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1. 140 Foot Telescope, Green Bank, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

The front end of the car completely smashed from an accident on University Avenue.

2. Car Damaged in an Accident, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Rear view of the West Virginia University Bookstore, located at the back of Colson Hall. The bookstore opened on May 27, 1958 and cost $250,000 to built.'

3. Rear View of the West Virginia University Bookstore

4. Brookhaven Volunteer Fire Department, Monongalia County, W. Va.

From left to right: 'Geo Humphrey, Bill Poundstone-Superintendent of Humphrey Mine, Ray Hayhurst- President of Humphrey mine local Union (United Mine Workers of A-1058) at time mine was first opened. Presently lampman at mine portal where picture was taken.'

5. George Humphrey, Bill Poundstone, and Ray Hayhurst, Morgantown, W. Va.

6. Unpacking Suitcases from the Trunk of a Car

'The 1958 Labor Day parade is enacted in a loacale very similar to that of today. The tenants may be different, but the buildings have changed very little.'

7. Labor Day Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.

Teachers and pupils in University High School lab. At the time University High School was a division of West Virginia University for training teachers.  Pictured in the photograph are, from left to right:  Fred Truban, Carol Reynolds, Michael Caruso, and Scottie Riffle.  Girl in background unknown.

8. Students in a Lab at University High School, Morgantown, W. Va.

9. Winter Scene of Engineering Building and Library Parking Lot, West Virginia University

Monongalia County Commissioners J. D. Ward, Tom Jackson, Kenny Kincaid, with secretary Edna Hardin.

10. Monongalia County Commissioners, Morgantown, W. Va.

Crowds line the street to watch the Labor Day Parade.

11. Labor Day Parade on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

12. Home Located at 456 Madigan, Morgantown, W. Va.

Young boy on a bicycle during the repaving of Grand Street in Morgantown, West Virginia.

13. Repaving Grand Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

'First row:  Benke, Kensky, Criss, Hillen, Reight, Lopasky, Ford, Smith, Marra, Manion, Herrig.  Second row:  Guesman, Trozzo, Sommer, Billak, Messinger, keeney, Bowles, Lavelle, Bowman, McComb, McClung.  Third row:  Guenther, Crane, Donaldson, Corum, Zets, Borlie, Bonar, Tolley, Gatto, Dumbauld, McFadden, Gibson, Shockey, Lewis.  Fourth row:  Longfellow, Skeen, Rider, Peterson, Lanasa, McClure, Wirth, Foltz, Strauss, Struck, Miller, Staats, Fairbanks.  Fifth row:  Suck, Hess, Williams, Pomponio, Lively, Day, Shamblin, Simpson, Tallarico, Rodesky, Whipkey, Dannenberg.'

14. WVU Football Team

15. Knights of Pythias Commandery, Masons, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Picture taken at the Humphrey Preparation Plant. Left to right: Bill Poundstone-Superintendent of Humphrey Mine, Elber Yocum-Member of Mine Committe (United Mine Workers of America - 1058), George Humphrey, Ray Hayhurst-Lampman at Humphrey Mine Portal and first President of Humphrey local Union.'

16. Miners and Officials at the Humphrey Preparation Plant, Morgantown, W. Va.

17. Aerial View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

A man stands and operates a control panel.  'Its surface already gleaming from initial rolling in the breakdown mill, a slab of aluminum alloy moves into the 110 inch reversing mill, second of the big rolling mills in the hotline at Kaiser Aluminum's Ravenswood Works.  The air conditioned aluminum pulpit is located at one side above the rolling table.  Public Relations Dept. Ravenswood Works Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp.  Ravenswood, W. Va.'

18. Ravenswood Works Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, Ravenswood, W. Va.

Portrait of E. G. Otey.

19. Otey, E. G.

20. Boys Examine Printing Press, Morgantown, W. Va.

21. Black Angus Show, West Virginia University

22. Congregation Exiting the Wesley Methodist Church, Morgantown, W. Va.

23. Westover City Clerk, Westover, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Group portrait of men and women seated at tables.

24. Banquet at I.B.E.W. Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Ok.

Rimbol, Apthorpe(E.O.G.); Pallister, Tom (Case); Pigott, Conway (Stl. Imp); A, William (Case).

25. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

'An overall aerial view of Kaiser Aluminum's Ravenswood Works located on the Great Bend of the Ohio River, six miles south of Ravenswood and midway between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.  Fabrication Plant is shown in the foreground, casting facility in the center and the Reduction Plant in the background near the 613 foot chimney.  On the main line of the B and O Railroad and West Virginia State Route 2, the Works is two days' delivery time from 50 of the nation's 100 largest cities and 70 percent of the aluminum consuming market.  Public Relations Dept.  Ravenswood Works.  Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. Ravenswood, W. Va.'

26. Aerial View of Ravenswood Works, Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, Ravenswood, W. Va.

27. Repaving Crew on Grand Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

Aerial view of Parerksburg High School with football field right beside the school.

28. Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

House in South Hills.

29. Home of David Courtney Under Construction, Morgantown, W. Va.

30. Aerial View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

Photograph of the Bruceton High School Varsity Band in uniform.

