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1. 1951 I.O.O.F. Little League Champs

IDNO:
054646
Title:
1951 I.O.O.F. Little League Champs
Date:
1951
C. B. Allen is seated on the far left. He reported military and Veterans Administration news as a member of the Washington bureau of the New York Herald Tribune from 1946 until 1953. Major General William H. Tunner is conducting the briefing.

2. Carl B. Allen at Press Conference on National Defense, Washington, D. C.

IDNO:
053186
Title:
Carl B. Allen at Press Conference on National Defense, Washington, D. C.
Date:
1951
Description:
C. B. Allen is seated on the far left. He reported military and Veterans Administration news as a member of the Washington bureau of the New York Herald Tribune from 1946 until 1953. Major General William H. Tunner is conducting the briefing.

3. West Virginia University Graduation Ceremony

IDNO:
052798
Title:
West Virginia University Graduation Ceremony
Date:
1951
Mrs. White, wife of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company president, is pictured with an unidentified man during the centennial event.

4. Mrs. White at B and O Railroad Covered Bridge Centennial, Philippi, W. Va.

IDNO:
051857
Title:
Mrs. White at B and O Railroad Covered Bridge Centennial, Philippi, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Mrs. White, wife of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company president, is pictured with an unidentified man during the centennial event.
Pictured are Joan Ashby; Donald Bucklew; Mr. Carroll; Mr. Casseday; James Childs; Paul Cooper; Donna DeBerry; Sarah DeWitt; Shirley Everly; Charles Feather; Helen Forman; Richard Fraley; Phyllis Friend; Robert Hardesty; Robert Harmon; Joe Hauger; Berkley Hurd; Frank Lambert; Freddie Lockhart; Stephen Martin; David Metheny; Dottie Metheny; Nola Mersing; Miss Myers; Janet Nicklow; Cubie Riley; Donald Sell; Everett Sines; and Patty Smith.

5. Terra Alta High School Senior Class, Terra Alta, W. Va.

IDNO:
051595
Title:
Terra Alta High School Senior Class, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Pictured are Joan Ashby; Donald Bucklew; Mr. Carroll; Mr. Casseday; James Childs; Paul Cooper; Donna DeBerry; Sarah DeWitt; Shirley Everly; Charles Feather; Helen Forman; Richard Fraley; Phyllis Friend; Robert Hardesty; Robert Harmon; Joe Hauger; Berkley Hurd; Frank Lambert; Freddie Lockhart; Stephen Martin; David Metheny; Dottie Metheny; Nola Mersing; Miss Myers; Janet Nicklow; Cubie Riley; Donald Sell; Everett Sines; and Patty Smith.
A group of young men and women listen as the instructor gives instruction on how to properly weave and design fabric patterns.

6. Rural Youth of USA Fabric Weaving Class at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051568
Title:
Rural Youth of USA Fabric Weaving Class at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
A group of young men and women listen as the instructor gives instruction on how to properly weave and design fabric patterns.
A group of young men and women watch as a women demonstrates how to weave fabric. Subjects unidentified.

7. Rural Youth of USA Learn to Weave at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051567
Title:
Rural Youth of USA Learn to Weave at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
A group of young men and women watch as a women demonstrates how to weave fabric. Subjects unidentified.
A boy holds a pail and a pan while people watch from the sidelines. Subjects unidentified.

8. Rural Youth of USA Members Playing Game at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051566
Title:
Rural Youth of USA Members Playing Game at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
A boy holds a pail and a pan while people watch from the sidelines. Subjects unidentified.
A group of boys and girls sit beneath a tree. Subjects unidentified.

9. Rural Youth of USA at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051565
Title:
Rural Youth of USA at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
A group of boys and girls sit beneath a tree. Subjects unidentified.
A group of young men and women working. Subjects unidentified.

10. Rural Youth of USA Office at Unidentified Location

IDNO:
051564
Title:
Rural Youth of USA Office at Unidentified Location
Date:
1951
Description:
A group of young men and women working. Subjects unidentified.
A group of young boys and girls watch as a man demonstrates how to work with leather. Subjects unidentified.

