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Picture of the Y.M.W. luncheon which took place at the Memorial Building in Kimball, McDowell County, Monday, March 27th, 1950 at 1 o'clock. The luncheon was free and the purpose of the meeting was to discuss plans for organizing Older Youth Groups. The age limits for YMW club membership was approximately 18 to 30. Married and unmarried young people are eligible. In every community there was a need for a program to bridge the gap between organized junior programs and the homemakers program and to include both men and women.

1. African-American Extension Workers at a Y.M.W. Luncheon in Kimball, McDowell County, W. Va.

IDNO:
001523
Title:
African-American Extension Workers at a Y.M.W. Luncheon in Kimball, McDowell County, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
Picture of the Y.M.W. luncheon which took place at the Memorial Building in Kimball, McDowell County, Monday, March 27th, 1950 at 1 o'clock. The luncheon was free and the purpose of the meeting was to discuss plans for organizing Older Youth Groups. The age limits for YMW club membership was approximately 18 to 30. Married and unmarried young people are eligible. In every community there was a need for a program to bridge the gap between organized junior programs and the homemakers program and to include both men and women.
Exterior view of the tobacco barn constructed by Mr. A. C. Curry in Lincoln County. 'Narrow Ventilation doors which were opened in the front of the barn for this picture are located on all four sides of the barn. The barn is 50 feet wide, 60 feet long and 41 feet to the roof at the center of the barn.'

2. Tobacco Barn in Lincoln County

IDNO:
001548
Title:
Tobacco Barn in Lincoln County
Date:
1950
Description:
Exterior view of the tobacco barn constructed by Mr. A. C. Curry in Lincoln County. 'Narrow Ventilation doors which were opened in the front of the barn for this picture are located on all four sides of the barn. The barn is 50 feet wide, 60 feet long and 41 feet to the roof at the center of the barn.'
A close-up view of a rectifier at the Williams River Mine in Webster County, W. Va. Gauley Mountain Coal Company, Ansted, W. Va.

3. Rectifier at the Williams River Mine, Webster County, W. Va.

IDNO:
004529
Title:
Rectifier at the Williams River Mine, Webster County, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
A close-up view of a rectifier at the Williams River Mine in Webster County, W. Va. Gauley Mountain Coal Company, Ansted, W. Va.
A man is shoveling snow on the corner of Cleveland and Locust Avenue in Fairmont, West Virginia during the big snow storm of 1950.

4. Shoveling Snow at the Corner of Cleveland and Locust Avenue, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
005788
Title:
Shoveling Snow at the Corner of Cleveland and Locust Avenue, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
A man is shoveling snow on the corner of Cleveland and Locust Avenue in Fairmont, West Virginia during the big snow storm of 1950.
The view from Madison Street looking toward Jefferson Street in Fairmont, West Virginia during the big snow storm in 1950.

5. Snow Covered Madison Street Looking toward Jefferson, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
005790
Title:
Snow Covered Madison Street Looking toward Jefferson, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
The view from Madison Street looking toward Jefferson Street in Fairmont, West Virginia during the big snow storm in 1950.
Two men are shoveling snow in Fairmont, West Virginia after the big snow storm of 1950.

6. Shoveling Snow After the Storm, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
005791
Title:
Shoveling Snow After the Storm, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
Two men are shoveling snow in Fairmont, West Virginia after the big snow storm of 1950.
Cars are parked along Monroe Street in Fairmont, West Virginia during the big snow storm of 1950.

7. Monroe Street, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
005793
Title:
Monroe Street, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
Cars are parked along Monroe Street in Fairmont, West Virginia during the big snow storm of 1950.
People are walking on Monroe and Adams Streets in Fairmont, West Virginia during the big snow storm of 1950.

8. Monroe and Adams Streets, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
005794
Title:
Monroe and Adams Streets, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
People are walking on Monroe and Adams Streets in Fairmont, West Virginia during the big snow storm of 1950.

