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From the souvenir edition of the Grantsville News, 1956.

13. Annamoriah Ferry, Little Kanawha River, Calhoun County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040567
Title:
Annamoriah Ferry, Little Kanawha River, Calhoun County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
From the souvenir edition of the Grantsville News, 1956.
Ferry used to transport vehicles across the Little Kanawha River.

14. Creston Ferry, Grantsville, Calhoun County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040572
Title:
Creston Ferry, Grantsville, Calhoun County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Ferry used to transport vehicles across the Little Kanawha River.
The first bank established in Calhoun County opening its doors in 1901 to a cautious public being "reluctant to hand over their money for keeping to someone else".

15. Calhoun County Bank, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040626
Title:
Calhoun County Bank, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
The first bank established in Calhoun County opening its doors in 1901 to a cautious public being "reluctant to hand over their money for keeping to someone else".
Organized and issued a charter in 1935, stockholders were L. J. Morris, C. A. Jarvis and Earnest Mollohan.

16. Calhoun Super-Service Inc, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040627
Title:
Calhoun Super-Service Inc, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Organized and issued a charter in 1935, stockholders were L. J. Morris, C. A. Jarvis and Earnest Mollohan.
Opened in 1955 when gas was 29 cents a gallon. The business was home-owned by A. G. "Ted" Burch.

17. Burch Chevrolet, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040628
Title:
Burch Chevrolet, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Opened in 1955 when gas was 29 cents a gallon. The business was home-owned by A. G. "Ted" Burch.
Helen Holt served as the first woman Secretary of State of West Virginia. She also led the most important program in housing and health care for the elderly through her work with the Federal Housing Administration. She established nationally high standards of care and oversaw the construction of 1,000 health care facilities. The photograph was most likely taken when Richard Nixon was Vice President of the United States.

18. Helen Holt Shaking Hands with Richard Nixon

IDNO:
041661
Title:
Helen Holt Shaking Hands with Richard Nixon
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Helen Holt served as the first woman Secretary of State of West Virginia. She also led the most important program in housing and health care for the elderly through her work with the Federal Housing Administration. She established nationally high standards of care and oversaw the construction of 1,000 health care facilities. The photograph was most likely taken when Richard Nixon was Vice President of the United States.
See original for correspondence. Published by Photo Crafters. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

19. Flat Rocks, A Scenic Recreation Place; near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
043533
Title:
Flat Rocks, A Scenic Recreation Place; near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by Photo Crafters. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. Published by Rex Heck News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

20. Blackwater Canyon, Monongahela National Forest, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
044274
Title:
Blackwater Canyon, Monongahela National Forest, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by Rex Heck News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Once called Marshall's Pillar for Chief Justice John Marshall who came here in 1812. Engineers declare the New River Canyon, 585 feet deep, surpasses the famed Royal Gorge. Tunnel for river makes vast water power here. On U.S. Route 60." Published by Genuine Curteich. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

21. New River Canyon From Hawk's Nest State Park, W. Va.

IDNO:
044944
Title:
New River Canyon From Hawk's Nest State Park, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Once called Marshall's Pillar for Chief Justice John Marshall who came here in 1812. Engineers declare the New River Canyon, 585 feet deep, surpasses the famed Royal Gorge. Tunnel for river makes vast water power here. On U.S. Route 60." Published by Genuine Curteich. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
First row, L to R: Richmond, Wiseman, Stewart, Keaton, Hess, Carden, Kerr, Harvey. Second row, L to R: Shirey, Scott, Ratliff, Webb, Phipps, McCormic, Humphries, Brown, Willey, and Porterfield.

22. Hinton Baseball Team on Avis Field near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045528
Title:
Hinton Baseball Team on Avis Field near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
First row, L to R: Richmond, Wiseman, Stewart, Keaton, Hess, Carden, Kerr, Harvey. Second row, L to R: Shirey, Scott, Ratliff, Webb, Phipps, McCormic, Humphries, Brown, Willey, and Porterfield.
Murrell holds up a large stick as he poses on the dirt path.

23. Miller Murrell at Barger Springs, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049323
Title:
Miller Murrell at Barger Springs, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Murrell holds up a large stick as he poses on the dirt path.
In the front row, left to right, are Coach Tony Gentile (Williamson), Butch Goode (Pineville), George Ritchey (Chattaroy), Jay Jacobs (Morgantown), Mickey Neal (Williamson), Ed Christie (Clarksburg-Washington Irving), Coach Tony Folio (Clarksburg-Washington Irving). In the back row, left to right, are Jim Warren (Clarksburg-Washington Irving), Jerry West (East Bank), Howard Hurt (Beckley), Jim McDonald (Bridgeport), Carl Johnson (Williamson), Willie Akers (Mullens), Larry Brothers (Parkersburg), and an unidentified manager.

24. West Virginia All-Star High School Basketball Team

IDNO:
050546
Title:
West Virginia All-Star High School Basketball Team
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
In the front row, left to right, are Coach Tony Gentile (Williamson), Butch Goode (Pineville), George Ritchey (Chattaroy), Jay Jacobs (Morgantown), Mickey Neal (Williamson), Ed Christie (Clarksburg-Washington Irving), Coach Tony Folio (Clarksburg-Washington Irving). In the back row, left to right, are Jim Warren (Clarksburg-Washington Irving), Jerry West (East Bank), Howard Hurt (Beckley), Jim McDonald (Bridgeport), Carl Johnson (Williamson), Willie Akers (Mullens), Larry Brothers (Parkersburg), and an unidentified manager.