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A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia and Kanawha Airport.

1. Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va. and Kanawha Airport

IDNO:
005454
Title:
Aerial View of Charleston, W. Va. and Kanawha Airport
Date:
1952
Description:
A picture postcard of Charleston, West Virginia and Kanawha Airport.
Letter dated August 22, 1952 accompanying the photograph reads, 'Memorandum from Walter S. Hallahan To: Honorable Rush D. Holt, Weston W. Va. Dear Rush - I thought you would be interested in receiving a photograph or two taken at the Testimonial Dinner last Monday evening. It was a wonderful event for me and I want you to know how much I appreciated having you with me on that occasion. Walter' Helen Holt

2. Helen Holt Smiling at the Podium in front of a Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower

IDNO:
006518
Title:
Helen Holt Smiling at the Podium in front of a Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Date:
1952
Description:
Letter dated August 22, 1952 accompanying the photograph reads, 'Memorandum from Walter S. Hallahan To: Honorable Rush D. Holt, Weston W. Va. Dear Rush - I thought you would be interested in receiving a photograph or two taken at the Testimonial Dinner last Monday evening. It was a wonderful event for me and I want you to know how much I appreciated having you with me on that occasion. Walter' Helen Holt
Group of buildings that houses the Bureau of Mines.

3. Bureau of Mines Buildings Under Construction, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
008138
Title:
Bureau of Mines Buildings Under Construction, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
Group of buildings that houses the Bureau of Mines.
An aerial view of the Morgantown business district.

4. Aerial View of Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011109
Title:
Aerial View of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
An aerial view of the Morgantown business district.

5. Aerial View of Crump Housing Development on Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011211
Title:
Aerial View of Crump Housing Development on Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1952

6. Back of the Old Hardy County Jail, Hardy County, W. Va.

IDNO:
012697
Title:
Back of the Old Hardy County Jail, Hardy County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
View of Washington Street in Moorefield from the cemetery.

7. Bird's Eye View of Washington Street in Moorefield, Hardy County, W. Va.

IDNO:
012910
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Washington Street in Moorefield, Hardy County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
View of Washington Street in Moorefield from the cemetery.
'The new 400,000 kilowatt Kanawha River Plant of Appalachian Electric Power Company at Glasgow, West Virginia, as it appears from the river side. The first of two 200,000 kilowatt units is now in service. The second unit is scheduled for completion late this fall.'

8. Appalachian Electric Power Company Plant, Glasgow, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013255
Title:
Appalachian Electric Power Company Plant, Glasgow, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'The new 400,000 kilowatt Kanawha River Plant of Appalachian Electric Power Company at Glasgow, West Virginia, as it appears from the river side. The first of two 200,000 kilowatt units is now in service. The second unit is scheduled for completion late this fall.'
'Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va., Elevation 985 feet, Class 4; Northeast-Southwest Runway 5200 feet. Northwest-Southeast Runway 4750 feet; More than 9,100,000 cubic yards rock and earth moved in its construction. Four and one half miles highway distance from downtown Charleston.'

9. Aerial View of Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
013277
Title:
Aerial View of Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'Kanawha Airport, Charleston, W. Va., Elevation 985 feet, Class 4; Northeast-Southwest Runway 5200 feet. Northwest-Southeast Runway 4750 feet; More than 9,100,000 cubic yards rock and earth moved in its construction. Four and one half miles highway distance from downtown Charleston.'

10. Animal Husbandry Farm, West Virginia University

IDNO:
017617
Title:
Animal Husbandry Farm, West Virginia University
Date:
1952

11. Aerial View of the West Virginia University Animal Husbandry Farm

IDNO:
017618
Title:
Aerial View of the West Virginia University Animal Husbandry Farm
Date:
1952

12. Aerial View of Medical Center Site, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019750
Title:
Aerial View of Medical Center Site, West Virginia University
Date:
1952

13. WVU Football Team Touchdown

IDNO:
020333
Title:
WVU Football Team Touchdown
Date:
1952
Star City Bridge, Star City at top right. WVU Arboretum is in the foreground.

14. Aerial View of Baseball Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020699
Title:
Aerial View of Baseball Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1952
Description:
Star City Bridge, Star City at top right. WVU Arboretum is in the foreground.
Group portrait of African-American male and female students, possibly the Homecoming Court, at Storer College's homecoming football game in 1952.

