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1. WVU sports field

IDNO:
053999
Title:
WVU sports field
Date:
ca. 1930s

2. WVU Tennis Match

IDNO:
053998
Title:
WVU Tennis Match
Date:
ca. 1930s

3. Baseball outfield

IDNO:
053997
Title:
Baseball outfield
Date:
ca. 1930s

4. Tennis players

IDNO:
053996
Title:
Tennis players
Date:
ca. 1930s

5. Men & Women's Tennis

IDNO:
053995
Title:
Men & Women's Tennis
Date:
ca. 1930s

6. Tennis Players

IDNO:
053994
Title:
Tennis Players
Date:
ca. 1930s

7. Men's tennis

IDNO:
053993
Title:
Men's tennis
Date:
ca. 1930s

8. Baseball Outfield

IDNO:
053992
Title:
Baseball Outfield
Date:
ca. 1930s

9. Crowd watches ballet performance

IDNO:
053990
Title:
Crowd watches ballet performance
Date:
ca. 1930s

10. Baseball Outfield

IDNO:
053989
Title:
Baseball Outfield
Date:
ca. 1930s

11. Backyard baseball

IDNO:
053988
Title:
Backyard baseball
Date:
ca. 1930s

12. Baseball game

IDNO:
053987
Title:
Baseball game
Date:
ca. 1930s

13. Baseball Game

IDNO:
053986
Title:
Baseball Game
Date:
ca. 1930s

14. Baseball Game

IDNO:
053985
Title:
Baseball Game
Date:
ca. 1930s
Onlookers watch from behind the fence for safety.

15. Baseball Game

IDNO:
053983
Title:
Baseball Game
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Onlookers watch from behind the fence for safety.
A little girl stands on stage as a man adjusts the mic to her height. A pianist waits at the side. Other performers can be seen waiting backstage.

16. Child Performing On Stage

IDNO:
053982
Title:
Child Performing On Stage
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
A little girl stands on stage as a man adjusts the mic to her height. A pianist waits at the side. Other performers can be seen waiting backstage.

17. Jackson's Mill

IDNO:
053911
Title:
Jackson's Mill
Date:
ca. 1930s
Building viewed from behind, across the camp swimming pool.

18. Mt. Vernon Dining Hall, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

IDNO:
053910
Title:
Mt. Vernon Dining Hall, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Building viewed from behind, across the camp swimming pool.
Caption on back of photo reads: "The Deacon" surveys. Bayard Young, Chemistry Building, W.V.U., Morgantown, West Virginia.

19. Crowd Lining Up For Survey, W.V.U.

IDNO:
053909
Title:
Crowd Lining Up For Survey, W.V.U.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Caption on back of photo reads: "The Deacon" surveys. Bayard Young, Chemistry Building, W.V.U., Morgantown, West Virginia.
Back of photo reads: "Miss Helen Baker reigned as Queen in a Rhododendron bower as Queen of the May at West Virginia University's annual festival which was a part of Greater West Virginia Week activities. She is a member of Alpha Xi Delta, a candidate for beauty queen, and a member of the university social committee. Bayard Young Photo, Chemistry Building, W. V. U., Morgantown, West Virginia"

20. Helen Baker, Queen of the May, West Virginia University

IDNO:
053904
Title:
Helen Baker, Queen of the May, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Back of photo reads: "Miss Helen Baker reigned as Queen in a Rhododendron bower as Queen of the May at West Virginia University's annual festival which was a part of Greater West Virginia Week activities. She is a member of Alpha Xi Delta, a candidate for beauty queen, and a member of the university social committee. Bayard Young Photo, Chemistry Building, W. V. U., Morgantown, West Virginia"
"Miss Helen Baker reigned, in a Rhododendron bower, as the Queen of the May at West Virginia University's annual festival which was part of Greater West Virginia Week activities. She is a member of Alpha Xi Delta, a candidate for beauty queen, and a member of the university social committee."

