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Logs and lumber piles seen from a distance.

1. Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company Mill Yard, Bergoo, W. Va.

Portrait of crew with surveying equipment.

2. Survey Crew Working on Boundaries of Monongahela National Forest

Group portrait of the New River Coal Company band in uniform standing on steps.

3. New River Coal Company Band

'View of Montcoal, the attractive up-to-date town built up around the Colcord Coal Company operations.' The picture came from the West Virginia Review, page 429, in an article titled 'A Coal Company that is a real Community Builder'.

4. Montcoal, W. Va.

Five miners with guns and buckets stop on the road in front of houses for a picture.

5. Harlan County Coal Miners

Group portrait of children near the shack. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

6. Miners' Children at the Shack in Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Group of boys probably near the Shack, Pursglove, W. Va., Monongalia County. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

7. Miner's Children

Group portait of boys at Pursglove. 'For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A and M 2491 (S.C.).'

8. Pursglove Boys, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Dr. and Mrs. French, Presbyterian Minister to the students of WVU and the Mountaineer Mining Mission. He was the first minister at 'The Shack.' For information on the Mountaineer Mining Mission See A&M 2491 (S.C.).'

9. French, Dr. & Mrs.

View of houses at Beury, W. Va.

10. Home of Bert Beury at Beury, W. Va.

11. Fire Creek Store and Mine Foreman's House

Mine foreman's house and surrounding buildings.

12. Fire Creek Store and Mine Foreman's House, Fayette County, W. Va.

A group of children sitting on railroad tracks, with homes in the background.  'For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (S.C.)'

13. Miner's Children at the Shack in Pursglove, Monongalia County, W. Va.

African-American family stand beside a car holding clothing. 'For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (S.C.)'

14. Clothing Drive Old Berry Hill, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'These homes are gone on both sides of the hills. For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (S.C.)'

15. No. 2 Hollow, Pursglove, W. Va.

Two men move sacks of flour from the bed of a truck. 'For more information on Mountaineer Mining Mission, see A&M 2491 (S.C.)'

16. Red Cross Distributing Flour at Pursglove, W. Va. (Probably at the Shack), Monongalia County

Two men smile for the camera in front of the foundation for the Mother Jones monument.  A child stands on the monument and a group of men are gathered behind it.

17. Kunz, Ben and Bronk in a Jolly Mood

Photograph from Joe Ozanic scrapbook.

18. Steamboat on the River

19. Bridge Over Greenbrier River, Alderson, W. Va.

'Looks like Osage school children or School Community Library.'Picture includes: Dolores Stovall, Shirley Robinson's aunt.

20. Children Looking at School Books, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Inside view of Loar Photography Studio in Grafton, W. Va.

21. Loar Studio, Grafton, W.Va.

Flags decorate Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

22. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

Chief Quinn was the first paid fire chief for the city of Martinsburg.

23. Fire Chief Martin Quinn of the Martinsburg Fire Department, Martinsburg, W. Va.

A woman waits to cross High Street at the corner of High Street and Fayette Street in Morgantown, W. Va.

24. High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

25. South Park Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

26. River Bridge and Morgantown, W. Va.

A view of the corner of High and Pleasant Streets, showing Brock, Reed, and Wade Building in Morgantown, West Virginia.

27. Brock, Reed, and Wade Building, Morgantown, W. Va.

A close-up view of the Bank of Morgantown Building located at the corner of Walnut and High Streets in Morgantown, West Virginia.

28. Bank of Morgantown, Morgantown, W. Va.

A view of the Monongalia County Courthouse, east side facing High Street in Morgantown, West Virginia.

29. Monongalia County Courthouse, Morgantown, W. Va.

30. Looking Southwest from Greenmont toward Morgantown, W. Va.

31. View of Morgantown, W. Va. from Hopecrest Hill

32. Bird's Eye View of West Virginia University and Morgantown, W. Va.

33. Fire on University Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va.

34. Gas Stations, Homes, and Businesses in Westover, Morgantown, W. Va.

Pleasant Street and University Avenue looking Southwest.

35. Looking Up Pleasant Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

36. View of Morgantown, W. Va. from the Westover Side of the Monongahela River

Front view of the Geneva Hotel before the fire in Philippi, West Virginia.