15. Students at the Homecoming Football Game, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
022622
Title:
Students at the Homecoming Football Game, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
Group portrait of African-American male and female students, possibly the Homecoming Court, at Storer College's homecoming football game in 1952.
Names signed on the back of photo '1. Donald Hubbard; 2. Verna Hall; 3. Lucille Marland; 4. Catherine Fidley; 5. Lee Hanson; 6. Jack Wilson; 7. Nick Stepoulos; 8. Don Engel; 9. Steve Barezney; 10. Pam Springer; 11. Deanie Fleming; 12. Bennie Kent; 13. Geo G. Gidnodis; 14. Juanita L. Boggess; 15. Stan Book; 16. Hanno Zochinsen (special student from Germany); 17. Gene T. Miller; 18. Kyung Won Lee (Korean Student); 19. Robert K. Liston (not in picture); 20. Jeanne Beidler;' Message attached to group portrait says, 'Dr. Reed, You're a Square Shooter.'

16. Journalism Students, Class of 1952, West Virginia University

IDNO:
022699
Title:
Journalism Students, Class of 1952, West Virginia University
Date:
1952
Description:
Names signed on the back of photo '1. Donald Hubbard; 2. Verna Hall; 3. Lucille Marland; 4. Catherine Fidley; 5. Lee Hanson; 6. Jack Wilson; 7. Nick Stepoulos; 8. Don Engel; 9. Steve Barezney; 10. Pam Springer; 11. Deanie Fleming; 12. Bennie Kent; 13. Geo G. Gidnodis; 14. Juanita L. Boggess; 15. Stan Book; 16. Hanno Zochinsen (special student from Germany); 17. Gene T. Miller; 18. Kyung Won Lee (Korean Student); 19. Robert K. Liston (not in picture); 20. Jeanne Beidler;' Message attached to group portrait says, 'Dr. Reed, You're a Square Shooter.'

17. ROTC Cadets, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023068
Title:
ROTC Cadets, West Virginia University
Date:
1952

18. ROTC Ceremony on Mountaineer Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023084
Title:
ROTC Ceremony on Mountaineer Field, West Virginia University
Date:
1952

19. ROTC Dinner, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023086
Title:
ROTC Dinner, West Virginia University
Date:
1952

20. ROTC Officers, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023087
Title:
ROTC Officers, West Virginia University
Date:
1952

21. ROTC Cadet and Sponsor in Uniform, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023090
Title:
ROTC Cadet and Sponsor in Uniform, West Virginia University
Date:
1952

22. ROTC Cadet Shaking Hands with an Officer, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023094
Title:
ROTC Cadet Shaking Hands with an Officer, West Virginia University
Date:
1952

23. President John W. Davis Visits the 1952 Officer Candidates in Training at the Artillery Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma

IDNO:
026485
Title:
President John W. Davis Visits the 1952 Officer Candidates in Training at the Artillery Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Date:
1952
'ROTC student and college president meet at the artillery center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.' West Virginia State College, Institute, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.

24. West Virginia State College President and ROTC Student at Fort Sill, Oklahoma

IDNO:
026486
Title:
West Virginia State College President and ROTC Student at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Date:
1952
Description:
'ROTC student and college president meet at the artillery center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.' West Virginia State College, Institute, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.

25. Pearl S. Buck

IDNO:
027201
Title:
Pearl S. Buck
Date:
1952
Davis exiting after arguing the Youngstown Steel Case.

26. John W. Davis Leaving the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D. C.

IDNO:
027419
Title:
John W. Davis Leaving the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D. C.
Date:
1952
Description:
Davis exiting after arguing the Youngstown Steel Case.

27. William S. Dutton

IDNO:
027700
Title:
William S. Dutton
Date:
1952
'A.L. Higginbotham, president of the American Society of Journalism School Administrators and chairman of the Department of Journalism of the University of Nevada; P.I. Reed, chairman of the ASJSA Committee on Awards and director of the School of Journalism, West Virginia University; Arthur Hays Sulzberger, president of the New York Times. Mr. Sulzberger is receiving the 1952 ASJSA Award because the Times was voted as the best interpreter of the American way of life to the people of the United States and the rest of the world. The presentation took place August 26, 1952, at Columbia University.'

28. P. I. Reed at a Certificate of Merit Award Ceremony

IDNO:
028642
Title:
P. I. Reed at a Certificate of Merit Award Ceremony
Date:
1952
Description:
'A.L. Higginbotham, president of the American Society of Journalism School Administrators and chairman of the Department of Journalism of the University of Nevada; P.I. Reed, chairman of the ASJSA Committee on Awards and director of the School of Journalism, West Virginia University; Arthur Hays Sulzberger, president of the New York Times. Mr. Sulzberger is receiving the 1952 ASJSA Award because the Times was voted as the best interpreter of the American way of life to the people of the United States and the rest of the world. The presentation took place August 26, 1952, at Columbia University.'

