknown, Clarence Meadows, Harley Kilgore.
A woman stands on the site where a Methodist church used to stand, Mount Clare, W. Va.

32. Church Destroyed by Tornado, Mount Clare, W. Va.

IDNO:
032308
Title:
Church Destroyed by Tornado, Mount Clare, W. Va.
Date:
1948
Description:
A woman stands on the site where a Methodist church used to stand, Mount Clare, W. Va.

33. Joseph Summers

IDNO:
030216
Title:
Joseph Summers
Date:
1948

34. Portrait of J. A. Hunt

IDNO:
029352
Title:
Portrait of J. A. Hunt
Date:
1948

35. Governor Clarence W. Meadows

IDNO:
027972
Title:
Governor Clarence W. Meadows
Date:
1948
'To my good friend Dr. Roy Bird Cook with high esteem and admiration. 7/16/48'.

36. Portrait of Michael L. Benedum

IDNO:
027100
Title:
Portrait of Michael L. Benedum
Date:
1948
Description:
'To my good friend Dr. Roy Bird Cook with high esteem and admiration. 7/16/48'.

37. Chandor Portrait of Michael L. Benedum

IDNO:
027099
Title:
Chandor Portrait of Michael L. Benedum
Date:
1948

38. Strawberry Show at Upshur County 4-H Camp

IDNO:
026628
Title:
Strawberry Show at Upshur County 4-H Camp
Date:
1948

39. Winners at the Strawberry Show at Upshur County 4-H Camp

IDNO:
026627
Title:
Winners at the Strawberry Show at Upshur County 4-H Camp
Date:
1948

40. Dance Performance at Girl's State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

IDNO:
026613
Title:
Dance Performance at Girl's State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.
Date:
1948

41. Performance at Girl's State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

IDNO:
026612
Title:
Performance at Girl's State 4-H Camp, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.
Date:
1948

42. Party at Girls' State Four-H Camp

IDNO:
026288
Title:
Party at Girls' State Four-H Camp
Date:
1948

43. Star Calendar Highlighting Two Dates, Storer Day and Founders Day, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
022713
Title:
Star Calendar Highlighting Two Dates, Storer Day and Founders Day, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1948

44. Post Master of Little Falls, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
016772
Title:
Post Master of Little Falls, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1948

45. Pigs at Feeding Time at the West Virginia Industrial School for Colored Boys, Mason County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013531
Title:
Pigs at Feeding Time at the West Virginia Industrial School for Colored Boys, Mason County, W. Va.
Date:
1948

46. West Virginia Industrial School for Colored Boys Football Team, Mason County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013530
Title:
West Virginia Industrial School for Colored Boys Football Team, Mason County, W. Va.
Date:
1948

47. West Virginia Industrial School for Colored Boys Swimming Pool, Mason County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013529
Title:
West Virginia Industrial School for Colored Boys Swimming Pool, Mason County, W. Va.
Date:
1948

48. West Virginia Industrial School for Colored Boys Boxing Team, Mason County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013528
Title:
West Virginia Industrial School for Colored Boys Boxing Team, Mason County, W. Va.
Date:
1948