11. Rural Youth of USA Leathercraft Demonstration, Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051563
Title:
Rural Youth of USA Leathercraft Demonstration, Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
A group of young boys and girls watch as a man demonstrates how to work with leather. Subjects unidentified.
Boys and girls attempt to make a human pyramid. Subjects unidentified.

12. Rural Youth of USA Members Forming Human Pyramid, Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051562
Title:
Rural Youth of USA Members Forming Human Pyramid, Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Boys and girls attempt to make a human pyramid. Subjects unidentified.
A group of boys and girls sit in the shade. Subjects unidentified.

13. Rural Youth of USA Members Sitting Beneath Tree, Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051561
Title:
Rural Youth of USA Members Sitting Beneath Tree, Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
A group of boys and girls sit in the shade. Subjects unidentified.
A group of boys and girls learn to work with leather. Subjects unidentified.

14. Rural Youth of USA Members Learn Leathercraft at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, w. Va.

IDNO:
051560
Title:
Rural Youth of USA Members Learn Leathercraft at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, Lewis County, w. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
A group of boys and girls learn to work with leather. Subjects unidentified.
Two speakers address members of the Rural Youth of USA. Subjects unidentified.

15. Rural Youth of USA Meeting, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

IDNO:
051559
Title:
Rural Youth of USA Meeting, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Two speakers address members of the Rural Youth of USA. Subjects unidentified.
A man leads a cow into the sale ring at the State 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) auction.

16. Feeder Calf Sale at State 4-H & F.F.A. Livestock Round-Up

IDNO:
051549
Title:
Feeder Calf Sale at State 4-H & F.F.A. Livestock Round-Up
Date:
1951
Description:
A man leads a cow into the sale ring at the State 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) auction.
View of the mill from across the stream.

17. Scene at Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051392
Title:
Scene at Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
View of the mill from across the stream.

18. Bus Dept; Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041686
Title:
Bus Dept; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, West Virginia, strings netting on the outside wall of her studio on Cape Cod.

19. Artist Blanche Lazzell Working Outside Her Studio, Provincetown, Mass.

IDNO:
038756
Title:
Artist Blanche Lazzell Working Outside Her Studio, Provincetown, Mass.
Date:
1951
Description:
Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, West Virginia, strings netting on the outside wall of her studio on Cape Cod.
Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, W. Va. poses outside The Church Around the Corner, also known as The Church of the Transfiguration and is known for its beauty and architecture.

20. Artist Blanche Lazzell Outside Little Church Around The Corner, New York City

IDNO:
038735
Title:
Artist Blanche Lazzell Outside Little Church Around The Corner, New York City
Date:
1951
Description:
Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, W. Va. poses outside The Church Around the Corner, also known as The Church of the Transfiguration and is known for its beauty and architecture.
Unidentified members of I.O.O.F. Little League Baseball Team Champs.

21. Independent Order of Odd Fellows 1951 Little League Champs, Morgantown, W. Va

IDNO:
038023
Title:
Independent Order of Odd Fellows 1951 Little League Champs, Morgantown, W. Va
Date:
1951
Description:
Unidentified members of I.O.O.F. Little League Baseball Team Champs.
Boone County Marker stands on the US Route 119. The marker reads: Boone County--Formed in 1847 from Cabell, Kanawha and Logan. Named for Daniel Boone noted hunter and explorer whose home was in the Great Kanawha Valley from 1788 to 1795. In 1791 he was a member of the Virginia Assembly from Kanawha county.

22. Boone County Marker on US Route 119, W. Va.

IDNO:
031423
Title:
Boone County Marker on US Route 119, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Boone County Marker stands on the US Route 119. The marker reads: Boone County--Formed in 1847 from Cabell, Kanawha and Logan. Named for Daniel Boone noted hunter and explorer whose home was in the Great Kanawha Valley from 1788 to 1795. In 1791 he was a member of the Virginia Assembly from Kanawha county.
Prickett's Fort historic marker stands on State Route 73 between Morgantown and Fairmont, W. Va. The marker reads: Prickett's Fort--To be north stood the fort built 1774 by Jacob Prickett. In 1777 Capt. William Haymond commanded a militia company here which guarded Monongahela Valley. In Prickett Cemetery are graves of Col. Zackquill Morgan and other pioneers.

