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A photo of the 1954 Kiwanis Little League Championship baseball team with Coach Clyde Selby (far right).

1. Kiwanis Little League Championship baseball team

IDNO:
054593
Title:
Kiwanis Little League Championship baseball team
Date:
1954
Description:
A photo of the 1954 Kiwanis Little League Championship baseball team with Coach Clyde Selby (far right).
The church was organized in 1841. The current church was built in 1921.

2. Bethesda Baptist Church, Barrackville, Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050971
Title:
Bethesda Baptist Church, Barrackville, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
The church was organized in 1841. The current church was built in 1921.
The freshman boys pose for their team pictures. Subject unidentified.

3. Hinton High School 9th Grade Football Team at Stokes Stadium, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047732
Title:
Hinton High School 9th Grade Football Team at Stokes Stadium, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
The freshman boys pose for their team pictures. Subject unidentified.
Building collapsed after the local power company dug a trench to bury their lines too close to the building.

4. Collapsed Capitol Restaurant, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
041268
Title:
Collapsed Capitol Restaurant, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
Building collapsed after the local power company dug a trench to bury their lines too close to the building.
Sam Huff of Edna Gas, West Virginia played for the Mountaineers from 1952 to 1955, earning All-American honors in 1955.

5. Sam Huff, Offensive Lineman, West Virginia University Football Team

IDNO:
038800
Title:
Sam Huff, Offensive Lineman, West Virginia University Football Team
Date:
1954
Description:
Sam Huff of Edna Gas, West Virginia played for the Mountaineers from 1952 to 1955, earning All-American honors in 1955.
Little League teams parade down High Street past Rogers' Jewelry Store,and Sidler's Department Store.

6. Little League Baseball Parade, High Street,, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
038009
Title:
Little League Baseball Parade, High Street,, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
Little League teams parade down High Street past Rogers' Jewelry Store,and Sidler's Department Store.

7. Hopewell Quaker Meeting House, Frederick, Co. Va.

IDNO:
032790
Title:
Hopewell Quaker Meeting House, Frederick, Co. Va.
Date:
1954

8. Fort Necessity

IDNO:
031883
Title:
Fort Necessity
Date:
1954
"Erected in 1788 on head waters of Birchfield Run now owned by L. H. Cather of Fairmont, W. Va. Part of this building is still standing and is occupied."

9. Residence of Edward Pindall, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031393
Title:
Residence of Edward Pindall, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
"Erected in 1788 on head waters of Birchfield Run now owned by L. H. Cather of Fairmont, W. Va. Part of this building is still standing and is occupied."
Michael Benedum and his plane 'The Wildcatter' at Benedum Airport in Bridgeport, W. Va.

10. Michael Benedum and His Plane, Bridgeport, W. Va.

IDNO:
031272
Title:
Michael Benedum and His Plane, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
Michael Benedum and his plane 'The Wildcatter' at Benedum Airport in Bridgeport, W. Va.
Michael Benedum and his plane 'The Wildcatter' at the Benedum Airport in Bridgeport, W. Va.

11. Michael Benedum and His Plane, Bridgeport, W. Va.

IDNO:
031271
Title:
Michael Benedum and His Plane, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
Michael Benedum and his plane 'The Wildcatter' at the Benedum Airport in Bridgeport, W. Va.

12. Stonewall Jackson Monument in Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
031152
Title:
Stonewall Jackson Monument in Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1954
George Hott, Councilman, T. M. Foreman, Mayor and Elmer Prince, City Manager.

13. City Officials Examine a State Flag, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
030801
Title:
City Officials Examine a State Flag, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
George Hott, Councilman, T. M. Foreman, Mayor and Elmer Prince, City Manager.
Mr. John M. Olin, President of Olin Industry, Inc.; Mr. Thomas S. Nichols, President and Chairman of Mathieson Chemical Corporation.

14. John M. Olin and Thomas S. Nichols

IDNO:
030761
Title:
John M. Olin and Thomas S. Nichols
Date:
1954
Description:
Mr. John M. Olin, President of Olin Industry, Inc.; Mr. Thomas S. Nichols, President and Chairman of Mathieson Chemical Corporation.
The station was on East Main Street at the bottom of Fifth Street. Between 1955 and 1958 it was known as Don and Bob's City Service Center and Don and Bob's Sinclair Service Center, after owners Don Mayo and Bob Davis.