31. Bruceton High School Varsity Band, Preston County, W. Va.

View of lights, signs, and cars parked at the I.B.E.W. Headquarters in Oklahoma City after dark.

32. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Headquarters After Dark, Oklahoma City, Ok.

A tow truck driver is hooking up Joseph Stenger's wrecked car.

33. Wreck of Jospeh Stenger's Car, Morgantown, W. Va.

34. Installing a Pipe Line on Grand Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

35. Aerial View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

36. Demolition of a High Street Building Destroyed by Fire, Morgantown, W. Va.

People leaving a Church Service at the Presbyterian Church in Morgantown, W. Va.

37. Congregation Exiting the Presbyterian Church, Morgantown, W. Va.

From Left to right 'Mabel Grimes, Mr. Bowlby, Mr. Whiston - speaker, Unknown, Unknown ,and Don Eddy'.

38. Speaker at a Luncheon, Morgantown, W. Va.

Aerial view of P.H.S. and football field.

39. Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Mailbox of the house next door says Frederick V. Crall, 31 Citadel Rd.

40. Construction of a House in Park Hills, Morgantown, W. Va.

41. Installing Street Lights, Morgantown, W. Va

View of the new University Bookstore, located at the rear of Colson Hall and is currently Admissions and Records Building, West Virginia University.

42. New WVU Bookstore, Morgantown, W. Va.

A view of the repaving of Grand Street in Morgantown, West Virginia.

43. Repaving Grand Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

44. Aerial View of the Wood County Courthouse, Parkersburg, W. Va.

45. Mrs. Nell Leonian, West Virginia University

A snow scene of Deckers Creek in Morgantown, West Virginia in 1958.

46. Decker's Creek, Morgantown, W. Va.

47. Roger W. Tompkins, Rhodes Scholar and Student Body President, West Virginia University

Rees from Follansbee, W. Va., earned a straight A average at WVU for four years.

48. Charley Ann Rees, West Virginia University

West Virginia University President and Mrs. I. Stewart greeting Sharon Andrews, Monticola editor and Roger Tompkins, Student Body President at a formal event.

49. West Virginia University President (1946-1958) Irvin Stewart and Wife Greeting Students at a Formal Event

At a president's Stewart reception, from left to right: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hoblitzell; Gov. and Mrs. Cecil B. Underwood; Dr. and Mrs. Irvin Stewart.

50. West Virginia University President Irvin Stewart at a Reception

51. President Irvin Stewart Holds a Mirror for Graduating Student, Carley Ann Reese, West Virginia University

A group portrait of attendees of WVU student leadership conference held at Jackson's Mill in 1958.

52. Student Leadership Conference, West Virginia University

Joan Ellis (left) and Martha Taylor (right)with WVU Presidents Poster.

53. Joan Ellis and Martha Taylor in the West Virginia Collection, West Virginia University

Jim Ritchie is the tallest man in the photo.

54. Mountaineer Royalty, Jim Ritchie and Barbara Romano, Crowned during Mountaineer Week, West Virginia University

The event took place during Mountaineer Weekend.

55. Basket of Flowers Presented to Miss Mountaineer Barbara Romano, West Virginia University

Note attached to back says: 'To: Mr. Glenn D. Bengston From: Betty Boyd This picture was taken on Link Day, 1958; It is Mortar Board 1958-59. Front Row, left to right: Frances Barnes Cox, Rosalie Fuscaldo Gaziano, Dreama Wyant Frisk, Elise Pettrey McWhorter, Barbara Sayre. Second Row, left to right: Hester Chandler Harrison, Vicki Vickers Douglas, Maria Sagris, Mary Ann Bornmann Wollerton, Ruth Ann Booth, Emily Kay Martin, Mary Sue Gilkeson, Mary Manolakis.'

56. Mortar Board, Senior Women's Honorary, West Virginia University

'(Rail Diesel Car) 'Budd Car' 9062 and others on first run at Huntington, W. Va. 1958.'

57. Chesapeake and Ohio Passenger Cars at Huntington, W. Va.

58. Group of Men Presenting A Check

From left to right: Chas. Nailer, Geo. Humphrey (Chairman of Board Consol Coal), Geo. Love and Ben Fairless.

59. National Coal Officials

Sen. Robert C. Byrd and Sen. Jennings Randolph being sworn in by Vice President Richard Nixon. Byrd Papers duplicate - original at the R. C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies, Shepherd University.

60. Senator Robert C. Byrd and Senator Jennings Randolph with Vice President Richard Nixon

Left to Right - Joseph Allen Overton, Jr., a Parkersburg lawyer at U.S. Dept. of Commerce under Eisenhower administration, Senator John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. and Louis S. Rothschild under the Secretary of Commerce for Transportation. Overton later became a president of the American Mining Congress.  They may well have been met to discuss the routing of West Virginia's first interstate.

61. Senator John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. and Others

A photograph of Senator Hoblitzell (left) seated with an unidentified man. 'In connection with the Interparliamentary Union Conference, 1958.'

