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1. Company L Leaving Morgantown for Mobilization, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
000025
Title:
Company L Leaving Morgantown for Mobilization, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917

2. Pulp Mill and Log Pond at Spruce, W. Va.

IDNO:
000523
Title:
Pulp Mill and Log Pond at Spruce, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Sign on side of building reads, 'The 1917 scale means starvation wages, slavery conditions [and] sacrafice of honor to coal miners.'

3. Barracks at Irona with 1917 Scale Protest Sign, Irona, W. Va.

IDNO:
003663
Title:
Barracks at Irona with 1917 Scale Protest Sign, Irona, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Sign on side of building reads, 'The 1917 scale means starvation wages, slavery conditions [and] sacrafice of honor to coal miners.'
Frontal view of the Woodson - Mohler Grocery Co. Wholesale Grocers building in Alderson W. Va. with C&O boxcar situated in front of building.

4. Woodson-Mohler Grocery Co. in Alderson, W. Va.

IDNO:
004739
Title:
Woodson-Mohler Grocery Co. in Alderson, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Frontal view of the Woodson - Mohler Grocery Co. Wholesale Grocers building in Alderson W. Va. with C&O boxcar situated in front of building.
'Great Flood of 1917, covering North Alderson.'

5. Flooded Areas of North Alderson, W. Va.

IDNO:
004911
Title:
Flooded Areas of North Alderson, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
'Great Flood of 1917, covering North Alderson.'

6. Elkins High School, Elkins, W.Va.

IDNO:
005663
Title:
Elkins High School, Elkins, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
People and goods in front of George H. Coffman Store in Elkins, West Virginia; See W. Va. Gazeteers 1903-04; 1923-24.

7. Coffman's Department Store, Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:
005693
Title:
Coffman's Department Store, Elkins, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
People and goods in front of George H. Coffman Store in Elkins, West Virginia; See W. Va. Gazeteers 1903-04; 1923-24.

8. Company L Leaving Morgantown for Mobilization, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
010751
Title:
Company L Leaving Morgantown for Mobilization, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
The wreckage of a boat lies on the river bank, at the foot of Walnut Street in Morgantown.

9. Wrecked Boat on Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
011000
Title:
Wrecked Boat on Monongahela River, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
The wreckage of a boat lies on the river bank, at the foot of Walnut Street in Morgantown.
Four African-American World War I draftees in front of the post office.

10. World War I Draftees, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
012054
Title:
World War I Draftees, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Four African-American World War I draftees in front of the post office.

11. African-American World War I Draftees in Front of the Post Office, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
012106
Title:
African-American World War I Draftees in Front of the Post Office, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917

12. Walnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
012149
Title:
Walnut Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917

13. Camp Greenbrier Boys in Military Dress, Greenbrier County,

IDNO:
012619
Title:
Camp Greenbrier Boys in Military Dress, Greenbrier County,
Date:
ca. 1917

14. Camp Greenbrier Boys in Uniform for WW I Training, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
012620
Title:
Camp Greenbrier Boys in Uniform for WW I Training, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Men are participating in military training at Camp Greenbrier in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

15. World War I Military Training at Camp Greenbrier, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
012678
Title:
World War I Military Training at Camp Greenbrier, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Men are participating in military training at Camp Greenbrier in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
View of Moorefield in Winchester Avenue from the Hotel about 1917, in Hardy County, West Virginia.

16. Bird's Eye View of Winchester Avenue in Moorefield, Hardy County, W. Va.

IDNO:
012908
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Winchester Avenue in Moorefield, Hardy County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
View of Moorefield in Winchester Avenue from the Hotel about 1917, in Hardy County, West Virginia.
Group portrait of Pendleton County's Second Contingent of soldiers assigned to artillery duty.

17. Boys of '17, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014314
Title:
Boys of '17, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Group portrait of Pendleton County's Second Contingent of soldiers assigned to artillery duty.
'Raine Andrews Lumber Company. X marks Fred Hertig on the front porch of the Boarding House. He is my brother. Note the poster on the wall, it is World War I.'

18. Fred Hertig and Others on Porch of the Boarding House at Everwood, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014705
Title:
Fred Hertig and Others on Porch of the Boarding House at Everwood, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
'Raine Andrews Lumber Company. X marks Fred Hertig on the front porch of the Boarding House. He is my brother. Note the poster on the wall, it is World War I.'