15. Russell's Sinclair Filling Station, Bridgeport, W. Va.

IDNO:
030587
Title:
Russell's Sinclair Filling Station, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
The station was on East Main Street at the bottom of Fifth Street. Between 1955 and 1958 it was known as Don and Bob's City Service Center and Don and Bob's Sinclair Service Center, after owners Don Mayo and Bob Davis.

16. First Grade Class Portrait, Simpson Grade School, Bridgeport, W. Va.

IDNO:
030503
Title:
First Grade Class Portrait, Simpson Grade School, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Michael Benedum's plane landed at Benedum Airport.

17. Benedum Airport, Bridgeport, W. Va.

IDNO:
030479
Title:
Benedum Airport, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
Michael Benedum's plane landed at Benedum Airport.
Currently on the site the Benedum Civic Center stands.

18. Benedum House, Bridgeport, W. Va.

IDNO:
030466
Title:
Benedum House, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
Currently on the site the Benedum Civic Center stands.
A back view of the Emanuel Benedum Home, where Michael L. Benedum was born in 1869. The front of the house faces West Main Street

19. Garden in Back Yard of Emanuel Benedum Home, Bridgeport, W. Va.

IDNO:
030465
Title:
Garden in Back Yard of Emanuel Benedum Home, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
A back view of the Emanuel Benedum Home, where Michael L. Benedum was born in 1869. The front of the house faces West Main Street

20. Joseph Willis Summers

IDNO:
030275
Title:
Joseph Willis Summers
Date:
1954

21. E. A. Carter and Benjamin W. Skeen

IDNO:
030179
Title:
E. A. Carter and Benjamin W. Skeen
Date:
1954
Left to right: Guy Hoffman (6th District), Ruth Ann White (5th District), William J. Staddon (2nd District), James Q. Papas (4th District), Allen Hudkins (4th District), C.V. Baughman (1st District), Rene Zabeau (3rd District).

22. West Virginia State Federation of Labor Executive Board

IDNO:
030174
Title:
West Virginia State Federation of Labor Executive Board
Date:
1954
Description:
Left to right: Guy Hoffman (6th District), Ruth Ann White (5th District), William J. Staddon (2nd District), James Q. Papas (4th District), Allen Hudkins (4th District), C.V. Baughman (1st District), Rene Zabeau (3rd District).
Standing left to right : Guy Hoffman (6th District), William J. Staddon (2nd District), James Q. Papas (4th District), Allen Hudkins (4th District), Rene Zabeau (3rd District). Seated: Ruth Ann White (5th District), C.V. Baumann (1st District).

23. West Virginia Federation of Labor Executive Board

IDNO:
030173
Title:
West Virginia Federation of Labor Executive Board
Date:
1954
Description:
Standing left to right : Guy Hoffman (6th District), William J. Staddon (2nd District), James Q. Papas (4th District), Allen Hudkins (4th District), Rene Zabeau (3rd District). Seated: Ruth Ann White (5th District), C.V. Baumann (1st District).
Frank Knight- Gazette (Chas.); Bill Evans- Fairmont Times; John Amos- Moderator; Walter Hart- Morgantown Dominion News

24. Newspaper Panel at a State Federation of Labor Convention

IDNO:
030172
Title:
Newspaper Panel at a State Federation of Labor Convention
Date:
1954
Description:
Frank Knight- Gazette (Chas.); Bill Evans- Fairmont Times; John Amos- Moderator; Walter Hart- Morgantown Dominion News

25. State Federation of Labor Convention Newspaper Panel

IDNO:
030171
Title:
State Federation of Labor Convention Newspaper Panel
Date:
1954