23. Prickett's Fort Historic Marker, W. Va.

IDNO:
031422
Title:
Prickett's Fort Historic Marker, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Prickett's Fort historic marker stands on State Route 73 between Morgantown and Fairmont, W. Va. The marker reads: Prickett's Fort--To be north stood the fort built 1774 by Jacob Prickett. In 1777 Capt. William Haymond commanded a militia company here which guarded Monongahela Valley. In Prickett Cemetery are graves of Col. Zackquill Morgan and other pioneers.
The historic marker reads: Kingwood--Named for grove of big trees. Southeast is Dunkard Bottom settled by Thomas Eckarly 1754. Near by during Indian raids in 1778 and 1788. Many settlers were killed Martin Wetzel and William Morgan, noted frontier scouts, had narrow escapes.

24. Kingwood, W. Va. Historic Marker

IDNO:
031420
Title:
Kingwood, W. Va. Historic Marker
Date:
1951
Description:
The historic marker reads: Kingwood--Named for grove of big trees. Southeast is Dunkard Bottom settled by Thomas Eckarly 1754. Near by during Indian raids in 1778 and 1788. Many settlers were killed Martin Wetzel and William Morgan, noted frontier scouts, had narrow escapes.
A Pennsylvania highway marker stands between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on the US Route 40. The marker reads: Pennsylvania--founded 1681 by William Penn ans a Quaker Commonwealth, Birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.

25. Pennsylvania Historic Marker on U. S. Route 40

IDNO:
031417
Title:
Pennsylvania Historic Marker on U. S. Route 40
Date:
1951
Description:
A Pennsylvania highway marker stands between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on the US Route 40. The marker reads: Pennsylvania--founded 1681 by William Penn ans a Quaker Commonwealth, Birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
'Site 3 miles north. Built about 1780 by Jacob Miller, Sr. Rendezvous for settlers of the Dutch Fork area. Here, March 31, 1782, Ann Hupp led a heroic defense against attacking Indians.'

26. Miller's Blockhouse Marker Between Wheeling, W .Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40

IDNO:
031392
Title:
Miller's Blockhouse Marker Between Wheeling, W .Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40
Date:
1951
Description:
'Site 3 miles north. Built about 1780 by Jacob Miller, Sr. Rendezvous for settlers of the Dutch Fork area. Here, March 31, 1782, Ann Hupp led a heroic defense against attacking Indians.'
'Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Begun in 1811 at Cumberland, Md.; completed to Wheeling in 1818. Toll road under State control, 1835-1905. Rebuilt, it is present U.S. Route 40.'

27. National Road Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa

IDNO:
031389
Title:
National Road Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa
Date:
1951
Description:
'Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Begun in 1811 at Cumberland, Md.; completed to Wheeling in 1818. Toll road under State control, 1835-1905. Rebuilt, it is present U.S. Route 40.'
'General Zachary Taylor, on his way to Washington to be inaugurated the twelfth President of the United States, found his steamer blocked by ice here. He left his boat and completed his trip over the National Pike.'

28. Zachary Taylor Marker Between Wheeling and New Martinsville, W. Va. on Route 2

IDNO:
031385
Title:
Zachary Taylor Marker Between Wheeling and New Martinsville, W. Va. on Route 2
Date:
1951
Description:
'General Zachary Taylor, on his way to Washington to be inaugurated the twelfth President of the United States, found his steamer blocked by ice here. He left his boat and completed his trip over the National Pike.'

29. Wilderness Road Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va, and Washington, Pa.

IDNO:
031384
Title:
Wilderness Road Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va, and Washington, Pa.
Date:
1951
'Named for Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who gave a royal charter to Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, in 1632. First settlement at Saint Mary's City in 1634. It was one of the 13 original colonies.' The marker is between Terra Alta W.Va. and Oakland, Md.

30. State of Maryland Historic Marker

IDNO:
031383
Title:
State of Maryland Historic Marker
Date:
1951
Description:
'Named for Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who gave a royal charter to Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, in 1632. First settlement at Saint Mary's City in 1634. It was one of the 13 original colonies.' The marker is between Terra Alta W.Va. and Oakland, Md.
'One of the six original toll houses on the Cumberland or National Road is on the hill a mile and a half SW. Built after the road was turned over to the State by the United States in 1835.'