62. Senator John D. Hoblitzell, Jr.

'Senator John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. on far right. In center (with beard) H.S. Suhrawardy (former premier of Pakistan); Taken at the annual conference of the Interparliamentary Union in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1958.'

63. Senator John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. and Others

A photograph of Senator Hoblitzell (left) and Norman Mason (right), Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration.

64. Senator John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. and Norman P. Mason

'A photograph of Senator Revercomb (right) standing with others, including Estes Kefauver (second from left) and "Tennessee" Ernie Ford (second from right).'

65. Senator Chapman Revercomb, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and Others

A photograph of Senators Chapman Revercomb and John Hoblitzell, Jr. shaking hands with an unidentified woman.

66. Senators Chapman Revercomb and John Hoblitzell, Jr.

67. Crawford L. Wilson, Chief Department of Mines

A photograph of people sitting in the pews of an unidentified church.

68. Congregation of a Small Church

69. Serving Tea

A photograph of a group of young boys showing off the fish that they have caught.

70. Boys Showing off Their Fish

71. Pete Yost (Right) and an Unidentified Man

Left to Right:  Unknown, Martin Piribek, Charles Nailer, John Hardesty, Benny Wright.

72. Chamber of Commerce Committee Members

73. Ice Skating Rink, Bridgeport, W. Va.

Thomas E. Millsop is a president and chief executive officer of National Steel Corporation.

74. Thomas E. Millsop, National Steel Cooporation

75. Bishop & Mrs. Lloyd C. Wicke, Pittsburgh, Pa.

76. Country Club, Morgantown, W. Va.

R. C. Spangler playing golf.

77. Golfers at Country Club, Morgantown, W. Va.

R. C. Spangler and other golfers.  WVU Health Science Center building under construction in background.

78. Golfers at Country Club, Morgantown, W. Va.

79. Golfer at Country Club, Morgantown, W. Va.

Others persons in the photograph are not identified.

80. Robert C. Spangler at Country Club, Morgantown, W. Va.

81. Golfer at Country Club, Morgantown, W. Va.

82. Golfers at Country Club, Morgantown, W. Va.

83. Golfers at Country Club, Morgantown, W. Va.

Two unidentified children are pictured holding  hands at a local hangout on 2nd Avenue.

84. Teen Town, Hinton, W. Va.

Looking down the road at the house located in Forest Hill District.

85. Thomas Lowry's Home in Buck, W. Va.

View of the wreckage.

86. Crane Lifting Derailed C. & O. Cars After Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of unidentified men huddle around parts of the blown off engine where a handful of bodies were found. Among those killed were engineer W. H. Anderson, fireman J. W. Sullivan, and head brakeman O. L. Richmond.

87. Men Observe the Remnants of Engine 1642 After Exploding at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

Pictured from left to right is Sally Pettry, Grace Pettry Meador, Tommy Keaton, "Buzzy" Meador, and Cecil Meador.

88. Meador Family and Friends in Giles County, Va.

Bluestone Reservoir and Bluestone Bridge pictured in the background. The farm house is pictured on the right.

89. Melvin Turner Farmstead on Zion Mountain, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of men are gathered at a spring banquet held at Hotel Morgan after the West Virginia University basketball team was ranked No. 1 in the United States.In the front row, from left to right, is unidentified, Jerry West, Bobby Joe Smith, Ronnie Retton, Bucky Bolyard, Butch Gude, Jim Warren, and possibly Willie Akers.In the second row, from left to right, is athletic director Red Brown, basketball referee Red Mahalic, Jody Gardner, Loyd Sherer, Don Vincent, Whitie Guyme, team physician Dr. Sam Morris, Golf-pro Reggie Spencer, and Father Scott.In the third row, from left to right, is University of Pittsburgh basketball coach Doc Cartson, WVU head coach Fred Schaus, unidentified, the team's general manager Mr. Gwair, and unidentified.

90. Morgantown Touchdown Club Spring Banquet, Morgantown, W. Va.

West jumps to block GW's George Marshall and his layup shot during this 1958 game.  WVU won 93 to 66.

91. Jerry West Blocks George Washington University Opponent, Morgantown, W. Va.

West scores against Canisius's Greg Britz with a back-handed field goal. WVU won the pictured game, 86 - 66.

92. Jerry West Jumps to Make a Field Goal Against Canisius College, Morgantown, W. Va.

4-H members compete at the state fair with their steer.

93. Young Men Receive Award for Steer, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

Front left to right: Guy Farmer of Lincoln County, Electric winner; Miss Margaret Adele Bigelow of Wood County, Alumni recognition; Kenneth Kissel of Marshall County, forestry winner.Standing left to right: Aleta Rae Strader ofUpshur County, Canning winner; Sally Ann Ours of Grant County, Achievement winner; Ralph Izard of Boone County, recreation winner; Dwaine Hornbeck of Upshur County, beautification of home grounds winner, and Joan Lee of Kanawha County, leadership winner.

94. National 4-H Award Winners From W. Va.

The members of the 1958 "Clover Farm" baseball team.

95. "Clover Farm" baseball team

A photo of the 1958 "RC Cola" Pony League Championship baseball team.

96. Royal Crown Pony League Championship Team