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A man stands outside his automobile which is parked outside the grand building.

1. Cooper Hospital, Hinton, W. Va.

This picture was taken before 1917 as the mill was painted red in 1917. Boss Park bought this mill in 1907 and move there from Tyler County, West Virginia. He modernized the equipment. Boss Park and his wife Mary are standing at the right of the door. The child Mrs. Park is holding is Harry or Earl. Mae Howard, wife of Will Howard is standing on steps just beyond Mrs. Park. Children left to right: Clarence Howard, Ethel Park, Frank Park- in front sitting. Photo labeled: Sara Scott

2. Boss Park and Family at Mill, Monongalia County, W. Va

Postcard photograph of Lucy Maxwell Quesenberry and her son Ray, tending to the livestock.

3. Storekeeping and Backyard Farming, Atkinsville, W. Va.

Postcard photograph, see original postcard for correspondence.

4. Bridgeport and Island, Wheeling, W. Va.

Postcard photograph of unpaved Main Street in Spencer, West Virginia.

5. Main Street Looking East, Spencer, W. Va.

Postcard photograph of University Hall at Marshall College in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. See the back of the original for the correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

6. University Hall, Marshall College, Huntington, W. Va.

Frank Henry was a glass worker for Banner Glass Company. His home was located on the corner of Third and E Streets. The Armory can be seen in the background.

7. Residence of Frank Henry, 147 Third Ave, South Charleston, W. Va.

Color illustrated postcard of William McKinley School in Parkersburg, West Virginia. See the original for the note written on the front.

8. William McKinley School in Parkersburg, W. Va.

Postcard print

9. Newburg, Preston County, W. Va.

Post card print of harbor area on the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh includes barges and riverboats.

10. Pittsburgh Harbor, Monongahela River, Point Bridge, Pa.

Post card print. This structure was built in 1855, the church was organized in 1746.

11. Trinity Church in Staunton, Va.

Post card print of the third depot built on this location in Staunton, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley. The original station was burned by Union General David Hunter in 1864 and the second station was destroyed by a runaway train in 1890. The depot in the photograph was built in 1902.

12. C & O - Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Staunton, Va.

Post card print

13. View of Charleston, W. Va. From C & O Depot

Founded in 1901, the Alderson Baptist Academy merged with Broaddus College at Philippi to become Alderson Broaddus College in 1931.

14. Alderson Baptist Academy, Alderson, W. Va.

15. View of George Foster, D. D. Brown, and Charles W. Feeny Standing at Montes, W. Va.

16. Log Skidding Teams at Work, Montes, Randolph County, W. Va.

Railroad tracks lead in and out of the mill for transportation of lumber.

17. Sawmill at Montes, Randolph County, W. Va.

The three men are associated with the logging and sawmill business in Montes. The river is most likely the Tygart Valley River.

18. George Foster, D. D. Brown, and Charles W. Feeny Standing Near River, Montes, W. Va.

The horses were specially bred and raised for "log skidding" through the mountains.

19. View of a Logging Operation and Three Teams of Horses, Montes. W. Va.

20. Sawmill and Log Holding Pond at Montes, Randolph County, W. Va.

21. Log Loading Crew at Work, Montes, Randolph County, W. Va.

22. Mill Worker Poling on Log Pond, Montes, W. V.

23. Houses in a Logging Town of Montes, W. Va.

Two men with the long pikes are "poling" logs in the log pond toward the jack ladder which takes the logs into the sawmill.

24. George Foster, D. D. Brown, and Charles W. Feeny at Sawmill in Montes, Randolph County,W. Va

Morgantown and suspension bridge from Westover.

25. Old Suspension Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

26. Railroad Tracks in Bridgeport, W. Va.

27. Glenville State Normal School, W. Va.

28. Birds Eye View of Keystone, McDowell Co., W. Va.

Class of 1907.

29. Male Student, West Virginia University

Class of 1907

30. Male Student, West Virginia University

31. Camden Page Fortney, Class of 1907, West Virginia University

Now location of Stewart Hall. Through the trees are buildings 'left to right': Martin Hall, Science Hall, and Experiment Station.

