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Candid portrait of W.T. Law and his Jersey cow which won the Grand Champion over all Jerseys' at the West Virginia State Dairy Show, Jacksons Mill, 1951. The cows name is Wonderful Bindle Joy. Picture taken in Harrison County.

1. Law, W.T. and His Jersey Cow

Woman spraying a garden for insect control in Kanawha County.

2. Homemaker Spraying Garden for Insect Control in Kanawha County

Man and turkeys, part of the Homemaker Turkey Project in Kanawha County. Money made from this project was used to purchase a new kitchen sink.

3. Feeding Turkeys, Part of Homemaker Turkey Project in Kanawha County

Display of Consolidation Coal Company shows the different mining techniques throughout the century and beyond.

4. Consol's Exhibit at Hornes Department Store, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Three men inspecting lanterns next to a W. Va. State College Mining Extension Service Mobile Class car.

5. W. Va. State College Mining Extension Service Mobile Class

'Morgantown - Westover (Methodist ?) Church.'

6. Church in Westover, W. Va.

Two men stand in the doorway of the Titus Building.  One is holding a sign that reads 'Prudential Hiding Behind Compensation Law Written By New York State in 1906.'

7. Picketing Prudential, Morgantown, W. Va.

Highway signs to the airport, Cheat River, Point Marion, Uniontown, Fairmont, Waynesburg, and Grafton at the Intersection of Spruce St. and Willey St., Morgantown, W. Va.

8. Highway Signs at the Intersection of Spruce St. and Willey St., Morgantown, W. Va.

'Church is located on state Route 73 between Morgantown and Fairmont.'

9. Johnson's Chapel Methodist Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Three African-American women participate in a Make Your Own Mix demonstration.

10. Homemakers Testing Products, Kanawha County W. Va.

View of Elizabeth Moore Hall in West Virginia is shown on the cover of West Virginia University Alumni Magazine, Volume 16, Number 3, Winter 1951.

11. Elizabeth Moore Hall, West Virginia University

'J. D. Ferguson, president and editor of The Milwaukee Journal; Director P.I. Reed of The West Virginia University School of Journalism; Elmer G. Trotzig, head of the Department of Journalism, University of South Dakota, Vermillion. Prof. Trotzig as president of the American Society of Journalism and School Administrators presents to Mr. Ferguson for The Milwaukee Journal the sixth annual citation of ASJSA which recognized the newspaper for its honesty, courage, and persistence in reporting of world events. Director Reed, Who looks on, was chairman of the ASJSA Committee on Awards. The presentation took place August 28, 1951, at the Lincoln Avenue resident hall of the University of Illinois, Urbana, as part of the program of the Association for Education in Journalism.'

12. P. I. Reed at the American Society of Journalism School Adminstrators Meeting

13. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, North Caldwell, W. Va.

'Side view of new feeding barn constructed by Abner Stout this past year. Cattle in the foreground are 4-H Baby Beeves purchased at Jackson's Mill, 1951. Publicity and Advertising Dept. Monongahela Power Company, Fairmont W.Va.'

14. Cattle Leaving Abner Stout's Barn, Harrison County, W. Va.

'Carcasses of the 4-H Baby Beeves from the 1951 sale which were purchased by Young and Stout, Clarksburg. Publicity and Advertising Dept. Monongahela Power Company, Fairmont, W. Va.'

15. Beef Sides Hanging at Young and Stout Company in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va.

16. West Virginia State College Library, Institute, W. Va.

17. West Virginia State College C.I.A.A. Championship Football Team, Institute, W. Va.

'The 1951 Runner-up C.I.A.A. Tournament Champions.'

18. West Virginia State College Basketball Team, Institute, W. Va.

'Tommy Nay, Jane Lew, R-1, and his Grand Champion Guernsey heifer at the State 4-H Dairy Show, held at Jackson's Mill.'  Harrison County 4-H.

19. Tommy Nay and his Grand Champion Guernsey Heifer at the State 4-H Dairy Show, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

Martha Ann Law and her Grand Champion 4-H Jersey heifer at the State 4-H Dairy Show, held at Jackson's Mill. Harrison County 4-H.

20. Martha Ann Law and her Grand Champion Jersey Heifer at the State 4-H Dairy Show, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

Group Portrait of African American 4-H Members.

21. Kanawha County Winners and Agent at State 4-H Round-Up

22. Kanawha County 4-H Member Presents a Salad Demonstration at First State 4-H Round Up

23. Four-H Club Girls Leaving Clothing Project Meeting at St. Johns Baptist Church, Kanawha County, W. Va.

First Place Display of 'Keys to Better Living' at the State Fair.