31. Toll House Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40

IDNO:
031381
Title:
Toll House Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40
Date:
1951
Description:
'One of the six original toll houses on the Cumberland or National Road is on the hill a mile and a half SW. Built after the road was turned over to the State by the United States in 1835.'
'Near this spot in 1779, David Morgan killed two Indians of whose attack on his two children he had been warned in a strange dream. Morgan lived on a farm on the Monongahela River between Paw Paw and Prickett creeks.'

32. David Morgan Marker near Rivesville on U. S. Route in Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031379
Title:
David Morgan Marker near Rivesville on U. S. Route in Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
'Near this spot in 1779, David Morgan killed two Indians of whose attack on his two children he had been warned in a strange dream. Morgan lived on a farm on the Monongahela River between Paw Paw and Prickett creeks.'
'Over this route through the Monongahela Valley, April 27-29, 1863, Gen. William E. Jones led his division of Gen. John D. Imboden's Confederate army. This raid concluded with the destruction of the oil fields on the Little Kanawha River.'

33. Jones Raid Marker on U. S. Route 19 at Monogahela and Marion County Line

IDNO:
031374
Title:
Jones Raid Marker on U. S. Route 19 at Monogahela and Marion County Line
Date:
1951
Description:
'Over this route through the Monongahela Valley, April 27-29, 1863, Gen. William E. Jones led his division of Gen. John D. Imboden's Confederate army. This raid concluded with the destruction of the oil fields on the Little Kanawha River.'
'Named for Senator Stephen B. Elkins. Home of Senator Henry G. Davis. Headquarters for the Monongahela National Forest. Near site of Friend's Fort, built in 1772. Old Seneca Indian Trail crosses the campus of Davis and Elkins College.'

34. Historic Marker in Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:
031369
Title:
Historic Marker in Elkins, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
'Named for Senator Stephen B. Elkins. Home of Senator Henry G. Davis. Headquarters for the Monongahela National Forest. Near site of Friend's Fort, built in 1772. Old Seneca Indian Trail crosses the campus of Davis and Elkins College.'
'William Robinson preempted Buffalo Flats, site of Grafton,in 1773. Here is only National cemetery in State. Former home of John T. McGraw, financier, and Melville Davisson Post, author. Anna Jarvis founder of Mother's Day, lived here.

35. Historic Marker on U.S. Route 50, Grafton, W.Va.

IDNO:
031366
Title:
Historic Marker on U.S. Route 50, Grafton, W.Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
'William Robinson preempted Buffalo Flats, site of Grafton,in 1773. Here is only National cemetery in State. Former home of John T. McGraw, financier, and Melville Davisson Post, author. Anna Jarvis founder of Mother's Day, lived here.
'Parsons- John Crouch pioneer settler established "tomahawk rights" here in 1766, but the town was not incorporated until 1893. Here Shavers Fork and Blackwater unite to form the Cheat River. Hu Maxwell, the historian, lived near.'

36. Historic Marker in Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
031364
Title:
Historic Marker in Parsons, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
'Parsons- John Crouch pioneer settler established "tomahawk rights" here in 1766, but the town was not incorporated until 1893. Here Shavers Fork and Blackwater unite to form the Cheat River. Hu Maxwell, the historian, lived near.'
Corrick's Ford: After the battles of Philippi, Laurel Hill and Rich Mountain. Gen. R. S. Garnett, new commander of the Confederates, led his army southward through the Tygarts Valley. His force was overtaken at Corrick's Ford, July 13, 1861 defeated and Garnett killed.

37. Corrick's Ford Marker, Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
031322
Title:
Corrick's Ford Marker, Parsons, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Corrick's Ford: After the battles of Philippi, Laurel Hill and Rich Mountain. Gen. R. S. Garnett, new commander of the Confederates, led his army southward through the Tygarts Valley. His force was overtaken at Corrick's Ford, July 13, 1861 defeated and Garnett killed.
Morgan Morgan: who was Captain of a Company of Virginia Militia at the opening of the Revolutionary War, is buried one mile North of this spot in the old Harperstown Cemetery. His grave marked by the colonel Morgan Morgan Chapter D. A. R.