26. Walter Bill Hart at Podium

IDNO:
030170
Title:
Walter Bill Hart at Podium
Date:
1954

27. James Papas, Allen Hudkins, and Guy Hoffman

IDNO:
030169
Title:
James Papas, Allen Hudkins, and Guy Hoffman
Date:
1954

28. Group of People at Federation of Labor Dinner or Meeting

IDNO:
030168
Title:
Group of People at Federation of Labor Dinner or Meeting
Date:
1954

29. Unidentified State Federation of Labor Convention Speaker

IDNO:
030167
Title:
Unidentified State Federation of Labor Convention Speaker
Date:
1954

30. Folk Musician Pat Cogar and Patrick Gainer, Gem, Braxton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
027744
Title:
Folk Musician Pat Cogar and Patrick Gainer, Gem, Braxton County, W. Va.
Date:
1954

31. Mountaineer Weekend Beard Growing Contestants, West Virginia University

IDNO:
024393
Title:
Mountaineer Weekend Beard Growing Contestants, West Virginia University
Date:
1954
An aerial view of downtown campus during WVU vs Pitt football game.

32. Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University

IDNO:
023369
Title:
Aerial View of Downtown Campus, West Virginia University
Date:
1954
Description:
An aerial view of downtown campus during WVU vs Pitt football game.
A group of individuals in a room with a display of books. Some are seated and some are standing and engaged in a conversation. Standing, third from left, Clifford Brown. Seated, left to right, Grace Scott, Eston K. Feaster, rest unknown.

33. College of Education Faculty, West Virginia University

IDNO:
022795
Title:
College of Education Faculty, West Virginia University
Date:
1954
Description:
A group of individuals in a room with a display of books. Some are seated and some are standing and engaged in a conversation. Standing, third from left, Clifford Brown. Seated, left to right, Grace Scott, Eston K. Feaster, rest unknown.

34. Bob Blair, Independent Candidate for President of Student Body, West Virginia Uiversity

IDNO:
022027
Title:
Bob Blair, Independent Candidate for President of Student Body, West Virginia Uiversity
Date:
1954
'Receives Newspaper Award--James Russell Wiggins (right), vice-president and managing editor of the Washington Post and Times-Herald, is shown receiving the ninth annual citation of the Association for Education in Journalism in behalf of the newspaper. The presentation was by Professor J. Douglas Perry of Temple University. Dr. P.I. Reed of the University of West Virginia is in the center. The association`s annual meeting is under way here.'

35. P. I. Reed at the Association for Education in Journalism Meeting

IDNO:
021500
Title:
P. I. Reed at the Association for Education in Journalism Meeting
Date:
1954
Description:
'Receives Newspaper Award--James Russell Wiggins (right), vice-president and managing editor of the Washington Post and Times-Herald, is shown receiving the ninth annual citation of the Association for Education in Journalism in behalf of the newspaper. The presentation was by Professor J. Douglas Perry of Temple University. Dr. P.I. Reed of the University of West Virginia is in the center. The association`s annual meeting is under way here.'
Left to right: President Irvin Stewart, C. E. Hodges (Board of Governors), E. J. Van Liere (medicine), P. I. Reed (dean of journalism), Professor Koehler (chemical engineering). Photo taken by Jack Hodge, first black graduate of West Virginia University.

36. Faculty and Others at Commencement, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020940
Title:
Faculty and Others at Commencement, West Virginia University
Date:
1954
Description:
Left to right: President Irvin Stewart, C. E. Hodges (Board of Governors), E. J. Van Liere (medicine), P. I. Reed (dean of journalism), Professor Koehler (chemical engineering). Photo taken by Jack Hodge, first black graduate of West Virginia University.
'Photo taken by Jack Hodge, first black West Virginia University graduate student.'

37. Students and Families at Commencement, West Virginia University

IDNO:
020938
Title:
Students and Families at Commencement, West Virginia University
Date:
1954
Description:
'Photo taken by Jack Hodge, first black West Virginia University graduate student.'

38. West Virginia University President (1946-1958) Irvin Stewart Shining Mark Workman's Shoes

IDNO:
020096
Title:
West Virginia University President (1946-1958) Irvin Stewart Shining Mark Workman's Shoes
Date:
1954
'Bulldozers at work on top of hill for the University Medical School.'