24. Kanawha County Display at State Fair in Lewisburg, W. Va.

'Philip M. Kaiser, Assistant Secretary of Labor, addresses the 1951 Morgantown Labor Day Celebration.  George A. Crago, third from left, was master of ceremonies for the affair.  Labor and government representatives shown on the speakers stand are, left to right, Richard Kennel, reception committee, commissioner of Labor 1957-.  William Quinn, AFL organizer; Crago, William Radford, AFL labor union; William Hynes, UMW District 4 president, Kaiser, Senator M.M. Neely, State Attorney General William Marland, Eugene A. Carter, state federation of labor AFL president and T. C. Dethloff, AFL organizer.  Senator Harley M. Kilgore was seated directly behind the speaker and is not shown in the picture.

25. Philip M. Kaiser Addresses Morgantown Labor Day Celebration

President Carter on left and Secretary Andrews on right.

26. President E. A. Carter and Secretary Volney Andrews, West Virginia Federation of Labor

27. West Virginia Federation of Labor Convention in Huntington, W. Va.

'Ed. Reed, Huntington Bldg. Trades B. A. and 1953 President SFL; Bill Kirk; Bill Worley, Charleston Pipefitters B. A.'

28. West Virginia Federation of Labor Convention in Huntington, W. Va.

29. President Carter and Sceretary Andrews of the West Virginia Federation of Labor

30. Group Portrait at West Virginia Federation of Labor Convention, Huntington, W. Va.

Secretary Andrews (left), Pritchard Dillon--President Huntington CLU (center) and President Carter (right) at Huntington Convention in 1951.

31. Secretary Andrews, Pritchard Dillon and President Carter at the West Virginia Federation of Labor Convention in Huntington, W. Va.

32. Secretary Andrews, Pritchard Dillon and President E. A. Carter of the West Virginia Federation of Labor

33. James W. Wooddell

"Kanawha County--Authorized, 1788 and organized, 1789, from Montgomery and Greenbrier.  Named for Kanawha River bearing name of Indian tribe.  Salt making brought early settlers into this valley and from it grew vast modern chemical plants."

34. Kanawha County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia

"Clay County--formed in 1858 from Braxton and Nicholas.  Named for the great Kentuckian, Henry Clay, who was so popular in western Virginia that in 1820 a monument was erected to him for his part in bringing the National Road to Wheeling.  A man on left is George Eddy."

35. Clay County Historic Marker on U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia

"Formed in 1824 from Cabell, Kanawha, Giles and Tazewell.  Named for Logan, the famous chief of the Mingo Indians, whose "Lament" is most noted example of Indian eloquence.  Logan County ranks second in State coal production."

36. Logan County Historic Marker On U. S. Route 119 in West Virginia

"During the Indian raids in 1779 upon the settlements on Dunkard Creek, savages attacked the cabin of John Bozarth.  Armed only with an axe, in a brief hand-to-hand flight, Mrs. Bozarth killed three of the red men."

37. Border Heroine Historic Marker on State Route 7 near Blacksville, W. Va.

"Beauty spot six miles north on the boundary of Taylor and Marion counties where Tygarts Valley River dashes through a mile-long gorge in series of lovely falls and rapids.  Included in 1000-acre grant to Thomas Parkeson in 1773."

38. Valley Falls Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 near Grafton, W. Va.

"This marks the site of the home of Richard Tennant, pioneer settler and Revolutionary War soldier, and Elizabeth Haught, his wife, and their children reared in this section."

39. Tennant Family Historic Marker in West Virginia

"Formed, 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."

40. Monongalia County Historic Marker on U. S. 119 between Morgantown and Grafton, W. Va.

"Fairmont--Home of Francis H. Pierpont, whose services in the organization of this State are commissioned by his statue in  Statuary Hall, Washington.  He was governor under the Restored Government of the State of Virginia, 1861-1868."

41. Fairmont Historic Marker in Courthouse Square, Fairmont, W. Va.

"Old Iron Works--Iron furnaces were busy in Monongalia County at early date.  At Rock Forge, Samuel Hanway started work, 1798, and on Cheat River, Samuel Jackson built a furnace.  The latter plant, under the Ellicotts, worked 1200 men."

42. Old Iron Works Historic Marker near the Walnut Street Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

The sign is on U.S. Route 119.

43. Road Sign on the Border of Clay and Kanawha County, W. Va.

44. Richard Tennant Children Historical Marker in a Cemetery

45. Laurel Hill Historical Marker at Parsons, W. Va.

46. Statler's Fort Historical Marker on State Route 7 near Blacksville, W. Va.

Located on Grumbein Island near Commencement Hall in 1951.

47. West Virginia University Historical Marker on University Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va.

48. Fort Martin Historical Marker at Maidsville on U.S. Route 19 Down River from Westover, W. Va.