21. Queen of the May

IDNO:
053386
Title:
Queen of the May
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
"Miss Helen Baker reigned, in a Rhododendron bower, as the Queen of the May at West Virginia University's annual festival which was part of Greater West Virginia Week activities. She is a member of Alpha Xi Delta, a candidate for beauty queen, and a member of the university social committee."
Group Portrait of Maryat Lee's family. Left to right: Maryat's father, Dewitt Collins Lee, her Robert E. "Buzz" Lee, her Mother Grace Dyer Lee, Maryat, and her oldest brother, John Lee.Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre. She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!” While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975. Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community. Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion. With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.

22. Family Portrait of Lee Family at Home of D.C. Lee, Emerson Road

IDNO:
049799
Title:
Family Portrait of Lee Family at Home of D.C. Lee, Emerson Road
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Group Portrait of Maryat Lee's family. Left to right: Maryat's father, Dewitt Collins Lee, her Robert E. "Buzz" Lee, her Mother Grace Dyer Lee, Maryat, and her oldest brother, John Lee.Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre. She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!” While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975. Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community. Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion. With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.
Print number 1111.

23. Safety Parade on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
046068
Title:
Safety Parade on High Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Print number 1111.
Print number 1046.

24. Soap Box Derby on Sabraton Avenue, Norwood Addition, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
046051
Title:
Soap Box Derby on Sabraton Avenue, Norwood Addition, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Print number 1046.
Print number 472a.

25. Masontown Valley High School Football Team

IDNO:
045711
Title:
Masontown Valley High School Football Team
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Print number 472a.
Print number 464.

26. Blacksville Basketball Team, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
045678
Title:
Blacksville Basketball Team, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Print number 464.
Print number 448b.

27. Johnson High School Basketball Team

IDNO:
045669
Title:
Johnson High School Basketball Team
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Print number 448b.
Print number 242a.

28. Unidentified Member of West Virginia University Track Team

IDNO:
045542
Title:
Unidentified Member of West Virginia University Track Team
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Print number 242a.
Print number 237.

29. Miller Warming Up, Member of West Virginia University Track Team

IDNO:
045540
Title:
Miller Warming Up, Member of West Virginia University Track Team
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Print number 237.
Inscribed on the bottom of the postcard: "Two or three days of a miner's work pays his monthly fixed charges. Can you do as well?" See the original image for the list of charges. The advertisement was used by the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.

30. Miner's Rental House With Rates Listed, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039043
Title:
Miner's Rental House With Rates Listed, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Inscribed on the bottom of the postcard: "Two or three days of a miner's work pays his monthly fixed charges. Can you do as well?" See the original image for the list of charges. The advertisement was used by the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.
Beckley Hospital, used by employees of the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.

31. Beckley Hospital, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039042
Title:
Beckley Hospital, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Beckley Hospital, used by employees of the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.
On the left, Western Union Simplex Printer and right, AT&T Company Teletype. The workers seated at each machine are not identified.

32. C.H. Mead Coal Company Sales Department, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039041
Title:
C.H. Mead Coal Company Sales Department, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
On the left, Western Union Simplex Printer and right, AT&T Company Teletype. The workers seated at each machine are not identified.
Black Knight Country Club used by visitors of the C.H. Mead Coal Company.

33. Black Knight Country Club, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039040
Title:
Black Knight Country Club, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Black Knight Country Club used by visitors of the C.H. Mead Coal Company.
East Gulf Store Deli for miners at C.H. Mead Coal Company town near Beckley, West Virginia.

34. East Gulf Store Deli, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039039
Title:
East Gulf Store Deli, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
East Gulf Store Deli for miners at C.H. Mead Coal Company town near Beckley, West Virginia.
Miner's Boarding House for C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.

35. Miner's Boarding House, east Gulf No. 2, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039038
Title:
Miner's Boarding House, east Gulf No. 2, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Miner's Boarding House for C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.
Operating Room "... used by our men", employees of C.H. Mead Coal Company.

36. Operating Room at Beckley Hospital, W. Va.

IDNO:
039037
Title:
Operating Room at Beckley Hospital, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Operating Room "... used by our men", employees of C.H. Mead Coal Company.
Used by employees of C.H. Mead Coal Company.