9. Street Scene in Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
007795
Title:
Street Scene in Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1950
'Taken by Roy T. Emerson 1950 for Trinity Women's Auxiliary Yaar Book' Letter enclosed reads: ' July 1, 1959 To Whom it May Concern: Enclosed please find snapshot of Trinity Episcopal Church taken in 1950. This picture was used on yearbook of Trinity Women's Auxiliary. In the year 1950. Trintiy was sold to a Church group, dismantled and moved board by board to their Church property near B--? W. Va. This over the forth or fifth move for this Church building. Trinity Church was purchased by first Vestry from the Baptist Church, before this time the Episcopal services were being read in old Rogers' home. The church stood at top of High Street before street was paved. With a great deal of effort it was finally moved to spot where New Farmers and Merchants Bank is now going up; however during move a rain storm hit and Church got bogged down in mud and stood in the middle of High Street for several weeks before ground was solid enough to prepare another attmept. The church was moved later, as shown in Post picture to spot next to Masonic temple and the place where Trinity Parking lot is now. This is the tale as told to me by Brad Laidley for most accurate account contact him. Sincerely, Monica Emerson, New Timer?'

10. Trinity Episcopal Church in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
008623
Title:
Trinity Episcopal Church in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
'Taken by Roy T. Emerson 1950 for Trinity Women's Auxiliary Yaar Book' Letter enclosed reads: ' July 1, 1959 To Whom it May Concern: Enclosed please find snapshot of Trinity Episcopal Church taken in 1950. This picture was used on yearbook of Trinity Women's Auxiliary. In the year 1950. Trintiy was sold to a Church group, dismantled and moved board by board to their Church property near B--? W. Va. This over the forth or fifth move for this Church building. Trinity Church was purchased by first Vestry from the Baptist Church, before this time the Episcopal services were being read in old Rogers' home. The church stood at top of High Street before street was paved. With a great deal of effort it was finally moved to spot where New Farmers and Merchants Bank is now going up; however during move a rain storm hit and Church got bogged down in mud and stood in the middle of High Street for several weeks before ground was solid enough to prepare another attmept. The church was moved later, as shown in Post picture to spot next to Masonic temple and the place where Trinity Parking lot is now. This is the tale as told to me by Brad Laidley for most accurate account contact him. Sincerely, Monica Emerson, New Timer?'
'Earl Whisner-flag, Ted Hilling-banner, James (Dobie) Poole (deceased), Odell Henry-Umbrella'.

11. Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
010125
Title:
Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
'Earl Whisner-flag, Ted Hilling-banner, James (Dobie) Poole (deceased), Odell Henry-Umbrella'.
Group portrait of homeroom 104 from the 1950 Morgantown High School yearbook.

12. Students in Homeroom 104, Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011587
Title:
Students in Homeroom 104, Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
Group portrait of homeroom 104 from the 1950 Morgantown High School yearbook.
Group portrait of Homeroom 311 Class (left to right)Griffin, Kinnan, Foisset, Kennedy, Huggins, Nixon, Huggins, Geiler, Jack, Meadows. ROW--2: Howell, Lemley, Himes, Graham, Ladd, Keaton, Norberg, Mrs. Deeds. ROW--3: Kramer, Lazzelle, McBee, Hinebaugh, McVey, Netz, Fulk, Gregary, Juzinar. ROW--4: Fitchett, Jackson, Holmes, Klein, McClain, Graham, Harner, Goudemond, Lovering

13. Students in Home Room 311, Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011779
Title:
Students in Home Room 311, Morgantown High School, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
Group portrait of Homeroom 311 Class (left to right)Griffin, Kinnan, Foisset, Kennedy, Huggins, Nixon, Huggins, Geiler, Jack, Meadows. ROW--2: Howell, Lemley, Himes, Graham, Ladd, Keaton, Norberg, Mrs. Deeds. ROW--3: Kramer, Lazzelle, McBee, Hinebaugh, McVey, Netz, Fulk, Gregary, Juzinar. ROW--4: Fitchett, Jackson, Holmes, Klein, McClain, Graham, Harner, Goudemond, Lovering

14. Baptist Student Group at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013987
Title:
Baptist Student Group at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
1950
An scenic view of Franklin in Pendleton County.

15. Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014209
Title:
Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
An scenic view of Franklin in Pendleton County.

16. Court Square and Well, Salt Sulphur Springs, Webster Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
015416
Title:
Court Square and Well, Salt Sulphur Springs, Webster Springs, W. Va.
Date:
1950

17. Aerial View of Webster Springs, Webster County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015417
Title:
Aerial View of Webster Springs, Webster County, W. Va.
Date:
1950

18. Back Fork Bridge, Webster Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
015418
Title:
Back Fork Bridge, Webster Springs, W. Va.
Date:
1950

19. Phi Kappa Sigma House, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019035
Title:
Phi Kappa Sigma House, West Virginia University
Date:
1950

20. Oglebay Hall, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019421
Title:
Oglebay Hall, West Virginia University
Date:
1950

21. Building Survey, Entrance to the Original Mountainlair, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019638
Title:
Building Survey, Entrance to the Original Mountainlair, West Virginia University
Date:
1950
'ROTC Technical Training -- Radio relay and carrier communications is part of specialized training Signal Corps Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets receive in six weeks summer encampment at Fort Monmouth, N.J. The group operating AN/TRC equipment under the instruction of Sgt. Adrian Ulvog of Michigan State are, left to right, Kenneth Stoviak of Coraopolis, Robert Larimer, Pittsburgh, Orion Hoch, Canonsburg, Richard Lyman, Pittsburgh and Jack Eyring of Uniontown. All except Eyring, who is a student at West Virginia University, are undergraduates of Carnegie Tech.'

22. ROTC Signal Corp at Summer Camp at Fort Monmouth, N. J.

IDNO:
023080
Title:
ROTC Signal Corp at Summer Camp at Fort Monmouth, N. J.
Date:
1950
Description:
'ROTC Technical Training -- Radio relay and carrier communications is part of specialized training Signal Corps Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets receive in six weeks summer encampment at Fort Monmouth, N.J. The group operating AN/TRC equipment under the instruction of Sgt. Adrian Ulvog of Michigan State are, left to right, Kenneth Stoviak of Coraopolis, Robert Larimer, Pittsburgh, Orion Hoch, Canonsburg, Richard Lyman, Pittsburgh and Jack Eyring of Uniontown. All except Eyring, who is a student at West Virginia University, are undergraduates of Carnegie Tech.'
'West Virginia U. cadets -- Undergraduates of West Virginia University, attending Signal Corps' ROTC encampment at Fort Monmouth, N.J., assemble with college's vice president C.T. Neff, Jr., during his three-day visit of camp activities. Left to Right (kneeling): William Long, John Heckert, Albert Lewis, James Heatherly, Richer Csamer, and John Leachman. Standing: Kenneth Skidmore, Davide McWhorter, Gerald Swecker, William Lodge, Robert Kay, Arthur Sites, Vice President C. T. Neff, Jr., Robert Borke, Lt. Col. B. Cooper, James McDonald, Elmer Clear, Robert Calligan, and Donald Richardson.'

23. West Virginia University ROTC Cadets at Signal Corps Encampment, Fort Monmoth, N. J.

IDNO:
023171
Title:
West Virginia University ROTC Cadets at Signal Corps Encampment, Fort Monmoth, N. J.
Date:
1950
Description:
'West Virginia U. cadets -- Undergraduates of West Virginia University, attending Signal Corps' ROTC encampment at Fort Monmouth, N.J., assemble with college's vice president C.T. Neff, Jr., during his three-day visit of camp activities. Left to Right (kneeling): William Long, John Heckert, Albert Lewis, James Heatherly, Richer Csamer, and John Leachman. Standing: Kenneth Skidmore, Davide McWhorter, Gerald Swecker, William Lodge, Robert Kay, Arthur Sites, Vice President C. T. Neff, Jr., Robert Borke, Lt. Col. B. Cooper, James McDonald, Elmer Clear, Robert Calligan, and Donald Richardson.'