32. University Avenue Looking North from Old Library, West Virginia University

'View from U. Ave end of Martin Hall looking toward present site of E. Moore Hall. Dated by recent planting of trees in picture. Ginko by Martin and Maples along Drivis Way. P.S. Hartman Phys plt'

33. Wooded Area Next to Martin Hall, West Virginia University

Note High Street and fraternity row in the background

34. WVU Baseball Player McCauley in the Box

35. Parade of School Children at Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

36. Sawer at Commonwealth Lumber Company at Glenray, Summers County, W. Va.

37. Mill Workers of the Commonwealth Lumber Company at Glenray, Summers County, W. Va.

38. Engine Room at Commonwealth Lumber Company, Glenray, Summers County, W. Va.

39. Saw Sharpening Machine, Glenray Lumber Company, Summers County, W. Va.

40. Location of Old Indian Fort in Franklin, W. Va.

'This is the Eli Rice Canning Factory before 1908-Probably 1907.  I have original of this photo.  I will identify these people as they are identified on the back of an old print of it. The numbers are used to make row identification easier.  First Row, left to right: 1. Austin Newbraugh, 2. Henry Beeler, 3. Joe Miller, 4. Miller, 5. Dewey Rice, 6. Lacy Rice, 7. Miller, 8. Miller, 9. Mason.  Second Row: 10. unknown, 11. unknown, 12. Agnes Dawson, 13. Gladys Ziler, 14. Ziler, 15 Annie Ziler, 16. Fritzman, 17 Fritzman, 18. Ferry Ambrose, 19. unknown, 20 Lillie Miller, 21. Mae Ambrose, 22. Jessie Miller, 23. Miller, 24. Mrs. Eli Rice.  Third Row: 25. Clara Fearnow, 26 Mrs. Kelley Bohrer, 27. unknown, 28. Ruth Ziler, 29. Mrs. John Ziler, 30. unknown, 31. Fannie Newbraugh, 32. Mabel Hinckle, 33. unknown, 34 Edward Miller, 35. Eli Rice 'Owner of carrier', 36 John Ziler.  Back Row: 37. Robert Miller, 38. Chaffie Ziler, 39. Harry Bohrer.  It may be of interest to have further identification of some of these people. 1. Austin Newbraugh was my father. 5. Dewey Rice was assistant cashier of Old Morgan County Bank and later cashier of Citizens National Bank. 6. Lacy Rice was a lawyer, President of Old National Bank of Martinsburg and a one time regent of West Virginia University. 12. Agnes Dawson is still living in Berkeley Springs. 31. Fannie Hinckle is my mother. 32. Mabel Hinckel sister of my mother is mother of 2 prominent doctors - Jay Welch, deceased of Baylor University and Dr. Jack Welch, retired chief of staff at Hurtsler Clinic, Halsatead Kansas.  35. Eli Rice was a farmer, canner and bank director.  The Siler collection that you have some photos from was arranged by me through Lacey Rice as head of the bank settling the Siler Estate.  From Fred Newbraugh. 'Half hidden man with hat in back row - E. Rice.  Man in figured shirt with dog is Austin NewBraugh, his wife, Fanny Hinkel, is looking over shoulder in back row.'

41. Canners at the Canning Factory of Eli Rice, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

42. Camp Greenbrier Thespians, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

43. Camp Greenbrier Campers Canoeing on the Greenbrier River, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

44. Boys Swimming at Camp Greenbrier, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

45. Tents on Camp Greenbrier Camp Grounds, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

Customers are standing in front of Dils Brothers and Company in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

46. Dils Brothers and Company, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Amity White is the teacher on the right.

47. Class Photo Bulltown School

Postcard of Hotel Washington, Public Square in Berkeley Springs, W. Va.   "The Washington Hotel was built and (moved?) by Sen. A.? R. Unger. Father and Mother Speer (and Hawithii) had apartment there.  And where we resided until my mother's, not so good, and we returned to my home.  Happy Days - till 1920? Mother Speer passed; Jan. 1921 my mother passed; my father 1925; C.H.B.:1926; Hamilton 1928; my sister 1932; K.A.B. 1933; Father Speer 1930? or 1936; my? Cecil 1952."

48. Hotel Washington, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.