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'The Limestone German Band, Posing at the Old Wetzel County Court House before 1900.  John Henry Gorby second from left with clarinet, Charles Thomas Gorby and George Ira Gorby with baritones in front of John Kaufman in light suit.  Other identified persons: John Kaufman in light suit in back.  Ed Frei seated right on ground.  'Limestone' is the ridge top at the head of Doolin Run about five miles east of New Martinsville.  Schools and churches attended by Doolin residents were located on 'Limestone' or the adjacent American Ridge.  Charles T. Gorby taught in the Limestone School.  William Gorby, grandfather of the Gorby brothers, was among the original members of the Limestone Church.  This Wetzel County Courthouse in this photograph faced south.  The present one built in 1900 is located on the same lots, but faces east and is made of stone. Photo from the collection of Pearl Frei.'

1. Limestone German Band, New Martinsville, W. Va.

Christmas in the Robinson Home on West Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.  Fannie E. and W.R. Loar, Madue, Grace, and Leslie gathered around the Christmas tree.

2. Christmas in the Robinson Home on West Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

'Burning off the gas from an oil well in Ritchie County.  This is a wood derrick. The flaming torches are to remove the gas out of the oil; a waste that isn't occurring today; it is too precious.'

3. Oil Derrick and Crew, Ritchie County, W. Va.

'Destroyed by State Road Commission.'

4. Lelia Keiter in Front of Rock House Below Petersburg, W. Va.

5. Railroad Bridge near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

View from the west of the town and the bridge which spans the Monongahela River.

6. Suspension Bridge Across the Monongahela at Morgantown, W. Va.