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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.

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

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.

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

Woman spraying a garden for insect control in Kanawha County.

3. Homemaker Spraying Garden for Insect Control in Kanawha County

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.

4. 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.'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.'

9. Picketing Prudential, Morgantown, 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.

10. 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.'

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

'Morgantown - Westover (Methodist ?) Church.'

12. Church in Westover, W. Va.

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.

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

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

18. West Virginia State College C.I.A.A. Championship Football 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. Four-H Club Girls Leaving Clothing Project Meeting at St. Johns Baptist Church, Kanawha County, W. Va.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. Philip M. Kaiser Addresses Morgantown Labor Day Celebration

President Carter on left and Secretary Andrews on right.

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

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

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

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

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

33. James W. Wooddell

"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."

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

"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."

35. Kanawha 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

"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."

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

"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."

38. Border Heroine Historic Marker on State Route 7 near Blacksville, 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.

49. Willey-Wade-White Historical Marker on Court House Square, Morgantown, W. Va.

50. First Pottery Marker Near the Walnut Street Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

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

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

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

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

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.'

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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."

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

'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.'

64. Historic Marker in Parsons, W. Va.

'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.

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

'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.'

66. Historic Marker in Elkins, W. Va.

'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.'

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

'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.'

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

'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.'

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

'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.

70. State of Maryland Historic Marker

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

'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.'

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

'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.'

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

'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.'

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

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.

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

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.

76. Kingwood, W. Va. Historic Marker

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.

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

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.

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

Unidentified members of I.O.O.F. Little League Baseball Team Champs.

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

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.

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

Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, West Virginia, strings netting on the outside wall of her studio on Cape Cod.

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

82. Bus Dept; Clarksburg, W. Va.

View of the mill from across the stream.

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

A man leads a cow into the sale ring at the State 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) auction.

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

Two speakers address members of the Rural Youth of USA. Subjects unidentified.

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

A group of boys and girls learn to work with leather. Subjects unidentified.

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

Boys and girls attempt to make a human pyramid. Subjects unidentified.

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

A group of boys and girls sit in the shade. Subjects unidentified.

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

A group of young boys and girls watch as a man demonstrates how to work with leather. Subjects unidentified.

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

A group of boys and girls sit beneath a tree. Subjects unidentified.

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

A group of young men and women working. Subjects unidentified.

91. Rural Youth of USA Office at Unidentified Location

A boy holds a pail and a pan while people watch from the sidelines. Subjects unidentified.

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

A group of young men and women listen as the instructor gives instruction on how to properly weave and design fabric patterns.

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

A group of young men and women watch as a women demonstrates how to weave fabric. Subjects unidentified.

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

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.

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

Mrs. White, wife of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company president, is pictured with an unidentified man during the centennial event.

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