24. Upshur County Four-H Members' Demonstration of Use of Mattock at State Camp

IDNO:
026550
Title:
Upshur County Four-H Members' Demonstration of Use of Mattock at State Camp
Date:
1950

25. Upshur County Four-H Member Demonstration of Preservation at State Camp

IDNO:
026551
Title:
Upshur County Four-H Member Demonstration of Preservation at State Camp
Date:
1950

26. Cabell County 4-H Camp Recreational Classes at Work

IDNO:
026555
Title:
Cabell County 4-H Camp Recreational Classes at Work
Date:
1950
'Good Teeth' King and Queen, Dean Stump and Janet Stump, Russett 4-H Club.

27. Good Teeth King and Queen, Calhoun County 4-H Camp

IDNO:
026630
Title:
Good Teeth King and Queen, Calhoun County 4-H Camp
Date:
1950
Description:
'Good Teeth' King and Queen, Dean Stump and Janet Stump, Russett 4-H Club.

28. Three Male African-American 4-H Members with Birdhouses, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
026844
Title:
Three Male African-American 4-H Members with Birdhouses, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1950

29. 4-H Older County Campers and Counselors, Cabell County, W. Va.

IDNO:
026858
Title:
4-H Older County Campers and Counselors, Cabell County, W. Va.
Date:
1950
4-H Club members piecing the blocks.

30. Quilt Made by Mrs. Ann McDonald, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
026935
Title:
Quilt Made by Mrs. Ann McDonald, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
4-H Club members piecing the blocks.

31. 4-H Members Learning about the United Nations Flag, Lincoln School, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
026936
Title:
4-H Members Learning about the United Nations Flag, Lincoln School, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1950

32. Lincoln School 4-H Members Play a Game Learned at Camp, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
026937
Title:
Lincoln School 4-H Members Play a Game Learned at Camp, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1950

33. Portrait of Senator Harry P. Cain of Washington Signed for Rush D. Holt

IDNO:
029182
Title:
Portrait of Senator Harry P. Cain of Washington Signed for Rush D. Holt
Date:
1950
She won first prize at Costume Ball for Allied Artists in W. Va..

34. Grace Martin Taylor in Costume

IDNO:
030296
Title:
Grace Martin Taylor in Costume
Date:
1950
Description:
She won first prize at Costume Ball for Allied Artists in W. Va..

35. Bird's Eye View of Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport, W. Va.

IDNO:
030475
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1950
A photograph of Governor Patteson (seated) signing a piece of paper, with Eugene Carter (left), President of the West Virginia Federation of Labor, and another man standing behind him.

36. Governor Okey Patteson and Labor Leaders

IDNO:
030722
Title:
Governor Okey Patteson and Labor Leaders
Date:
1950
Description:
A photograph of Governor Patteson (seated) signing a piece of paper, with Eugene Carter (left), President of the West Virginia Federation of Labor, and another man standing behind him.
From left to right 1) Unknown 2) Harold Stassen 3) Unknown 4) President Irvin Stewart.

37. Conferring a Degree, West Virginia University

IDNO:
030744
Title:
Conferring a Degree, West Virginia University
Date:
1950
Description:
From left to right 1) Unknown 2) Harold Stassen 3) Unknown 4) President Irvin Stewart.
"Early Oil Wells--To the south, birthplace of West Virginia's oil industry. On Hughes River oil was found in gravel beds in 1810. As "bank oil," a medicine, Bushrod Creel sold 100 barrels of it per year in 1836. Volcano was one of first boom oil towns."

38. Early Oil Wells Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 in Ritchie County, W. Va.

IDNO:
030871
Title:
Early Oil Wells Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 in Ritchie County, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
"Early Oil Wells--To the south, birthplace of West Virginia's oil industry. On Hughes River oil was found in gravel beds in 1810. As "bank oil," a medicine, Bushrod Creel sold 100 barrels of it per year in 1836. Volcano was one of first boom oil towns."
"Tollgate--The Northwestern Turnpike, a favorite project of George Washington, opened in 1838. Such highways were called "turnpikes" from the gates at which tolls were collected. This town is named for the toll gate which stood here."