29. Visiting Austrian Labor Union Officials

IDNO:
030180
Title:
Visiting Austrian Labor Union Officials
Date:
1952

30. Bridgeport Cemetery Building and Grounds, Bridgeport, W. Va.

IDNO:
030478
Title:
Bridgeport Cemetery Building and Grounds, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1952
"Formed from Bath. Pendleton, and Randolph in 1821. It bears name of Pocahontas, Indian princess, the friend of the Jamestown settlers. Site of Droop Mountain Battle, Nov. 6, 1863. The famous Cranberry Glades are here."

31. Pocahontas County Historic Marker in West Virginia

IDNO:
030865
Title:
Pocahontas County Historic Marker in West Virginia
Date:
1952
Description:
"Formed from Bath. Pendleton, and Randolph in 1821. It bears name of Pocahontas, Indian princess, the friend of the Jamestown settlers. Site of Droop Mountain Battle, Nov. 6, 1863. The famous Cranberry Glades are here."
"Site of early settlement and fort of Thomas Drinnon. Scene of attacks by Indians in 1774 and 1778. To the east, on the land of Jacob Warwick, stood Fort Clover Lick, garrisoned during the Revolutionary War by Augusta County militia."

32. Edray Historic Marker on U. S. Route 219 in Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
030866
Title:
Edray Historic Marker on U. S. Route 219 in Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Site of early settlement and fort of Thomas Drinnon. Scene of attacks by Indians in 1774 and 1778. To the east, on the land of Jacob Warwick, stood Fort Clover Lick, garrisoned during the Revolutionary War by Augusta County militia."
"Formed in 1778 from Botetourt and Mongomery. named for the river which drains it. This county had many pioneer forts and saw many bloody Indian battles. World-famed mineral springs at White Sulphur and elsewhere in Greenbrier Valley."

33. Greenbrier County Historic Marker in West Virginia

IDNO:
030867
Title:
Greenbrier County Historic Marker in West Virginia
Date:
1952
Description:
"Formed in 1778 from Botetourt and Mongomery. named for the river which drains it. This county had many pioneer forts and saw many bloody Indian battles. World-famed mineral springs at White Sulphur and elsewhere in Greenbrier Valley."
"Settled about 1753 by Robert Files and David Tygart. Files' family was massacred near by. Site of Westfall's Fort, 1774. In Mt. Iser Cemetery are the Union trenches and graves of Confederate soldiers killed in Battle of Rich Mountain."

34. Beverly Historic Marker, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:
030869
Title:
Beverly Historic Marker, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Settled about 1753 by Robert Files and David Tygart. Files' family was massacred near by. Site of Westfall's Fort, 1774. In Mt. Iser Cemetery are the Union trenches and graves of Confederate soldiers killed in Battle of Rich Mountain."
"Mingo Flats--Named for the Mingo Indians who had a village here. This tribe was a branch of the Iroquois. The Seneca Indian Trail passes this point. On Valley Mountain in 1861. Gen. Robert E. Lee camped while campaigning in this valley."

35. Mingo Flats Historic Marker on U. S. Route 219 at Valley Head, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:
030878
Title:
Mingo Flats Historic Marker on U. S. Route 219 at Valley Head, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Mingo Flats--Named for the Mingo Indians who had a village here. This tribe was a branch of the Iroquois. The Seneca Indian Trail passes this point. On Valley Mountain in 1861. Gen. Robert E. Lee camped while campaigning in this valley."
"Rich Mountain--At Rich Mountain 5 miles west, July 11, 1861. Federal forces defeated Confederate troops whose trenches may still be seen. Military reputations of Gen. Geo. B. McClellan and of Gen. W. S. Rosecrans were established by this victory."

36. Rich Mountain Historic Marker at Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:
030879
Title:
Rich Mountain Historic Marker at Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Rich Mountain--At Rich Mountain 5 miles west, July 11, 1861. Federal forces defeated Confederate troops whose trenches may still be seen. Military reputations of Gen. Geo. B. McClellan and of Gen. W. S. Rosecrans were established by this victory."
"Huntersville--Established in 1821. Early trading post here brought hunters and trappers and gave name to the town. In 1822, first county court met here at the home of John Bradshaw. Gen. Lee was encamped here in 1861.

37. Huntersville Historic Marker on Knapp Creek, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
030880
Title:
Huntersville Historic Marker on Knapp Creek, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
"Huntersville--Established in 1821. Early trading post here brought hunters and trappers and gave name to the town. In 1822, first county court met here at the home of John Bradshaw. Gen. Lee was encamped here in 1861.

