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Located inside 4-H Club cottage. West Penn Public Service Co.

1. Electrical Apparatus, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Reverse of photo reads: "The only purebred beef bull in Kanawha County when B. B. Ezell began as county agent."

2. County Agent with Purebred Beef Bull, Kanawha County, W. Va.

3. Boys and Girls Club Meeting, Kanawha County, W. Va.

4. Boys and Girls Club Track Meet, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Drainage stakes set for the draining demonstration.

5. C. C. Dickinson Farm. Kanawha County, W. Va.

Boys and Girls Club recreational activities.

6. Boys and Girls Club Meeting, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Boys and girls club recreational activities.  A boy on the left is performing a high jump over a rope.

7. Boys and Girls Club Meeting. Kanawha County, W. Va.

"Marshall Grocery agreed to take all strawberries."

8. Strawberry Fields, Kanawha County W. Va.

W. A. Lawson using horse-drawn plow.

9. W. A. Lawson, Kanawha County W. Va.

Agricultural Spraying machine mounted on buggy demonstrated for farmers.

10. Spraying Demonstration, Kanawha County W. Va.

Members perch on a horse-drawn wagon

11. Boys and Girls Club, Kanawha County, W. Va.

12. Boys and Girls Club, Kanawha County, W. Va.

13. Wheat Harvesting, Kanawha County, W. Va.

W. A. Lawson fertilizes potato crop through funnel.

14. Fertilizing Potato Demonstration; Kanawha County, W. Va.

Cunningham, Assistant Home Demonstration agent, instructing a club girl how to pack her exhibit to bring in to the fair without breaking.

15. Miss Ellie Cunningham, 4-H Club, Kanawha County, W. Va.

16. Man With Horse-Drawn Plow Breaking Ground for Potato Crop, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Brothers Homer and Delbert were the winners of an award for best yield acre of corn.

17. Homer and Delbert Jones

Members of the Boys and Girls Club holding hands in circle outside of house.

18. Boys and Girls Club Activities, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Local protest in Kanawha County.

19. Local Protest in Kanawha County

Local protest in Kanawha County.

20. Local Protest in Kanawha County

Local protest in Kanawha County.

21. Local Protest in Kanawha County

Coal miners sit in the railway cars to be transported to their work stations at the Cedar Grove Collieries Inc. & Supply Co. mine.

22. Six-Ton Motor and Mine Cars Loaded with Men for Second Shift at Cedar Grove Mine, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1860. The first building was called Coalsmouth Baptist Church because St. Albans was onced named Coalsmouth.  The current building was built in 1938-1939.

23. First Baptist Church of St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1847.  According to the church history, during the civil war the building was used as a stable.

24. Snow and Ice Covered St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1847.  According to the church history, during the civil war the building was used as a stable.

25. St. Mark's Episcopal Church, St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1863. According to the church's history, it was formed after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and Booker T. Washington was a member of this church.  It supported many other Baptist churches in West Virginia.

26. African Zion Baptist Church, Malden, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in December of 1819.  The caption on the back of the image reads: "1819 - During the early years the congregation met in a log cabin built by Henry Ruffner's father called 'Col. Ruffers' Meeting House.'  Col. David Ruffner built this house of worship in 1840 and Mrs. John Q. Dickinson added the educational building on about 100 years later, during the 10 years that Rev. J.E. Wayland served, which was from 1930-1940."According to the church history, Booker T. Washington learned the Shorter Catechism from Rev. John C. Brown at this church and worshiped here before going to Hampton Institute in Virginia.

27. Kanawha-Salines Presbyterian Church, Malden, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1862.  The current church was built in 1897.

28. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1837. The present church was consecrated in 1901.

29. St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Charleston, W. Va.

Jerry West, right, shakes hands with Coach Williams, left.West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever state championship victory as its starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

30. Coach Roy E. Williams and Jerry West, East Bank, W. Va.

Band members play to celebrate the East Bank High School basketball team winning its first ever state championship title. Young Clinton Jeffreys, mascot for the East Bank High School band, blows a horn to celebrate the homecoming of the State Basktball Champions.