37. Raleigh General Hospital, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039036
Title:
Raleigh General Hospital, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Used by employees of C.H. Mead Coal Company.
A two story African-American High School near C.H. Mead Coal Company.

38. Colored High School, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039035
Title:
Colored High School, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
A two story African-American High School near C.H. Mead Coal Company.
C&O Railroad Coal Pier extending into the James River.

39. Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Domestic Coal Pier, Newport News, Va.

IDNO:
039034
Title:
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Domestic Coal Pier, Newport News, Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
C&O Railroad Coal Pier extending into the James River.
An eight inch stream of water pumped from a C.H. Mead Coal Company Coal mine.

40. Water Pumped From Coal Mine, Raleigh County, W. Va

IDNO:
039031
Title:
Water Pumped From Coal Mine, Raleigh County, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
An eight inch stream of water pumped from a C.H. Mead Coal Company Coal mine.
A two story graded school near C.H. Mead Coal Company.

41. Graded School, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039030
Title:
Graded School, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
A two story graded school near C.H. Mead Coal Company.
East Gulf Store for the C.H. Mead Coal Company near Beckley, West Virginia. Several unidentified workers stand behind the counters.

42. East Gulf Store, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039029
Title:
East Gulf Store, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
East Gulf Store for the C.H. Mead Coal Company near Beckley, West Virginia. Several unidentified workers stand behind the counters.
Pool Room with pot-belly stove at the C.H. Mead Coal Company.

43. Pool Room, East Gulf No. 2, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039028
Title:
Pool Room, East Gulf No. 2, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Pool Room with pot-belly stove at the C.H. Mead Coal Company.
C.H. Mead, President and General Manager of the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.

44. C.H. Mead

IDNO:
039027
Title:
C.H. Mead
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
C.H. Mead, President and General Manager of the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.
Side view of Coal Company Store with unidentified individuals outside and a ca. 1930 pick-up truck parked next to the store.

45. C.H. Mead Coal Company Store, Beckley, West Virginia.

IDNO:
039026
Title:
C.H. Mead Coal Company Store, Beckley, West Virginia.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Side view of Coal Company Store with unidentified individuals outside and a ca. 1930 pick-up truck parked next to the store.
C.H. Mead Coal Company Club House in Beckley, West Virginia.

46. C.H. Mead Coal Company Club House

IDNO:
039025
Title:
C.H. Mead Coal Company Club House
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
C.H. Mead Coal Company Club House in Beckley, West Virginia.
Front view of brick high school with seven, ca. 1930 cars parked outside.

47. High School Near Mead-East Gulf Coal Company, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039024
Title:
High School Near Mead-East Gulf Coal Company, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Front view of brick high school with seven, ca. 1930 cars parked outside.
Two story, segregated "Colored" Graded school near the C.H. Mead Coal Company.

48. Colored Graded School, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039023
Title:
Colored Graded School, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Two story, segregated "Colored" Graded school near the C.H. Mead Coal Company.
A stone sand house where sand was stored, has a large pipe connection up the mountain.

49. C.H. Mead Coal Company Sand House in Beckley, West Virginia.

IDNO:
039022
Title:
C.H. Mead Coal Company Sand House in Beckley, West Virginia.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
A stone sand house where sand was stored, has a large pipe connection up the mountain.
Unidentified employees stand behind the counters in the company store at Mine Number 4 near Beckley, West Virginia.

50. Inside of C.H. Mead Coal Company Store, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039021
Title:
Inside of C.H. Mead Coal Company Store, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Unidentified employees stand behind the counters in the company store at Mine Number 4 near Beckley, West Virginia.
Company Store at Mine Number 4 near Beckley, West Virginia.

51. C.H. Mead Coal Company Store, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039020
Title:
C.H. Mead Coal Company Store, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Company Store at Mine Number 4 near Beckley, West Virginia.
J.C. Mabe, Chief Engineer of C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.

52. J.C. Mabe

IDNO:
039019
Title:
J.C. Mabe
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
J.C. Mabe, Chief Engineer of C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.
Drawing of an above and below the surface map.