19. Oglebay Hall Under Construction, West Virginia University

IDNO:
018492
Title:
Oglebay Hall Under Construction, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1917

20. Fife Cottage, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019007
Title:
Fife Cottage, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1917

21. Sunday School in Creston, West Virginia

IDNO:
026065
Title:
Sunday School in Creston, West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1917

22. Hauling Oil Well Equipment from Auburn, Ritchie County to Cox's Mill, Gilmer County, W. Va.

IDNO:
026990
Title:
Hauling Oil Well Equipment from Auburn, Ritchie County to Cox's Mill, Gilmer County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917

23. Town Gate at Verdun during World War I

IDNO:
032896
Title:
Town Gate at Verdun during World War I
Date:
ca. 1917

24. American Ambulance Service with French Army during World War I

IDNO:
032901
Title:
American Ambulance Service with French Army during World War I
Date:
ca. 1917

25. Troops Assembled For Inspection, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
033075
Title:
Troops Assembled For Inspection, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Part of the Morgantown and Wheeling Railroad, a passenger service which extended to Pentress in western Monongalia County.

26. Lemley Hill Railway Cut, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038268
Title:
Lemley Hill Railway Cut, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Part of the Morgantown and Wheeling Railroad, a passenger service which extended to Pentress in western Monongalia County.

27. Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
038446
Title:
Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Wife of West Virginia Governor John Jacob Cornwell (1917-1921).

28. First Lady of West Virginia, Edna Brady Cornwell from Romney, W. Va.

IDNO:
038995
Title:
First Lady of West Virginia, Edna Brady Cornwell from Romney, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Wife of West Virginia Governor John Jacob Cornwell (1917-1921).
Possibly a circuit photograph of the facilities at the Sutton Chemical Company just below the town of Sutton. The photograph was taken during World War I.

29. Sutton Chemical Company on Elk River, Braxton County, W. Va

IDNO:
039288
Title:
Sutton Chemical Company on Elk River, Braxton County, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Possibly a circuit photograph of the facilities at the Sutton Chemical Company just below the town of Sutton. The photograph was taken during World War I.
Two of the students identified are Ray (Dusty) Ash, front row-first,left and James (Jim) Guiher, front row-third left. Information included on the photograph includes ". . . several [are] Clarksburg men. . ."

30. Sigma Nu Fraternity at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
040072
Title:
Sigma Nu Fraternity at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Two of the students identified are Ray (Dusty) Ash, front row-first,left and James (Jim) Guiher, front row-third left. Information included on the photograph includes ". . . several [are] Clarksburg men. . ."
Automobiles, waving American flags line the main street.

31. 'Our Soldier Boys Starting For The Front', Calhoun, Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
040548
Title:
'Our Soldier Boys Starting For The Front', Calhoun, Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Automobiles, waving American flags line the main street.
Supply Co. 314 at basic training in Camp Lee, Virginia. Members of the 314th Field Artillery, 80th Divison U.S. Army were mostly from West Virginia. The 314th eventually became a part of the 155th Brigade which saw heavy and constant action in Meuse Argonne, through the armistice.

32. Members of 314th Field Artillety, 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040882
Title:
Members of 314th Field Artillety, 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Supply Co. 314 at basic training in Camp Lee, Virginia. Members of the 314th Field Artillery, 80th Divison U.S. Army were mostly from West Virginia. The 314th eventually became a part of the 155th Brigade which saw heavy and constant action in Meuse Argonne, through the armistice.
Members of the 80th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division", it was initially composed of draftees from the mid-atlantic states of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

33. Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee, Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040883
Title:
Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee, Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Members of the 80th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division", it was initially composed of draftees from the mid-atlantic states of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
Members of the 80th Divsion U.S. Army inside their sleeping area at Camp Lee, Virginia during basic training. During the Meuse Argonne campaign, the 80th Division was the only one that saw action during each phase of the offensive. And they first earned their motto, "The 80th Division Moves only Forward!".

34. Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040884
Title:
Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Members of the 80th Divsion U.S. Army inside their sleeping area at Camp Lee, Virginia during basic training. During the Meuse Argonne campaign, the 80th Division was the only one that saw action during each phase of the offensive. And they first earned their motto, "The 80th Division Moves only Forward!".
Because of significant heriage in the past, residents of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia became the structure of the 80th Division. The 80th Division was organized in August 1917 at Camp Lee, Virginia.

35. Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040885
Title:
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Because of significant heriage in the past, residents of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia became the structure of the 80th Division. The 80th Division was organized in August 1917 at Camp Lee, Virginia.
Members of the 314th Field Artillery which eventually became part of the 155th Brigade boasted more days of continuous combat firing than the batteries of any other American Division.

36. Members of the 314th Field Artillety, 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040886
Title:
Members of the 314th Field Artillety, 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Members of the 314th Field Artillery which eventually became part of the 155th Brigade boasted more days of continuous combat firing than the batteries of any other American Division.
Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army give each other a shave while at basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia.

37. Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040887
Title:
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army give each other a shave while at basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia.
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army on horseback at basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia.

38. Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040888
Title:
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army on horseback at basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia.

39. Supply Cooks at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George, Va.

IDNO:
040889
Title:
Supply Cooks at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Probably used for the training of trench warfare which was the type of fighting waged during World War I. Camp Lee was a basic training camp that included several men from West Virginia.

40. Trenches at Camp Lee, Va.

IDNO:
040890
Title:
Trenches at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Probably used for the training of trench warfare which was the type of fighting waged during World War I. Camp Lee was a basic training camp that included several men from West Virginia.
Men read while waiting their turn with the barber in a make-shift outside "shop". Many West Virginians trained at Camp Lee for fighting in Europe during World War I. Most were members of the 313th, 314th and 315th Field Artillery Units.

41. Soldiers Take Barber Break at Camp Lee, Va.

IDNO:
040891
Title:
Soldiers Take Barber Break at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Men read while waiting their turn with the barber in a make-shift outside "shop". Many West Virginians trained at Camp Lee for fighting in Europe during World War I. Most were members of the 313th, 314th and 315th Field Artillery Units.
The units were composed of men from West Virginia and saw heavy fighting during World War I from the Meuse Argonne into Germany.

42. Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade During Training at Camp Lee, Va.

IDNO:
040892
Title:
Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade During Training at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
The units were composed of men from West Virginia and saw heavy fighting during World War I from the Meuse Argonne into Germany.
Unidentified soldiers, most likely from West Virginia, prepare to shave. This unit saw heavy fighting during World War l

43. Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade Lathered Up, Camp Lee, Va

IDNO:
040896
Title:
Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade Lathered Up, Camp Lee, Va
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Unidentified soldiers, most likely from West Virginia, prepare to shave. This unit saw heavy fighting during World War l
An instructor teaches soldiers how to use a gas mask in case of a mustard gas attack during World War l

44. Soldiers During Gas Attack Training, Camp Lee, Va.

IDNO:
040897
Title:
Soldiers During Gas Attack Training, Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
An instructor teaches soldiers how to use a gas mask in case of a mustard gas attack during World War l
Unidentified soldier and army cook, most likely from West Virginia pose outside at basic training camp.

45. Soldier and Cook at Camp Lee, Va.

IDNO:
040898
Title:
Soldier and Cook at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Unidentified soldier and army cook, most likely from West Virginia pose outside at basic training camp.
Note the "WV" behind the soldier, next to the door. All the men in the 155th Field Artillery trained at Camp Lee were from West Virginia and fought in some of the deadliest battles of World War l.

46. Unidentified West Virginia Soldier Outside Supply Building, Camp Lee, Va.

IDNO:
040899
Title:
Unidentified West Virginia Soldier Outside Supply Building, Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Note the "WV" behind the soldier, next to the door. All the men in the 155th Field Artillery trained at Camp Lee were from West Virginia and fought in some of the deadliest battles of World War l.
Unidentified soldier is probably from West Virginia.

47. World War One Soldier at Camp Lee, Va.

IDNO:
040900
Title:
World War One Soldier at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Unidentified soldier is probably from West Virginia.

48. City Building and Jail By Moonlight, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041408
Title:
City Building and Jail By Moonlight, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1917