31. Celebration for East Bank High School State Champions, East Bank, W. Va.

Roy Williams speaks to a crowd in front of the East Bank High School building after the East Bank High School basketball team won its first ever state championship title.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to victory as its starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

32. Coach Roy Williams Addresses Crowd during Celebration of Championship Win, East Bank, W. Va.

Williams holds up the keys to a brand new Chevy station-wagon, which was bought for basketball coach Roy Williams and his family by the East Bank High School fans.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title in 1956.

33. Wilhelmina Williams Getting into the New Car Bought by Fans, East Bank, W. Va.

Stover and Green pose with the game ball after securing the state championship victory.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

34. Gary Stover and Bob Green Present the Championship Game Ball, East Bank, W. Va.

A crowd celebrates the victory in front of East Bank High School.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

35. State Championship Victory Celebration at East Bank High School, East Bank, W. Va.

A crowd celebrates the victory in front of the East Bank High School building. Jerry West is pictured in a striped shirt, standing beside a boy holding the trophy on the left of the photograph.West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

36. A Crowd Celebrating East Bank High School Basketball Team's Championship Win, East Bank, W. Va.

Jerry West attended East Bank High School before moving on to West Virginia University, where he continued his basketball career.West led his team to its first ever state championship title as the starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager. West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938 and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

37. Jerry West's High School Basketball Team Portrait, East Bank, W. Va.

Coach Roy Williams is in the back row.  Jerry West is wearing jersey number 12 and is  seated in the front row.

38. East Bank High School Basketball Team, Kanawha County, W. Va.

West lead the East Bank High School basketball team to secure it's first ever state championship title as the team's starting small forward.  He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.He went on to play for West Virginia University from 1956-1960 and then for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960-1974.

39. Jerry West Holding the State Basketball Championship Trophy, East Bank, W. Va.

West played as the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.He would go on to play for West Virginia University from 1956-1960, and then for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960-1974.

40. Portrait of Jerry West in His East Bank High School Basketball Uniform, East Bank, W. Va.

David was brother to basketball star Jerry West. He died in the Korean War at age 22 when Jerry was 12.

41. David West in his East Bank High School Letter Sweater, East Bank, W. Va.

Sgt. David West was basketball star Jerry West's older brother. He was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service after dragging a fellow soldier from a rice paddy after he was hit.  David died in the Korean War at age 22 when Jerry was 12.

42. Portrait of Sergeant David L. West of Chelyan, W. Va.

West played as East Bank High School's small starting forward. He led his team to secure its first ever state championship title.He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

43. Jerry West Holds the Basketball State Championship Trophy, East Bank, W. Va.

West poses with his fourth grade teacher, Wilhelmina Johnson, during the ceremony to rename the high school's gym the "Jerry West Gymnasium."

44. Jerry West During a Ceremony to Rename East Bank High School's Gym After Him, East Bank, W. Va.

West is pictured throwing a basketball through the basket nonchalantly. He was East Bank High School's small starting forward.West was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season

45. Portrait of Jerry West, East Bank, W. Va.

Coach Roy E. Williams stands behind a microphone to address the crowd. Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to secure its first ever state championship title.West was the team's small starting forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

46. Crowd Greets the East Bank High School Basketball Champions, East Bank, W. Va.

Jerry West, East Bank High School's small starting forward, helped secure the first ever state championship title for East Bank High School's basketball team.

47. A Crowd Welcomes Back the State Champion High School Basketball Team, East Bank, W. Va.

A portrait of the team, coached by Roy E. Williams. Jerry West is pictured in the center holding the trophy. The 1956 team secured the first ever state championship title for East Bank High School's basketball team.West was the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

48. East Bank High School Championship Basketball Team, East Bank, W. Va.