37. Geneva Hotel, Philippi, W. Va.

Front view of the Geneva Hotel before the fire in Philippi, West Virginia.

38. Geneva Hotel, Philippi, W. Va.

Front view of the Geneva Hotel before the fire in Philippi, West Virginia.

39. Geneva Hotel, Philippi, W. Va.

40. Fire Damaged Interior of the Geneva Hotel, Philippi, W. Va.

View of falls in Babcock State Park on a clear and sunny day.

41. Babcock State Park, Fayette County, W. Va.

42. Calhoun County Courthouse, Grantsville, W. Va.

Charles Street Business Section looking north in Wellsburg, W. Va.

43. Charles Street, Wellsburg, W. Va.

Charles Street Business Section looking north in Wellsburg, W. Va.

44. Charles Street, Wellsburg, W. Va.

45. County Building and Courthouse, Wellsburg, W. Va.

Group portrait of Ruddle School, ca. 1930.  1st Row left to right: Paul Ruddle, Alvin Ruddle, Gilda Simmons, Wilda Ruddle, Hansel Ruddle, Retha Roberson, Henry Roberson, unknown, Mary Ruddle.  2nd Row left to right: Clete Bowers, Brown Hendrick, Stanley Bowers, Vestyl Harold, Mildred Ruddle, Beula Hendrick, Betty Wimen (visitor), Bessie Bowers (visitor).  3rd Row left to right: Brosie Thompson, Ira Ruddle, Olin Smith, Lestor Thompson, Billy Ruddle, Beula Summers, Arlin Hendrick, Dick Murphy, Jess, Thompson, Walter Smith (teacher), Sylvia Bowers.

46. Class Photo Ruddle School, Pendleton County, W. Va.

A view of homes in Pendleton County at Franklin, W. Va.

47. Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.

48. Bergoo, Webster County, W. Va.

49. Cool Springs Grade School, Webster County, W. Va.

Thelma Cain is the Second from the right; she is sitting on the floor.

50. Thelma Cain with Group of Children Dressed as a Wedding Party, Preston County, W. Va.

'Old landmark, torn down 1956'

51. Hutchinson Store, Smithtown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

52. African-American Men on the Porch of a Building at North American and Jew Hill, Monongalia County, W. Va.

53. Family outside Home at North American and Jew Hill, Monongalia County, W. Va.

54. Avery School House Number 5, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Photograph in the 1932 Monticola.

55. WVU Football Player Floyd 'Ben' Schwartzwalder

56. Mechanical Hall II Pottery Class, West Virginia University

View of Woodburn Hall, Science (Chitwood) Hall, and Martin Hall from Mountaineer Field.

57. Woodburn Circle as Seen from the Stands in Mountaineer Field, West Virginia University

58. Cheat River

Moon rising over the newly formed Cheat Lake.

59. Cheat Lake, Monongalia County, W. Va.

60. Buildings and Grounds at Hopemont Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Preston County, W. Va.

61. Grounds of Hopemont Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Preston County, W. Va.

62. Dining Hall, Hopemont Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Preston County, W. Va.

63. Patients on the Sun Porch of Lakin Cottage at the Hopemont Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Preston County, W. Va.

64. Dr. Sam Morris's Office, Medical School, WVU

Students studying plants in lab.

65. Science Laboratory, West Virginia University

66. Monongahela River Drained During a Drought, Morgantown, W.Va.

'Cedar Grove to Lewis, W. Va. Still going 1969.'

67. Kelleys Creek and Northwestern Railroad Locomotive at Depot

68. Jack McElwain

l - r: Paul Yost, Scot Phillips, Theodore Lynch, Delaney.

69. St. Leo Puddlejumpers Band

l - r: unknown, John Estes, Chas White, John Jackson, unknown, Charles Estes, Bernard Phillips, Gale Moore, Scott Phillips, Eddison Moore

70. Hundred Fife and Drum Corps

71. State Federation of Labor Group Portrait

Some identified persons are--Standing: left to right 1)Walter F. George, Sen., D-Ga.; 7) Guy D. Goff, Sen., R-W. Va.; Sitting: left to right 2) Key Pittman, Sen., D.-Nev. 5)Claude Swanson, Sen., D.-Va. 7) Bernard Baruch.