39. Clearing Ground for the Medical Center, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019795
Title:
Clearing Ground for the Medical Center, West Virginia University
Date:
1954
Description:
'Bulldozers at work on top of hill for the University Medical School.'

40. Medical Center during Construction, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019771
Title:
Medical Center during Construction, West Virginia University
Date:
1954
Group examining cows in stalls.

41. Dairy Day, West Virginia University

IDNO:
017316
Title:
Dairy Day, West Virginia University
Date:
1954
Description:
Group examining cows in stalls.
Truckers may be attempting to cross a picket line.

42. Monongalia County Sheriff Clarence Johnson (Center) at a Strike Location in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
016983
Title:
Monongalia County Sheriff Clarence Johnson (Center) at a Strike Location in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
Truckers may be attempting to cross a picket line.

43. Construction of the Steel Bridge Over the Cheat River, Cheat Lake, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
016832
Title:
Construction of the Steel Bridge Over the Cheat River, Cheat Lake, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1954

44. Covered Bridge, Wadestown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
016783
Title:
Covered Bridge, Wadestown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1954

45. Construction of the Lakeview Country Club Pool, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
016316
Title:
Construction of the Lakeview Country Club Pool, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1954
A former shirt factory in Arthurdale that was bought by J.W. Ruby. It is now a chicken farm.

46. Shirt Factory, Arthurdale, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
016006
Title:
Shirt Factory, Arthurdale, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
A former shirt factory in Arthurdale that was bought by J.W. Ruby. It is now a chicken farm.

47. Residence of Edward Pindall, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015845
Title:
Residence of Edward Pindall, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Front view of the home of Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day. Webster is near Grafton in Taylor County.

48. Birthplace of Anna Jarvis, Webster, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014698
Title:
Birthplace of Anna Jarvis, Webster, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
Front view of the home of Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day. Webster is near Grafton in Taylor County.
An exterior view of the Christ Church in Bunker Hill. 'Grave of Morgan Morgan to the rear of the edifice.'

49. Christ Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.

IDNO:
012472
Title:
Christ Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
An exterior view of the Christ Church in Bunker Hill. 'Grave of Morgan Morgan to the rear of the edifice.'
An exterior view of Christ Church in Bunker Hill, Berkeley County.

50. Christ Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.

IDNO:
012470
Title:
Christ Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
An exterior view of Christ Church in Bunker Hill, Berkeley County.
Left to right: Bobby Stone, Vaughn Kovach, Martha Woods, Virginia Wood, Margaret Curtis attending WVU elementary school.

51. Elementary School Laboratory Students, West Virginia University

IDNO:
011782
Title:
Elementary School Laboratory Students, West Virginia University
Date:
1954
Description:
Left to right: Bobby Stone, Vaughn Kovach, Martha Woods, Virginia Wood, Margaret Curtis attending WVU elementary school.
Child wearing a cowboy hat, singing, and playing an accordion. 'Labor Temple.'

52. Young Performer, Danny Beres, at the Easton Police Party, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
010103
Title:
Young Performer, Danny Beres, at the Easton Police Party, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
Child wearing a cowboy hat, singing, and playing an accordion. 'Labor Temple.'

53. Union Strikers in Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
009340
Title:
Union Strikers in Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1954

54. Interior of Mathies Underground Machine Shop

IDNO:
002756
Title:
Interior of Mathies Underground Machine Shop
Date:
1954

55. Mechanic Working in the Mathies Underground Machine Shop

IDNO:
002755
Title:
Mechanic Working in the Mathies Underground Machine Shop
Date:
1954
Jaycees Exhibit at the Denver Convention Pgh. Airport and Pgh Gateway Center. Consol section is third from the left. Re-order Photo No.7045.

56. Jaycees Exhibit, Denver Convention, Pittsburgh Airport and Pittsburgh Gateway Center

IDNO:
001899
Title:
Jaycees Exhibit, Denver Convention, Pittsburgh Airport and Pittsburgh Gateway Center
Date:
1954
Description:
Jaycees Exhibit at the Denver Convention Pgh. Airport and Pgh Gateway Center. Consol section is third from the left. Re-order Photo No.7045.