38. Morgan Morgan Marker on State Rt. 73, Between Morgantown and Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
031321
Title:
Morgan Morgan Marker on State Rt. 73, Between Morgantown and Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Morgan Morgan: who was Captain of a Company of Virginia Militia at the opening of the Revolutionary War, is buried one mile North of this spot in the old Harperstown Cemetery. His grave marked by the colonel Morgan Morgan Chapter D. A. R.
Monongalia County: Found 1776 from District of West Augusta. All or parts of 21 other counties, including three in Pennsylvania were carved from it. Named for the Monongahela River bearing an Indian name, which means the "River of Caving Banks."

39. Monongalia County Marker on U. S. Route 19 at the West Virginia and Pennsylvania State Line

IDNO:
031318
Title:
Monongalia County Marker on U. S. Route 19 at the West Virginia and Pennsylvania State Line
Date:
1951
Description:
Monongalia County: Found 1776 from District of West Augusta. All or parts of 21 other counties, including three in Pennsylvania were carved from it. Named for the Monongahela River bearing an Indian name, which means the "River of Caving Banks."
W. Va. Children's Home: Established in 1909 to give a home for orphans and for neglected children. Children are kept here until 21 years old unless a home has been found for them. Educational advantages and home training are offered.

40. W. Va. Children's Home Marker on U. S. Route 219 between Elkins and Montrose, W. Va.

IDNO:
031317
Title:
W. Va. Children's Home Marker on U. S. Route 219 between Elkins and Montrose, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
W. Va. Children's Home: Established in 1909 to give a home for orphans and for neglected children. Children are kept here until 21 years old unless a home has been found for them. Educational advantages and home training are offered.
Taylor County: Formed in 1844 from Marion, Harrison, and Barbour. Named for John Taylor of Virginia. This county was the home of Bailey Brown, the first Union soldier killed in War between the States. He was shot, May 22, 1861, at Ferterman, now Grafton.

41. Taylor County Marker on U. S. Route 119, between Morgantown and Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
031312
Title:
Taylor County Marker on U. S. Route 119, between Morgantown and Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Taylor County: Formed in 1844 from Marion, Harrison, and Barbour. Named for John Taylor of Virginia. This county was the home of Bailey Brown, the first Union soldier killed in War between the States. He was shot, May 22, 1861, at Ferterman, now Grafton.
Pruntytown: Settled by John and David Prunty about 1798. It was county seat 1844 to 1878, Site of old Rector College, Birthplace of John Barton Payne, Secretary of Interior under Wilson, and head of the American Red Cross.

42. Pruntytown Marker on U. S. Route 50 at Pruntytown, W. Va.

IDNO:
031311
Title:
Pruntytown Marker on U. S. Route 50 at Pruntytown, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Pruntytown: Settled by John and David Prunty about 1798. It was county seat 1844 to 1878, Site of old Rector College, Birthplace of John Barton Payne, Secretary of Interior under Wilson, and head of the American Red Cross.

43. Morgantown Marker on Court House Square, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
031126
Title:
Morgantown Marker on Court House Square, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1951

44. Williamson Marker on U.S. 119 in Mingo County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031124
Title:
Williamson Marker on U.S. 119 in Mingo County, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Fairmont W.Va. military memorial. 'That Government By The People Shall Not Perish In Grateful Tribute To Those Sons And Daughters Of Marion County Who Serve The Cause Of Freedom.' The monument list those 'In Service 9266 and Died For Their Country 223.'

45. Memorial in Court House Square, Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
031113
Title:
Memorial in Court House Square, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Fairmont W.Va. military memorial. 'That Government By The People Shall Not Perish In Grateful Tribute To Those Sons And Daughters Of Marion County Who Serve The Cause Of Freedom.' The monument list those 'In Service 9266 and Died For Their Country 223.'

46. Stone S Bridge Historic Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on U.S. Route 40

IDNO:
031076
Title:
Stone S Bridge Historic Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on U.S. Route 40
Date:
1951

47. Rice's Fort Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on U.S. Route 40

IDNO:
031075
Title:
Rice's Fort Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on U.S. Route 40
Date:
1951

48. Washington Marker on U.S. Route 40 at Washington, PA.

IDNO:
031073
Title:
Washington Marker on U.S. Route 40 at Washington, PA.
Date:
1951