72. Group of Senators at a Dinner

'Left to right, beginning first standing,1. Drum Major, 3. Cal Jacobson, and 6. Paretto Mascioli(?) 2nd row left to right: 10. Samuel Clark(?)14. Walter Mestrezat, Director, and 20. Cal Harry Shelton. 3rd row left to right: Robert Bayles, 24. Junior Macintire, 26. William Broderick, 27. Bernard McGregor and 29. Nathan Hall. 4th row left to right: Wilson Poole Shartidge, and 36. William Barker. 6th row left to right: 49. John Cole, and 50. Walter Cole.'

73. West Virginia University's R.O.T.C Band

74. Backside of Tioga Sawmill and Part of its Log Pond

Inscribed on the back of the photograph, " A forgotten industry, old coke ovens at Elkhorn".

75. Coke Ovens in Elkhorn, W. Va.

Small town in a hollow in McDowell County, West Virginia.

76. 'Blowed Out', McDowell County, W. Va.

Elevated view of Crozer Coal and Coke Company, railroad and the town of Elkhorn, West Virginia.

77. Crozer Company and Town of Elkhorn, W. Va.

78. Possibly Trapp Springs, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.

Unidentified man standing on the steps of Stewart Hall. Built in 1902, Stewart Hall was originally the University library.

79. Stewart Hall, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

80. Elk River South of Gassaway, W. Va.

Joseph Rockis, a member of the Class of 1931 at University High School and President of the Student Council in 1930 and 1931.

81. Joseph Rockis of Monongalia County, W. Va.

First graduate of University High School to earn a degree from West Virginia University.

82. Edmund E. Collins Morgantown, W. Va.

Stanley Ponek is standing, all other persons are unidentified.

83. Flag Purchased for University High School by Home Ec. Dept. Morgantown, W. Va.

Also included in the photo is Trace Snyder.

84. James Snyder and His Potato Project, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Inscription with the photograph:"A group of University High School boys and faculty men cleared underbrush from new school site. The girls served refreshments." Names included under the photograph: Dorsey, Calvert, Hill, Clark, Deahl, Stample, Federer, and Colebank. All other persons are unidentified.

85. Group of University High Students and Faculty, Morgantown, W. Va.

86. Twins Edmund and Isabel Collins, Morgantown, W. Va.

Collins was a student at University High in Morgantown.

87. Edmund E. Collins, Monongalia County Constitution Contest, Morgantown, W. Va.

The house Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield built after moving from the Tug Fork River Valley in 1906 and lived in until his death in 1921. Anderson Hatfield was the patriarch of the Hatfield family involved in the feud with the McCoys of Kentucky. Note the drawbridge over a creek/moat intended for protection. His son, Tennyson lived in the house when the photograph was taken.

88. Home of Anderson Hatfield, Sarah Ann, Logan County, W. Va.

At the time the photograph was taken, Smith Hatfield was the only living brother of Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield.

89. Residence of Smith Hatfield, Matewan, Mingo County, W. Va.

90. Ralph Berry and Louge Tennant, Core, W. Va.

Front row: Stella Tennant McBlume, Wilhert Ammons. Back row: Burt Tennant, Jessie, Hazel Eddy Berry, Earl (Buster) Tennant, Ethel Eddy Tennant, Louge Tennant, Belle.

91. Tennant Family, Core, W. Va.

92. Louge and Ethel Eddy Tennant, Core, W. Va.

Published by A.G. Martin News Co.

93. Suspension Bridge; Fairmont, W. Va.

Photo showing dried up river beneath the bridge that connects into Morgantown, W. Va.

94. Low Water Levels in Monongahela River

Back of photo reads, "Left to right: Gertrude Hayes (1862-1957), Mary Louise Johnson (1866-1935), Margaret Fitch, Anna Lysle Fitch (1860-1930), and Mrs. James P. Fitch, Sr." The ladies sit on the porch of the doctor's home addressed 408 Spruce Street in Morgantown, W. Va.

95. Spruce Street Home and Office of Dr. James Plummer Fitch, Sr.

Group poses by the trees along the river.

96. Fitch Family On the Cheat River