39. Tollgate Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 in Ritchie County, W. Va.

IDNO:
030876
Title:
Tollgate Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 in Ritchie County, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
"Tollgate--The Northwestern Turnpike, a favorite project of George Washington, opened in 1838. Such highways were called "turnpikes" from the gates at which tolls were collected. This town is named for the toll gate which stood here."
The Place of Fashion is located on Rt. 50; the fire department is to the left. The building was once Town Hall and also housed Fitzhugh building and Knights of Pythias.

40. Barber Shop and Place of Fashion Clothing Store, Bridgeport, W. Va.

IDNO:
031276
Title:
Barber Shop and Place of Fashion Clothing Store, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
The Place of Fashion is located on Rt. 50; the fire department is to the left. The building was once Town Hall and also housed Fitzhugh building and Knights of Pythias.
Cairo Illinois or Mound City, Illinois or Kentucky. The marker reads: The Prince of the French Explorers--Commissioned by Louis XIV of France the Sieur Robert De La Salle, sweeping down the Mississippi with his Flotilla of canoes stopped in 1882 at this place. In his quest for the mouth of the Mississippi and an outlet for the French fur trade. This river called Ohio by the Iroquois and Quabache (Wabash) by the Algonquins was proclaimed by La Salle on April 9, 1882 to be the Northern watershed of the New Province of Louisiana of the French Colonial Empire.

41. Prince of the French Explorers Historic Marker

IDNO:
031419
Title:
Prince of the French Explorers Historic Marker
Date:
1950
Description:
Cairo Illinois or Mound City, Illinois or Kentucky. The marker reads: The Prince of the French Explorers--Commissioned by Louis XIV of France the Sieur Robert De La Salle, sweeping down the Mississippi with his Flotilla of canoes stopped in 1882 at this place. In his quest for the mouth of the Mississippi and an outlet for the French fur trade. This river called Ohio by the Iroquois and Quabache (Wabash) by the Algonquins was proclaimed by La Salle on April 9, 1882 to be the Northern watershed of the New Province of Louisiana of the French Colonial Empire.
A great snow fall during the week of Thanksgiving in 1950, Clarksburg, W. Va.

42. Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
032303
Title:
Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
A great snow fall during the week of Thanksgiving in 1950, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Three men shoveling snow in front of Wayne Feeds on the corner of School Avenue and Hewes Street near Kaiser Fraser Auto shop in Clarksburg.

43. Wayne Feeds Store after the Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
032304
Title:
Wayne Feeds Store after the Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
Three men shoveling snow in front of Wayne Feeds on the corner of School Avenue and Hewes Street near Kaiser Fraser Auto shop in Clarksburg.
Two men stand on the sidewalk, Hewes Street behind piled snow.

44. Hewes Street after the Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
032305
Title:
Hewes Street after the Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
Two men stand on the sidewalk, Hewes Street behind piled snow.
A car completely blanketed with snow on Main Street near Empire Bank, a Tampa, Florida number plate peeks through.

45. Main Street after the Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
032306
Title:
Main Street after the Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
A car completely blanketed with snow on Main Street near Empire Bank, a Tampa, Florida number plate peeks through.
A snow covered Hewes Avenue looking toward North East, beyond the pile of snow Central School's tower peeks through, Clarksburg, W. Va.

46. Hewes Avenue after the Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
032312
Title:
Hewes Avenue after the Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
A snow covered Hewes Avenue looking toward North East, beyond the pile of snow Central School's tower peeks through, Clarksburg, W. Va.
A view of Crosby's Jewelers' storefront during the Great Thanksgiving Snow in 1950; the store is on the south Third Street behind what would be New City in 1990.

47. Crosby's Jewelers after the Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
032315
Title:
Crosby's Jewelers after the Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
A view of Crosby's Jewelers' storefront during the Great Thanksgiving Snow in 1950; the store is on the south Third Street behind what would be New City in 1990.
A view of snow covered 4th street, Clarksburg, W. Va.

48. 4th Street after the Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
032319
Title:
4th Street after the Great Thanksgiving Snow, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1950
Description:
A view of snow covered 4th street, Clarksburg, W. Va.