53. Mine and Property Map, C.H. Mead Coal Company Near Beckley, West Virginia.

IDNO:
039018
Title:
Mine and Property Map, C.H. Mead Coal Company Near Beckley, West Virginia.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Drawing of an above and below the surface map.
Unidentified employees at work in company's machine shop.

54. Machine Shop at C.H. Mead Mine Company, Beckley, West Virginia.

IDNO:
039017
Title:
Machine Shop at C.H. Mead Mine Company, Beckley, West Virginia.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Unidentified employees at work in company's machine shop.
Chemist W.C. Shephard of the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia

55. W.C. Shephard

IDNO:
039015
Title:
W.C. Shephard
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Chemist W.C. Shephard of the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia
Chemist W.C. Shephard working in the C.H. Mead Coal Company Laboratory in Beckley, West Virginia

56. C.H. Mead Coal Company Laboratory

IDNO:
039014
Title:
C.H. Mead Coal Company Laboratory
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Chemist W.C. Shephard working in the C.H. Mead Coal Company Laboratory in Beckley, West Virginia
William Yates, Superintendent of East Gulf Mine number 2 for the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.

57. William Yates

IDNO:
039013
Title:
William Yates
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
William Yates, Superintendent of East Gulf Mine number 2 for the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.
Menzie coal washer used by the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.

58. Menzie Coal Washer

IDNO:
039012
Title:
Menzie Coal Washer
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Menzie coal washer used by the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.
Miner's houses rented by the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.

59. Miner's Houses, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039011
Title:
Miner's Houses, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Miner's houses rented by the C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.
W.W. Wood, General Manager of Mines 2 and 3 at C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.

60. W.W. Wood

IDNO:
039010
Title:
W.W. Wood
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
W.W. Wood, General Manager of Mines 2 and 3 at C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.
Photograph postcard of the tracks and tipple of Mine # 2.

61. Mine Number 2, C.H. Mead Coal Company, Beckley, W. Va.

IDNO:
039008
Title:
Mine Number 2, C.H. Mead Coal Company, Beckley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Photograph postcard of the tracks and tipple of Mine # 2.
Photograph postcard from C.H. Mead Coal Company of transportation of coal from the mine.

62. Mine Trip, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039007
Title:
Mine Trip, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Photograph postcard from C.H. Mead Coal Company of transportation of coal from the mine.
Coal miners, inside the mine using the Jeffrey machine to cut coal.

63. Jeffrey Machine Cutting Coal, Mead - East Gulf Coal, Beckley, W. Va.

IDNO:
039006
Title:
Jeffrey Machine Cutting Coal, Mead - East Gulf Coal, Beckley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Coal miners, inside the mine using the Jeffrey machine to cut coal.
Joy Coal Saw used by C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.

64. Joy Coal Saw

IDNO:
039001
Title:
Joy Coal Saw
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Joy Coal Saw used by C.H. Mead Coal Company in Beckley, West Virginia.
Railroad tracks run into and around the mine opening.

65. Mouth of Mine at Glen Morrison, Wyoming County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038988
Title:
Mouth of Mine at Glen Morrison, Wyoming County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Railroad tracks run into and around the mine opening.
Negro Baptist Church at Raleigh, West Virginia.

66. Negro Baptist Church at Raleigh, W. Va.

IDNO:
038987
Title:
Negro Baptist Church at Raleigh, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Negro Baptist Church at Raleigh, West Virginia.
"Lady is a Hyatt, in front where Callahan's Grocery was before the town burned in early 1930's."

67. Lady with a Hat

IDNO:
035207
Title:
Lady with a Hat
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
"Lady is a Hyatt, in front where Callahan's Grocery was before the town burned in early 1930's."
Engineering Building is in the background of this photo. This is now the location of the Parking Garage by the Mountainlair.

68. Corps of Cadets Band on the Old Athletic Field, West Virginia University

IDNO:
033434
Title:
Corps of Cadets Band on the Old Athletic Field, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
Engineering Building is in the background of this photo. This is now the location of the Parking Garage by the Mountainlair.