38. Greenbrier Military School Marker

IDNO:
031058
Title:
Greenbrier Military School Marker
Date:
1952
Hillsboro marker below Marlinton on U.S Route 219. 'Hillsboro, Here Gen. W. W. Averell camped before the Battle of Droop Mountain after his raid to Salem, Virginia in 1863. Settlements were made in the vicinity in the 1760s by John McNeel and the Kinnisons. Birthplace of Pearl Buck.'

39. Hillsboro Historic Marker

IDNO:
031104
Title:
Hillsboro Historic Marker
Date:
1952
Description:
Hillsboro marker below Marlinton on U.S Route 219. 'Hillsboro, Here Gen. W. W. Averell camped before the Battle of Droop Mountain after his raid to Salem, Virginia in 1863. Settlements were made in the vicinity in the 1760s by John McNeel and the Kinnisons. Birthplace of Pearl Buck.'

40. Cranberry Glades Marker at Mill Point, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031125
Title:
Cranberry Glades Marker at Mill Point, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952

41. George Washington Bicentennial Class, 32 Scottish Rite, Fall Reunion, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
031266
Title:
George Washington Bicentennial Class, 32 Scottish Rite, Fall Reunion, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1952

42. George Washington Bicentennial Class, 14 Scottish Rite, Fall Reunion, Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
031267
Title:
George Washington Bicentennial Class, 14 Scottish Rite, Fall Reunion, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1952
The marker is on US Rt. 219: Here, November 6, 1863, Union troops, commanded by Gen. W. W. Averell, defeated Confederate forces under Gen. John Echols. This has been considered the most extensive engagement in this State and the site was made a State park in 1929.

43. Droop Mountain Marker in Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031307
Title:
Droop Mountain Marker in Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
The marker is on US Rt. 219: Here, November 6, 1863, Union troops, commanded by Gen. W. W. Averell, defeated Confederate forces under Gen. John Echols. This has been considered the most extensive engagement in this State and the site was made a State park in 1929.
'West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in 1863.'

44. West Virginia Historic Marker Between Monterey, Va. and Durbin, W. Va.

IDNO:
031308
Title:
West Virginia Historic Marker Between Monterey, Va. and Durbin, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in 1863.'
'On this knoll, General Robert E. Lee maintained headquarters from July to September, 1861 after taking command of the Confederate forces in West Virginia. His army on Valley Mountain guarded the road leading south into Virginia,' The maker stands on US 219 in Linwood in Pocahontas Co.

45. Lee's Headquarters Marker on U. S. Route 219, Linwood, W. Va.

IDNO:
031309
Title:
Lee's Headquarters Marker on U. S. Route 219, Linwood, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'On this knoll, General Robert E. Lee maintained headquarters from July to September, 1861 after taking command of the Confederate forces in West Virginia. His army on Valley Mountain guarded the road leading south into Virginia,' The maker stands on US 219 in Linwood in Pocahontas Co.
'Memorial road to Col. Claudius Crozet, leader in building the Northwestern and the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpikes. Here was the home of Lemuel Chenoweth, who designed and built many wooden bridges in W. Va. which became famous.'

46. Crozet-Chenoweth Marker at Beverly, W. Va.

IDNO:
031310
Title:
Crozet-Chenoweth Marker at Beverly, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'Memorial road to Col. Claudius Crozet, leader in building the Northwestern and the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpikes. Here was the home of Lemuel Chenoweth, who designed and built many wooden bridges in W. Va. which became famous.'
Pontiac's War: Massacre of the Clendenins by Shawnee Indians under Cornstalk. 1763, three miles southwest of Lewisburg after Muddy Creek massacre, completed the destruction of early settlements in the Greenbrier Valley.

47. Pontiac's War Marker, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031313
Title:
Pontiac's War Marker, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
Pontiac's War: Massacre of the Clendenins by Shawnee Indians under Cornstalk. 1763, three miles southwest of Lewisburg after Muddy Creek massacre, completed the destruction of early settlements in the Greenbrier Valley.
Terra Alta: Half a mile high Famed as a health resort resort. Once known as Cranberry for extensive cranberry glades found near. North is Cranesville Swamp, noted for its wild life. In that vicinity, Lewis Wetzel killed several Indians.

48. Terra Alta Marker, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031314
Title:
Terra Alta Marker, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
Terra Alta: Half a mile high Famed as a health resort resort. Once known as Cranberry for extensive cranberry glades found near. North is Cranesville Swamp, noted for its wild life. In that vicinity, Lewis Wetzel killed several Indians.